California Earthquake Authority insurance policy sales jumped following the March 29 magnitude 5.1 La Habra earthquake by nearly as much as the spike in policy sales following the March 11, 2011, magnitude-9.0 Tohoku earthquake in Japan, CEA reported on Friday.
CEA CEO Glen Pomeroy in April said there was a spike in sales and visitations to CEA’s website following the quake, but he didn’t know at the time exactly how many more policies were sold.