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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 11 2024
Tokio Marine achieves carbon neutrality in FY2023
The group has set a target US$316.8m in decarbonisation-related insurance premiums on a global basis by the end of FY 2026.
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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 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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- August 6 2024
Hyogo hail losses dampen Tokio Marine Japan P&C Q1 underwriting performance
The Japanese P&C insurer’s combined ratio deteriorated 5.9 percentage points year-on-year to 99.5% for the quarter ended June.
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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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- June 17 2024
Japan’s big four submits business improvement plans to FSA for price-fixing
- Legal/Regulatory
- Japan
- Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance
- Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance
- MS&AD
- Sompo
- Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire
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
- P&C
- 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
- Non-life
- Japan
- Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance
- Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance
- MS&AD
- Sompo
- Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire
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 21 2024
Japanese big 3 results bolstered by overseas business, weak yen
The Japanese insurers' international subsidiaries reported strong performance in 2023 due to steady rate increases, while domestic premium growth remained muted despite fire and motor premium hikes.
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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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- March 14 2024
Tokio Marine sets decarbonisation goal for 60 emission-heavy companies
Companies that fail to set up decarbonisation plans by 2030 will be cut off from its insurance underwriting, investment and financing, the Japanese insurance group said.
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- February 26 2024
Tokio Marine’s underwriting profitability to recover: Fitch
The rating agency has affirmed Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance's rating at "AA-" with a stable outlook on higher property and motor premiums, despite a COR at 103%.
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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 18 2024
Tokio Marine fully exits Saudi Arabian business
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance has agreed to sell its remaining stake of Arabian Shield Cooperative Insurance to Alinma Bank.
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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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- December 22 2023
Tokio Marine board shake up will see new group chairman and CEO for Japan non-life arm
Hiroaki Shirota will take over as CEO of Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire from April 1 as current chief executive Shinichi Hirose is set to become chairman of the board of directors with Satoru Komiya stepping down.
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- November 29 2023
Siddhartha Medappa returns to Zurich as APAC head of risk
Sydney-based Medappa joins from Tokio Marine, where he was chief underwriting and reinsurance officer.
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- September 28 2023
Tokio Marine domestic fire lines to benefit from rate hikes, says AM Best while affirming its ratings
Double-digit growth in premiums and profits from US operations boost the Japanese carrier's international business despite Taiwan Covid-19 losses.
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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.
