# japan earthquake 2024

Insured Loss Estimates from Japan Earthquake Range from $1B to $6.4B » Insured losses from the devastating earthquake in Japan could reach $6.4 billion, according to an estimate from U.S.-based catastrophe modeling firm Karen Claimsjournal.com

Latest Japan 7.5M Earthquake Estimated at $6.4B in Total Insured Losses - Carrier Management » The 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck off the west coast of the island of Honshu in Japan on Jan. 1, 2024, will lead to an estimated $6.4 billion in total insured losses, according to Karen Clark & Company’s (KCC) high-resolution Japan Earthquake Reference Model. Residential losses will account for over two-thirds of the total estimate … Continued Carriermanagement.com

B’nai B’rith Opens Emergency Fund for Japan Earthquake Victims - B’nai B’rith International » B’nai B’rith President Seth J. Riklin and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith International has opened a Disaster Bnaibrith.org

Powerful quake rocks Japan, nearly 100,000 residents ordered to evacuate » It was the strongest quake in the region in more than four decades, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Houses were destroyed, fires broke out and army personnel were dispatched to help with rescue operations. Reuters.com

Map: Earthquake Strikes Japan » View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area. Nytimes.com

AM Best: Japan Quake's Effect on Insurers 'Manageable; KCC Says Losses to Hit $6.4B » The earnings impact on the major domestic non-life insurers of claims from the Jan. 1, 2024 earthquake in Japan is expected to be manageable relative to Insurancejournal.com