Key figures related to insurance claims due to the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake as of May 30, 2016

June 01, 2016

The General Insurance Association of Japan (GIAJ) has released the following updated figures as of May 30: 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 both domestic and foreign insurance companies.


Region / Prefecture	Number of inquiries (*1)	Number of settled cases (*2)	Number of claim payments	Total amount of claims paid (in thousands of yen)
Fukuoka	11,439	9,494	6,602	4,254,651
Saga	1,658	1,363	979	662,786
Nagasaki	551	463	302	158,543
Kumamoto	176,245	141,466	132,297	228,781,836
Oita	10,280	8,634	7,003	5,744,438
Miyazaki	326	189	119	107,076
Kagoshima	264	150	80	47,142
Other prefectures	485	352	193	98,419
Total	201,248	162,111	147,575	239,854,891

*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*2 The number of settled cases includes the those cases where claims were paid as well as those where claims were withdrawn as a result of actual investigations.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.