statistics

Reinsurance claims paid in fiscal 201 2
Reinsurance claims paid in fiscal 2012 amounted to 55.8 billion yen, including earthquake reinsurance claims paid to cover the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake. In termsof numbers, 64,412 claims were paid (on the basis of insurance policies). See below for major
claims paid per earthquake.
Earthquake(Region name)

Magnitude

No. ofpolicies

Reinsurance
claims paid(million yen)March 11, 2011

9.0

53,971

48,553

April 7, 2011

7.2

2,630

1,797

March 14, 2012

6.1

1,620

1,235

December 7, 2012

7.3

1,235

720

March 15, 2011

6.4

544

547

Date of occurrence

1. The 2011 off the Pacificcoast of Tohoku
2. Miyagi-ken-oki
3. Chiba-ken Toho-oki
4. Sanriku-oki
5. Shizuoka-ken Tobu
Other earthquakes

—

—

4,412

3,029

Total

—

—

64,412

55,883The percentage of households purchasing earthquake
insurance in areas at risk of major earthquakes

Earthquake(Region name)Great Kanto

No. ofhouseholds(A)(1,000households)

No. ofcontracts(B)(1,000contracts)

Amountinsured(million yen)

24,242

7,680

65,412,916

Percentageof households withinsurance(B/A) (%)
31.7

Probability that anearthquake could
occur within the next
30 years
Nearly 0%–2%Tokyo metropolitan

17,121

5,574

46,844,817

32.6

About 70%

Nankai trough41,506

12,219104,283,353

29.4

60%–70%Note 1: The figures were prepared by JER by focusing on the main prefectures affected by earthquakes based on thelatest loss estimates prepared by the Non-Life Insurance Rating Organization of Japan.
2: The probability that an earthquake could occur within the next 30 years is based on the 2013 version of theNational Seismic Hazard Maps for Japan of the Headquarters for Earthquake Research Promotion of theJapanese government. The probability of an earthquake with an epicenter directly below metropolitan Tokyo
refers to an earthquake with magnitude of about 7 that could occur in southern Kanto.

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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, 2013)
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

764,792

1,243,904

2. Hyogo-ken Nanbu

January 17, 1995

7.3

65,42778,346

3. Miyagi-ken-oki

April 7, 2011

7.2

30,75032,185

4. Fukuoka-ken Seiho-oki

March 20, 2005

7.0

22,031

16,943

5. Geiyo

March 24, 2001

6.7

24,45016,9406. Niigata-ken Chuetsu

October 23, 2004

6.812,607

14,897

7. Niigata-ken Chuetsu-oki

July 16, 2007

6.8

7,861

8,246

8. Fukuoka-ken Seiho-oki

April 20, 2005

5.8

11,335

6,428

September 26, 2003

8.0

10,552

5,990

10. Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku

June 14, 2008

7.2

8,276

5,545

11. Suruga-wan

August 11, 2009

6.5

9,423

5,093

12. Shizuoka-ken Tobu

March 15, 2011

6.4

4,935

4,270

13. Iwate-ken Engan Hokubu

July 24, 2008

6.8

7,754

3,972

14. Fukushima-ken Hamadori

April 11, 2011

7.0

2,316

3,624

15. Nagano-ken Chubu

June 30, 2011

5.4

2,882

3,246

16. Tottori-ken Seibu

October 6, 2000

7.3

4,078

2,868

17. Noto Hanto

March 25, 2007

6.9

3,3032,729

18. Miyagi-ken Hokubu

July 26, 2003

6.4

2,543

2,172

19. Miyagi-ken-oki

May 26, 2003

7.1

2,970

1,918

20. Miyagi-ken-oki

August 16, 2005

7.2

2,793

1,551

9. Tokachi-oki

Note 1: After the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, in accordance with our reinsurance scheme at the time, the government paid 564,452 million yen and private non-life insurance companies paid 679,452 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.

9. Tokachi-oki (M8.0)

13. Iwate-ken Engan Hokubu (M6.8)
10. Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku (M7.2)
6. Niigata-ken Chuetsu (M6.8)
19. Miyagi-ken-oki (M7.1)
7. Niigata-ken Chuetsu-oki (M6.8)

20. Miyagi-ken-oki (M7.2)
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)
18. Miyagi-ken Hokubu (M6.4)

11. Surugawan (M6.5)

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

Earthquake of about M7 in the southern Kanto(about M6.7 – 7.2) About 70%

5. Geiyo (M6.7)

12. Shizuoka-ken Tobu (M6.4)

2. Hyogo-ken Nanbu (M7.3)

Nankai trough earthquake(about M8 – 9) About 60 – 70%

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

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