Key figures related to insurance claims due to the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake as of June 20, 2016

The General Insurance Association of Japan (GIAJ) has released the following updated figures as of June 20: 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

14,963

13,379

9,347

6,007,424

Saga

2,278

2,006

1,439

956,627

Nagasaki

661

597

393

236,750

Kumamoto

207,845

194,282

179,921

301,440,151

Oita

12,699

11,623

9,445

8,005,637

Miyazaki

378

318

207

175,754

Kagoshima

322

265

152

79,713

Other prefectures

603

511

282

194,338

Total

239,749

222,981

201,186

317,096,394

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*2 The number of settled cases includes the those cases where claims were paid as well as those where claims were withdrawn as a result of actual investigations.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

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