Statistics

Reinsurance claims paid in fiscal 201 4
Reinsurance claims paid in fiscal 2014 amounted to 13.2 billion yen, including earthquake reinsurance claims paid to cover the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake. In termsof numbers, 19,361 claims were paid (on the basis of insurance policies). See below for major
claims paid per earthquake.
Earthquake(Region name)Date of occurrence

1. The 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku
2. Iyonada

March 11, 2011

Magnitude

No. ofpolicies

9.010,729

Reinsuranceclaims paid
(million yen)
7,447

March 14, 2014

6.2

3,230

1,955

3. Nagano-ken Hokubu

November 22, 2014

6.7

1,505

1,335

4. Ibaraki-ken Nanbu

September 16, 2014

5.6

1,413865

5. Izu Oshima Kinkai

May 5, 2014

6.0

448

328

Other earthquakes

—

—

2,036

1,353

Total

—

—

19,361

13,287

The percentage of households purchasing earthquake
insurance in areas at risk of major earthquakes(As of March 31, 2015)
No. ofhouseholds (A)(1,000households)

Great Kanto

25,204

Tokyo metropolitan
Nankai troughEarthquake(Region name)

No. ofpolicies (B)(1,000 policies)

Percentage ofhouseholds withinsurance (B/A)(%)

Probability that anearthquake could occur
within the next 30 years

8,379

33.2

Nearly 0%–5%17,790

6,039

33.9

About 70%

42,97913,361

31.1

About 70%

Note 1: JER prepared the number of policies, assuming that major prefectures were stricken, based on the preliminary
figures as of the end of fiscal 2014 from the General Insurance Rating Organization of Japan that were
published on June 22, 2015.
2: The probability that an earthquake could occur within the next 30 years is based on the 2015 version of theNational Seismic Hazard Maps for Japan of the Headquarters for Earthquake Research Promotion of theJapanese government.		 The probability of a Great Kanto Earthquake is that of a magnitude 8 earthquake along the Sagami Trough.
The probability of an inland earthquake in Tokyo metropolitan area is that of a magnitude 7 earthquake to becaused by a sinking plate along the Sagami Trough.

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Top 20 earthquakes as to reinsurance claims paid
See the table below for the top 20 earthquakes with respect to reinsurance claims paid since
the earthquake insurance was established.
(As of March 31, 2015)
Earthquake(Region name)Date of occurrence

Magnitude

No. of policies

Reinsurance claims
paid (million yen)

1. The 2011 off the Pacificcoast of Tohoku

March 11, 2011

9.0

793,760

1,265,359

2. Hyogo-ken Nanbu

January 17, 1995

7.3

65,42778,346

3. Miyagi-ken-oki

April 7, 2011

7.2

30,98532,371

4. Fukuoka-ken Seiho-oki

March 20, 2005

7.0

22,058

16,9695. Geiyo

March 24, 2001

6.7

24,452

16,941

6. Niigata-ken Chuetsu

October 23, 2004

6.8

12,60814,897

7. Niigata-ken Chuetsu-oki

July 16, 2007

6.8

7,864

8,247

8. Fukuoka-ken Seiho-oki

April 20, 2005

5.8

11,337

6,429

September 26, 2003

8.0

10,553

5,990

10. Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku

June 14, 2008

7.2

8,276

5,545

11. Suruga-wan

August 11, 2009

6.5

9,477

5,142

12. Shizuoka-ken Tobu

March 15, 2011

6.4

5,252

4,600

13. Iwate-ken Engan Hokubu

July 24, 2008

6.8

7,754

3,972

14. Fukushima-ken Hamadori

April 11, 2011

7.0

2,3573,669

15. Nagano-ken Chubu

June 30, 2011

5.4

2,957

3,302

16. Tottori-ken Seibu

October 6, 2000

7.3

4,078

2,868

17. Noto Hanto

March 25, 2007

6.9

3,306

2,732

18. Awajishima fukin

April 13, 2013

6.3

2,8652,283

19. Miyagi-ken Hokubu

July 26, 2003

6.4

2,543

2,172

20. Tokachi-chiho Nanbu

February 2, 2013

6.5

4,013

2,054

9. Tokachi-oki

Note 1: After the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, in accordance with our reinsurance scheme at the time, the government paid 575,179 million yen and private non-life insurance companies paid 690,179 million yen.
2: After the Hyogo-ken Nanbu Earthquake in 1995, in accordance with our reinsurance scheme at the time, thegovernment paid 6,173 million yen and private non-life insurance companies paid 72,173 million yen.

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Below are the epicenters and magnitudes of the top 20 earthquakes for which we paid reinsurance claims in the past. The number attached to the name of the earthquake is in order ofpayment amount.
As a reference, the epicenter area and the probability that an earthquake with a magnitude
of about 7 in southern Kanto, the Nankai Trough earthquake could occur within the next 30
years announced by the Headquarters for Earthquake Research Promotion of the government
are also included.

20. Tokachi-chiho Nanbu (M6.5)

13. Iwate-ken Engan Hokubu (M6.8)
10. Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku (M7.2)

9. Tokachi-oki (M8.0)

6. Niigata-ken Chuetsu (M6.8)
7. Niigata-ken Chuetsu-oki (M6.8)

1. The 2011 off the Pacificcoast of Tohoku (M9.0)

17. Noto Hanto (M6.9)
15. Nagano-ken Chubu (M5.4)

3. Miyagi-ken-oki (M7.2)
19. Miyagi-ken Hokubu (M6.4)

11. Surugawan (M6.5)

14. Fukushima-ken Hamadori (M7.0)
16. Tottori-ken Seibu (M7.3)

A magnitude 7 (6.7 to 7.3) earthquake caused
by a sinking plate along the Sagami TroughAround 70%

5. Geiyo (M6.7)

12. Shizuoka-ken Tobu (M6.4)

2. Hyogo-ken Nanbu (M7.3)
18. Awajishima fukin (M6.3)

Nankai Trough earthquake(about M8 – 9) About 70%

4. Fukuoka-ken Seiho-oki (M7.0)
8. Fukuoka-ken Seiho-oki (M5.8)

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