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- April 11 2024
MSIG Hong Kong promotes Shujiro Suzuki as deputy CEO
Suzuki succeeds Hideaki Amasaki, who has started a new role as general manager of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance’s international business department in Tokyo.
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- April 2 2024
MS&AD completes US$200m dual-tranche Singapore cat bond for Japan nat cats
The bonds will provide Mitsui Sumitomo and Aioi Nissay Dowa with US$100m each of protection for four years.
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- March 18 2024
Japan’s big three to improve motor COR to 95% by 2026: Jefferies
The improvement will be driven by premium hikes, efficiency gains and lower expense ratio, according to a report by the investment bank.
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- February 16 2024
Mitsui Sumitomo plans to expand MS Amlin’s London capacity by 50% in 5 years: report
The Japanese group will invest more into the specialty player and use it as a driver to lead its international growth going forward.
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- February 15 2024
Overseas growth drives Japan’s big three as domestic premiums flatten
The third quarter results reported by MS&AD, Tokio Marine and Sompo Group show strong top-line growth and substantial improvements in profits from international arms due to lower nat cat losses, reduced Covid-19 losses and forex gains.
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- February 14 2024
MS Amlin COR for 9M FY 2023 improves to 90%, reports solid top-line growth
The MS&AD-owned specialty (re)insurer reported insurance service profit of US$309m, reversing the loss reported a year ago.
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- February 13 2024
FSA orders Japan big four carriers to step up cross-holdings divestment: report
- Casualty
- Japan
- Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance
- Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance
- MS&AD
- Sompo
- Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire
The four major non-life players at the centre of the price-fixing scandal must speed up unwinding their cross-shareholdings as the regulator tightens it scrutiny, Nikkei Asia reported.
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- January 25 2024
MS Amlin completes Singapore’s first-ever ILS renewal with US$35m Phoenix 2 Re
The Lloyd's player now has more than US$80m capacity in Asia through the twoi insurance-linked secuirities vehicles.
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- January 10 2024
Minimal impact seen on insurers following Japan earthquake: Fitch
The three non-life carriers have limited net retention on residential earthquake risk, which is run by the government, and on commercial risks, which is largely reinsured.
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- December 22 2023
FSA to issue business improvement orders to Japan’s big four for price-fixing: report
- Legal/Regulatory
- Japan
- Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance
- Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance
- Sompo
- Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire
The regulator has determined that there were deficiencies in the company's internal control system, including rampant transactions that could potentially constitute cartels.
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- November 29 2023
MS Amlin expands Singapore political risk, treaty teams
Sam Lim has been appointed as senior underwriter, credit and political risk, while Jinnan Tang joins as treaty underwriter.
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- November 20 2023
Japan’s big three script domestic underwriting rebound
Rate increases, absence of Covid-19, large nat cat losses and increased investment income help Tokio Marine, MS&AD and Sompo improve their earnings in the first half of FY 2023.
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- November 17 2023
MS Amlin turns around underwriting performance with 91.6% COR
The Japanese insurance group's overseas business saw its net premiums for the first six months grow 45% year-on-year to US$4bn.
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- September 19 2023
FSA searches Sompo Japan premises over Bigmotor probe: report
The inspection is to determine the extent to which the insurer was aware of Bigmotor's fraudulent activity.
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- August 22 2023
Mitsui Sumitomo pays out US$26m to ispace in lunar insurance claims
The Japanese space startup received the insurance payment on August 18 following the failure of its Hakuto-R Mission 1 lander mission in April this year.
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- August 15 2023
Tokio Marine, DB and MS&AD face losses from devastating Hawaii wildfires
The catastrophe is likely to lead to hundreds of millions of dollars of claims as overall costs climb to US$6bn.
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- June 29 2023
Japanese carriers’ domestic underwriting to recover to pre-pandemic levels in FY 2024: Fitch
The average combined ratio of the major Japanese non-life insurers, Tokio Marine, MS&AD, and Sompo, increased by six percentage points year-on-year to 100% in FYE23.
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- June 16 2023
William Song to head MSIG’s Asia strategy and M&A functions
Felicia Er takes over from Song as the Singapore-based carrier’s chief risk officer.
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- June 12 2023
Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance’s COR to stay in mid-90s: AM Best
AM Best has affirmed the insurer rating of A+ (superior) to ADI along with an A- (excellent) to its Chinese affiliate.
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- June 12 2023
Mitsui Sumitomo’s ratings affirmed by AM Best as overseas operations see recovery
The agency confirms A+ (superior) rating for MSI and its affiliates as it is expected to maintain strong underwriting performance over the intermediate term
