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Japan Earthquake Insurance Claims May Exceed $1.1 Billion, BI Estimates
Insurance claims from this week’s earthquake in Japan may exceed the $1.1 billion average for the country’s six previous major tremors, according to Bloomberg Intelligence estimates. The average is based on data from six prior significant earthquakes in Japan.
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