Key figures related to the insurance claims paid for main earthquakes in fiscal 2020 as of May 14, 2021

The General Insurance Association of Japan (GIAJ) has released the updated figures as of May 14, 2021 related to the insurance claims for earthquakes in fiscal 2020.

1. The earthquake with an epicenter off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture (occurred on February 13, 2021) (*1)

Region / Prefecture

Number of inquiries (*2)

Number of settled cases (*3)

Number of claim payments

Total amount of claim payments
(in thousands of yen)

Iwate

1,766

1,214

860

711,592

Miyagi

135,970

111,048

92,730

86,785,585

Yamagata

1,753

1,248

926

647,910

Fukushima

92,371

81,393

69,311

81,605,571

Ibaraki

5,102

4,227

3,020

1,975,911

Tochigi

5,326

4,502

3,089

2,250,019

Saitama

3,374

2,619

1,271

805,253

Other prefectures

13,863

10,387

5,195

3,456,533

Total

259,525

216,638

176,402

178,238,374

2. The earthquake with an epicenter off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture (occurred on March 20, 2021) (*1)

Region / Prefecture

Number of inquiries (*2)

Number of settled cases (*3)

Number of claim payments

Total amount of claim payments
(in thousands of yen)

Iwate

502

266

202

163,463

Miyagi

22,297

14,846

10,899

8,356,074

Fukushima

1,798

1,191

879

778,571

Other prefectures

1,883

1,082

555

354,117

Total

26,480

17,385

12,535

9,652,225

*1 The figures stand for the total number of member companies of the General Insurance Association of Japan and the Foreign Non-Life Insurance Association of Japan, etc.

*2 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.

*3 The number of settled cases includes those where claims were paid as well as those where claims were withdrawn as a result of actual investigations.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

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