Key figures related to the earthquake with an epicenter off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture as of June 14, 2021

The General Insurance Association of Japan (GIAJ) has released the updated figures as of June 14, 2021 related to the earthquake with an epicenter off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture.

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

2,035

1,602

1,164

960,480

Miyagi

151,090

138,357

116,203

103,197,208

Yamagata

2,086

1,693

1,271

898,948

Fukushima

97,546

93,526

79,435

90,813,837

Ibaraki

5,518

4,890

3,470

2,220,475

Tochigi

5,698

5,204

3,605

2,657,056

Saitama

3,689

3,134

1,582

1,003,994

Other prefectures

15,174

12,560

6,391

4,181,278

Total

282,836

260,966

213,121

205,933,276

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*3 The number of settled cases includes those where claims were paid as well as those where claims were withdrawn as a result of actual investigations.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