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- January 8 2025
Sompo beefs up APAC ranks with new chief claims officer
Pablo Diago takes up the Singapore-based role just over a year after joining from Crawford.
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- November 29 2024
Sompo hires Zurich veteran to head APAC multinational business
Liu was most recently head of middle-market and international programs at Zurich.
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- November 28 2024
Sompo targeting US$1bn GWP growth from overseas business by FY 2026
It continues to eye geographic expansion and is actively working on M&A, the Japanese insurer said in its mid-term management plan.
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- November 20 2024
Japan’s big three post US$8bn windfall from strategic holdings unwind
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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- November 1 2024
Japanese watchdog fines non-life insurers US$13m for price fixing
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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- October 16 2024
Sompo continues APAC build out with new COO
Singapore-based Maya Lee starts immediately and will report to Daniel Englberger, Sompo International chief operating officer, and Kenneth Reilly, APAC chief executive.
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- September 27 2024
Sompo Japan sustains strong operating performance: AM Best
The insurer has demonstrated strong operating performance, reflected in consistent growth in premium income and a five-year average return-on-equity ratio of 8.9% for the fiscal years 2019 to 2023.
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- August 28 2024
Data breach by Japan’s big 4 insurers affects over 2 million customer records: report
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance, Sompo Japan, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance, and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance will need to submit reports to the financial regulator by the end of this week.
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- August 14 2024
Sompo Thailand promotes Aditya Tibrewala to CEO
Singapore-based Tibrewala was most recently chief consumer officer overseeing operational and technical functions across Sompo APAC.
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- August 8 2024
Japanese insurers to raise fire insurance premiums from October: report
The big four plans to corporate premiums by up to 15% because of deteriorating profitability in their fire insurance line.
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- July 26 2024
Sompo China to sustain profitable underwriting: S&P Global
The rating agency has affirmed the carrier's 'A' long-term local currency financial strength rating and issuer credit rating with a stable outlook.
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- July 23 2024
Tokio Marine, Sompo receive FSA’s report orders on customer data leak
In their responses to the regulator's requests, the carriers have promised to continue to investigate the information leak, determine the root cause, and take thorough measures to prevent recurrence.
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- July 4 2024
Japan’s big 4 insurers see lackluster premium growth in H1 2024
Most insurers recorded total premium growth by 3% for the six months to June 2024, with compulsory motor liability insurance posting declines year-on-year while fire insurance registering growth.
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- June 17 2024
Japan’s big four submits business improvement plans to FSA for price-fixing
Assessment of risks, employee surveys, effectiveness verification, second-line monitoring and internal audits are among the solutions announced by MS&AD subsidiaries.
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- May 29 2024
Geographic diversification will support Japan P&C insurers’ profitability: Moody’s
- Japan
- Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance
- Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance
- MS&AD
- Sompo
- Tokio Marine
- Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire
While the sector's outlook is stable, the insurers' overseas premium growth would slow in the next 12-18 months, the rating agency said.
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- May 24 2024
Japan’s big 4 admit to leaking customer data to competitors: report
Agencies handling policies for Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance, Sompo Japan Insurance, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance, and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance were sharing motor insurance customers' names, policy numbers, premium amounts and maturity dates.
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- May 15 2024
Japan’s big 4 face price fixing allegations in group insurance policies: report
The insurers, who have in the past been accused of cartelisation in commercial insurance policies, are facing regulatory probe over personal insurance pricing.
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- April 12 2024
Sompo Singapore to sustain profitability, expand regional commercial line: S&P Global
S&P Global Ratings affirmed the carrier's "A" local currency long-term insurer financial strength rating with a stable outlook.
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- April 10 2024
Sompo promotes Philippines CEO Hideo Nakano as head of Japanese interest accounts
In the newly created role reporting to APAC CEO Kenneth Reilly, Nakano will work with the commercial underwriting team to drive strategy and growth based in Singapore.
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- April 2 2024
Sompo’s Kenneth Reilly takes over from Daniel Neo as Asia Pacific CEO
Reilly, who will relocate to Singapore, will retain his current role as head of Tokyo office for the carrier.
