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General Insurance Association of Japan rolls out trust-building measures

March 24 2025

GIAJ is spearheading efforts to enhance transparency and accountability in Japan's non-life sector following recent scandals.

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New GIAJ Chairman says "blunted sense of risk" a root cause of industry operational failures

September 23 2024

Hiroaki Shirota pledges reforms and restoration of trust following industry scandals which have weighed heavily on Japan's non-life industry.

Japan's general insurance industry must work "tirelessly" to rebuild trust: GIAJ Chairman

June 24 2024

Keisuke Niiro stresses importance of restoring industry trust following price-fixing and fraud claims controversies.

GIAJ reports US$350m in claims paid for Hyogo hail-fall

June 20 2024

As of 31 May, over 119,000 claims have been paid following the hail-fall.

GIAJ reports over US$600m in insurance losses from 2023 windstorm events

May 21 2024

General Insurance Association reports 58,695 claims amounting to ¥95.43bn (US$610.75m) paid for separate June and July 2023 windstorm events.

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Noto Peninsula Earthquake: 25,000 of 76,500 claims processed so far

February 16 2024

Insurance claims surge to 76,497, with 25,246 paid so far according to GIAJ's latest figures.

Noto earthquake claims hit 50,000 with economic damage estimated up to US$17.7bn

January 30 2024

Ishikawa Prefecture worst hit with over 20,000 claims, as Japanese government estimates total damage from quake between ¥1.1- ¥2.6 trillion (US$7.5-US$17.7bn).

Aerial and satellite images employed to fast-track Noto Peninsula quake claims

January 26 2024

Cross-industry 'joint survey' teams will use imagery to identify 'total' and 'partial' loss areas to enable faster claims processing.

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