Key figures related to the insurance claims paid for Earthquake, Typhoon, Heavy Rains and Heavy Snowfall in fiscal 2020 as of March 4

March 18, 2021

The General Insurance Association of Japan (GIAJ) has released the updated figures as of March 4 related to the insurance claims for Earthquake, Typhoon, Heavy Rains and Heavy Snowfall in fiscal 2020.

１．Earthquake

(1) The Earthquake with an epicenter off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture


Number of accepted claims	Number of settled cases	Number of claim payments	Total amount of claims paid (in thousands of yen)
141,166	11,998	6,583	3,963,938

２．Typhoon, Windstorms and Heavy Snowfall

(1) The Heavy Rain Event of July 2020


	Number of accepted claims	Number of claim payments	Total amount of claim payments (in thousands of yen）
Coverage for damage to own vehicle	11,253	10,413	13,318,356
Fire insurance	21,543	17,427	75,053,550
Miscellaneous casualty insurance including personal accident insurance	1,634	1,537	4,450,469
Total	34,430	29,377	92,822,375

(2)Typhoon No. 10 (Haishen)


	Number of accepted claims	Number of claim payments	Total amount of claim payments (in thousands of yen）
Coverage for damage to own vehicle	8,815	7,499	3,217,086
Fire insurance	150,068	134,805	90,661,026
Miscellaneous casualty insurance including personal accident insurance	2,921	2,574	1,876,216
Total	161,804	144,878	95,754,328

(3) Snowfall, Jan. 2021


	Number of accepted claims	Number of claim payments	Total amount of claim payments (in thousands of yen）
Coverage for damage to own vehicle	5,851	4,638	1,312,518
Fire insurance	54,678	52,057	29,059,360
Miscellaneous casualty insurance including personal accident insurance	1,170	1,042	1,468,484
Total	61,699	57,737	31,840,362

Note1: The number of accepted claims includes the number of cases where insurance companies received requests for damage investigations, inquiries about insurance coverage, and requests for advice on policyholder contracts. The number for earthquake includes inquiries for both buildings and contents.

Note2: The number of settled cases includes those where claims were paid as well as those where claims were withdrawn as a result of actual investigations.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.

Note3: The number of claim payments and the total amount of claim paymentsfor typhoon, heavy rains and heavy snowfall shown include estimates and subject to updates in the future.