20 Largest Claims Paid for Earthquake Insurance on Dwelling Risks

(in billions of yen)

Earthquake (Region name) Date Claims Paid
1 The 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Mar. 11, 2011 1,270.6

2 Kumamoto Apr. 14, 2016 328.5

3 Hyogo-ken Nanbu Jan. 17, 1995 78.3

4 Miyagi-ken-oki Apr. 7, 2011 32.4

5 Fukuoka ken Seiho-oki Mar. 20, 2005 17.0

6 Geiyo Mar. 24, 2001 16.9

7 Niigata-ken Chuetsu Oct. 23, 2004 14.9

8 Niigata-ken Chuetsu-oki Jul. 16, 2007 8.2

9 Fukuoka-ken Seiho-oki Apr. 20, 2005 6.4

10 Tokachi-oki Sep. 26, 2003 6.0

11 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku Jun. 14, 2008 5.5

12 Suruga-wan Aug. 11, 2009 5.2

13 Shizuoka-ken Tobu Mar. 15, 2011 4.6

14 Iwate-ken Engan Hokubu Jul. 24, 2008 4.0

15 Fukushima-ken Hamadori Apr. 11, 2011 3.7

16 Nagano-ken Chubu Jun. 30, 2011 3.3

17 Tottori-ken Seibu Oct. 6, 2000 2.9

18 Noto Hanto Mar. 25, 2007 2.7

19 Awajishima fukin Apr. 13, 2013 2.3

20 Miyagi-ken Hokubu Jul. 26, 2003 2.2

Source : Japan Earthquake Reinsurance Co., Ltd. (as of March 31, 2016) except for the
2016 Kumamoto Earthquake whose source is the General Insurance Association of Japan
(as of June 27, 2016).