China
Chinese insurers pay 1.66 billion yuan in claims to quake areas
Insurers had also been involved in rebuilding. Under CIRC guidelines, some insurers had invested 10 trillion yuan in the rebuilding work in the quake zone in cooperation with other companies.
Insurers had also offered policies for construction, transportation and accident insurance for staff involved in the post-quake reconstruction.
The magnitude-8.0 quake that hit Sichuan and other parts of southwest China last year killed more than 69,000 people. It also left nearly 18,000 missing, more than 374,000 injured and millions homeless.
Editor:Du Xiaodan