Aflac to delist from the Tokyo Stock Exchange
August 15 2019 by Andrew Tjaardstra
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Japan’s big three post US$8bn windfall from strategic holdings unwind
- November 20
The major insurance groups also showed significant improvements in H1 CORs as they benefitted from benign loss environment at home and overseas and robust premium growth.
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Japanese watchdog fines non-life insurers US$13m for price fixing
- November 1
The report highlighted the summary of violations of antitrust rules by Mitsui Sumitomo, Sompo Japan , Aioi Nissay Dowa and Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire.
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Sompo, Bigmotor to investigate past claims frauds to compensate customers
- October 31
Bigmotor has changed its name to BALM following the scandal and is planning to announce a concrete recovery strategy for customers next month.
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WTW launches Japan retail broking business
- October 29
The new business, WTW Broker Japan, is in addition the group’s existing agency business and will offer insurance solutions to commercial clients, as well as fac placement to partner brokers.
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BHSI | Managing non-Asian exposure in long-tail lines
While US-exposed business can look attractive to Asian carriers, managing the volatility around the long-term results and the ability to model those losses are crucial, say BHSI’s Marc Breuil and Marcus Portbury.
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Sedgwick | To Handle CAT Claims Well, Multi-Step Preparation is Key
When it comes to risk, it’s not a matter of “if” it’s a matter of “when” an event will occur.
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HSBC Asset Management | Is it time to relook at Asian currency bonds?
With diversification and performance high on investors’ agendas, it seems a good time for global portfolios to revive allocations in Asian local currency bonds – including Hong Kong dollar (HKD) bonds.
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PineBridge Investments | Why Asian insurers are exploring private credit and CLOs
The recent rollout of risk-based capital regimes across Asia calls for a closer alignment between insurers’ assets and liabilities. We explore potential ways to maintain a healthy investment yield and robust returns on regulatory capital.
