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Verisk Estimates Up to $4 Billion in Insured Losses From Japan Earthquake

Carriers incurred as much as ¥490 billion ($4 billion) in losses from a magnitude-7.3 earthquake that struck the Fukushima area of Japan on March 16, according to Verisk Extreme Event . . .

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