Key figures related to insurance claims due to the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake as of June 13, 2016

June 16, 2016

The General Insurance Association of Japan (GIAJ) has released the following updated figures as of June 13: 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	13,736	12,548	8,737	5,666,791
Saga	2,068	1,857	1,325	876,493
Nagasaki	624	557	365	216,809
Kumamoto	201,605	183,745	170,543	287,341,728
Oita	11,927	10,788	8,763	7,433,969
Miyazaki	365	294	186	163,604
Kagoshima	297	236	130	71,697
Other prefectures	565	475	262	150,679
Total	231,187	210,500	190,311	301,921,770

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*2 The number of settled cases includes the those cases where claims were paid as well as those where claims were withdrawn as a result of actual investigations.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