Key figures related to the Earthquake off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture (occurred on March 16, 2022) (As of June 17, 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 June 17, 2022

1. The Earthquake off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture (occurred on March 16, 2022) as of June 17, 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

488

347

214

106,653

Iwate

6,910

6,183

4,889

3,154,362

Miyagi

252,704

227,497

192,657

137,915,965

Akita

573

495

338

212,942

Yamagata

2,665

2,036

1,490

1,004,022

Fukushima

98,917

92,906

78,099

61,017,899

Ibaraki

5,986

5,274

3,495

1,950,288

Tochigi

4,277

3,760

2,436

1,411,190

Niigata

409

321

157

96,320

Other prefectures

16,936

14,445

6,154

3,860,866

Total

389,865

353,264

289,929

210,730,507

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*3 The number of settled cases includes those where claims were paid as well as those where claims were withdrawn as a result of actual investigations.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