Key figures related to insurance claims due to earthquakes as of Dec. 11
Dec. 20, 2018
The General Insurance Association of Japan (GIAJ) has released the following updated figures as of Dec. 11: the number of inquiries (*1), the number of claim payments, and the total amount of claims paid for "Earthquake Insurance on Dwelling Risks".
The northern Osaka Earthquake
The figures below were gathered from insurance companies that write earthquake insurance.
|
Region / Prefecture |
Number of |
Number of |
Total amount of |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Shiga |
624 |
382 |
319,605 |
|
Kyoto |
13,434 |
9,961 |
7,058,312 |
|
Osaka |
150,358 |
123,397 |
88,160,985 |
|
Hyogo |
11,820 |
8,224 |
6,311,347 |
|
Nara |
2,601 |
1,838 |
1,274,719 |
|
Other prefectures |
671 |
227 |
195,088 |
|
Total |
179,508 |
144,029 |
103,320,056 |
*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.
The 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Earthquake
The figures below were gathered from insurance companies that write earthquake insurance.
|
Region / Prefecture |
Number of |
Number of |
Total amount of |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Hokkaido |
60,082 |
46,568 |
33,794,613 |
|
Other prefectures |
80 |
28 |
28,515 |
|
Total |
60,162 |
46,596 |
33,823,128 |
*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.
10 Largest Claims Paid for Earthquake Insurance on Dwelling Risks
(in billions of yen)
|
Earthquake (Region name) |
Date |
Claims Paid |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
The 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku (*) |
Mar. 11, 2011 |
1,279.50 |
|
2 |
The 2016 Kumamoto |
Apr. 14, 2016 |
382.4 |
|
3 |
Hyogo-ken Nanbu |
Jan. 17, 1995 |
78.3 |
|
4 |
Miyagi-ken-oki (*) |
Apr. 7, 2011 |
32.4 |
|
5 |
Fukuoka ken Seiho-oki |
Mar. 20, 2005 |
17 |
|
6 |
Geiyo |
Mar. 24, 2001 |
16.9 |
|
7 |
Niigata-ken Chuetsu |
Oct. 23, 2004 |
14.9 |
|
8 |
Niigata-ken Chuetsu-oki |
Jul. 16, 2007 |
8.2 |
|
9 |
Fukuoka-ken Seiho-oki |
Apr. 20, 2005 |
6.4 |
|
10 |
Tokachi-oki |
Sep. 26, 2003 |
6 |
Source : Japan Earthquake Reinsurance Co., Ltd. (as of March 31, 2018)
(*)The total claims paid for The Great East Japan Earthquake is the total of The 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, Miyagi-ken-oki, Shizuoka-ken Tobu, and Fukushima-ken Hamadori earthquakes at 1,320.3 billion yen.