Key figures related to insurance claims due to the earthquake with an epicenter off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture as of Feb 19, 2021

The General Insurance Association of Japan (GIAJ) has released the following figures as of Feb. 19: the number of inquiries (*1) for the earthquake with an epicenter off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture.

The figures below were gathered from both domestic and foreign insurance companies.

Region / Prefecture

Number of inquiries(*1)

Iwate

484

Miyagi

39,361

Yamagata

414

Fukushima

38,368

Ibaraki

1,912

Tochigi

1,962

Saitama

1,058

Other prefectures

4,258

Total

87,817

*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.

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