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

Oct. 07, 2016

The General Insurance Association of Japan (GIAJ) has released the following updated figures as of September 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	20,844	19,968	14,527	8,921,428
Saga	3,287	3,078	2,288	1,776,605
Nagasaki	866	828	559	328,728
Kumamoto	223,220	221,057	205,161	340,555,598
Oita	15,751	15,466	12,604	9,873,420
Miyazaki	501	478	329	275,550
Kagoshima	412	402	220	107,910
Other prefectures	680	645	379	279,384
Total	265,561	261,922	236,067	362,118,623

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*2 The number of settled cases includes the those cases where claims were paid as well as those where claims were withdrawn as a result of actual investigations.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