Key figures related to insurance claims due to The 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Earthquake as of Sep. 12, 2018

The General Insurance Association of Japan (GIAJ) has released the following updated figures as of Sep. 12: the number of inquiries (*1), the number of settled cases (*2), the number of claim payments, and the total amount of claims paid for "Earthquake Insurance on Dwelling Risks".

The figures below were gathered from insurance companies that write earthquake insurance.

Region / Prefecture

Number of
inquiries
(*1)

Number of
settled cases
(*2)

Number of
claim payments

Total amount of
claims paid
(in thousands of yen)

Hokkaido

12,263

493

114

67,090

Other prefectures

16

2

0

0

Total

12,279

495

114

67,090

*1 The number of inquiries includes the number of cases where insurance companies received requests for damage investigations, inquiries about earthquake insurance coverage, and requests for advice on policyholder contracts. The number includes inquiries for both buildings and contents.

*2 The number of settled cases includes those where claims were paid as well as those where claims were withdrawn as a result of actual investigations. It also includes cases that were resolved when insurance companies received inquiries.

10 Largest Claims Paid for Earthquake Insurance on Dwelling Risks

(in billions of yen)

Earthquake (Region name)

Date

Claims Paid

 1 

The 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku (*)

Mar. 11, 2011

1,274.9

 2 

The 2016 Kumamoto

Apr. 14, 2016

375.3

 3 

Hyogo-ken Nanbu

Jan. 17, 1995

78.3

 4 

Miyagi-ken-oki (*)

Apr. 7, 2011

32.4

 5 

Fukuoka ken Seiho-oki

Mar. 20, 2005

17.0

 6 

Geiyo

Mar. 24, 2001

16.9

 7 

Niigata-ken Chuetsu

Oct. 23, 2004

14.9

 8 

Niigata-ken Chuetsu-oki

Jul. 16, 2007

8.2

 9 

Fukuoka-ken Seiho-oki

Apr. 20, 2005

6.4

 10 

Tokachi-oki

Sep. 26, 2003

6.0

Source : Japan Earthquake Reinsurance Co., Ltd. (as of March 31, 2017)
(*)The total claims paid for The Great East Japan Earthquake is the total of The 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, Miyagi-ken-oki, Shizuoka-ken Tobu, and Fukushima-ken Hamadori at 1,311.3 billion yen.

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