A property and casualty industry body is planning to raise standard earthquake insurance premiums for housing by a nationwide average of 15.5 percent following the devastating March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
The Non-Life Insurance Rating Organization of Japan has reported the plan to the Financial Services Agency for screening and is expected to implement the earthquake insurance premium increase in July 2014. It will be the first increase since the disasters.
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