Kumamoto losses top $3bn

Claims resulting from the earthquake which struck Japan's
Kumamoto prefecture in April have broken the $3bn barrier as they
increased 5 percent in the last week to hit 317bn yen ($3bn).
According to the General Insurance Association of Japan,
domestic and foreign insurance companies have so far paid out
201,186 claims, 179,921 of which are based in the Kumamoto
prefecture.
The next most impacted region is the neighbouring Oita
prefecture, which has seen 9,445 claims paid.The most recent update..