Key figures related to the Earthquake off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture (occurred on March 16, 2022)
(As of May 20, 2022)
June 02, 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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*3 The number of settled cases includes those where claims were paid as well as those where claims were withdrawn as a result of actual investigations.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.