Key figures related to the Earthquake off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture (occurred on March 16, 2022)
(As of May 20, 2022)

The General Insurance Association of Japan (GIAJ) has released the figures related to the Earthquake off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture (occurred on March 16, 2022) as of May 20, 2022

1. The Earthquake off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture (occurred on March 16, 2022) as of May 20, 2022 (*1)

Region / Prefecture

Number of inquiries (*2)

Number of settled cases (*3)

Number of claim payments

Total amount of claims paid
(in thousands of yen)

Aomori

431

227

140

68,746

Iwate

6,017

4,782

3,841

2,418,744

Miyagi

218,628

170,926

147,832

103,641,917

Akita

512

337

235

131,779

Yamagata

2,296

1,168

840

534,781

Fukushima

88,350

75,278

65,141

49,947,133

Ibaraki

5,392

4,210

2,858

1,508,188

Tochigi

3,900

3,058

2,009

1,116,407

Niigata

337

229

112

68,596

Other prefectures

14,548

10,220

4,442

2,503,884

Total

340,411

270,435

227,450

161,940,175

*1 The numbers represent the total combined figures for 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*3 The number of settled cases includes those where claims were paid as well as those where claims were withdrawn as a result of actual investigations.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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