Key figures related to insurance claims due to the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake as of July 31, 2016

Aug. 04, 2016

The General Insurance Association of Japan (GIAJ) has released the following updated figures as of July 31: 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	18,122	16,977	12,203	7,591,932
Saga	2,844	2,675	1,960	1,566,634
Nagasaki	791	751	503	301,451
Kumamoto	219,113	214,315	198,828	329,420,988
Oita	14,800	14,307	11,658	9,303,215
Miyazaki	453	413	280	253,068
Kagoshima	388	374	204	100,473
Other prefectures	646	608	353	262,505
Total	257,157	250,420	225,989	348,800,266

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*2 The number of settled cases includes the those cases where claims were paid as well as those where claims were withdrawn as a result of actual investigations.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