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- July 10 2026
Scor, Japan Post Insurance strike MoU on postal life reinsurance, joint vehicle
Partnership will see Scor assume postal life risks and operate a jointly backed reinsurance vehicle aimed at strengthening diversification and capital management
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- July 8 2026
RGA inks block life deals with Sumitomo Life, Anshin Life
Deal with Sumitomo Life marks the rare appearance of a mutual in the Japanese asset intensive reinsurance market.
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- July 6 2026
Mitsui Sumitomo-owned Time Machine makes pair of senior underwriting hires
W&I specialist Japanese MGA appoints Shuko Shikatani as an underwriter and CFO, while Sumiyo Yamamoto joins from AIG as an underwriter.
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- July 1 2026
Allianz Commercial elevates Awa Ketty-Camara to Asia head of multinational
Singapore-based Ketty-Camara will oversee the development and execution of the regional multinational strategy.
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- July 1 2026
AIG Japan appoints Koki Umeda as vice chairman, succeeding Hirofumi Shimoyama
Shimoyama will transition to the role of senior adviser.
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- June 29 2026
Japan’s direct premiums grew 3.8% to US$66.1bn in FY25: GIAJ
Combined ratio of 31 insurance companies decreased by 3.8 percentage points compared to the previous financial year to 92.2%.
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- June 25 2026
Japanese non-life insurers seen sustaining strong underwriting profits: Fitch
Robust underwriting profits as quiet catastrophe losses, higher domestic rates and strong overseas specialty lines support earnings.
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- June 5 2026
Resolution Life closes trio of Asian reinsurance deals
Two block reinsurance transactions in Hong Kong and a flow reinsurance deal in Japan 'reinforce Resolution Life’s commitment to the growth of the primary life insurance industry in Asia'.
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- June 4 2026
Mitsui Sumitomo, Aioi Nissay target US$1.75bn profit by FY30 after merger
Combined MS&AD insurers aim to boost earnings through cost cutting and telematics-driven growth, with the merger set to be completed by April.
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- June 2 2026
Marsh hires Kazutoyo Kobayashi as senior vice president for credit specialities in Japan
Tokyo-based Kobayashi was most recently a client manager at Munich Re.
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- June 2 2026
Toa Re makes changes to Japan, Singapore leadership
Japanese reinsurer appoints Masahiro Yamada as managing director for Japan, with Ryo Yokochi named as CEO of its Singapore Branch.
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- June 2 2026
Typhoon Jangmi batters Japan’s Okinawa and Kagoshima, heads for Kyushu
Tropical storm injures at least nine people and leaves over 48,000 homes without power as of Tuesday afternoon.
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- June 1 2026
Allianz Commercial continues Japan build out, taps Masahide Naito to lead property
He joins from AIG Japan, where he was most recently head of commercial property.
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- May 21 2026
Tokio Marine outlines capacity for over US$10bn in M&A following Berkshire deal
Beyond US deals, insurer sees Canada, Australia and Southeast Asia as priority markets for growth, according to Tokio Marine Kiln CEO Brad Irick.
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- May 20 2026
Tokio Marine adjusted profit rises 17% to US$4.4bn on underwriting strength, lower nat cat losses
Lower capital gains from sale of equities, negative forex impact and Greensill reserving action weigh on earnings.
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- May 20 2026
Reduced nat cat losses, higher premiums propel MS&AD’s FY25 net income to US$5bn
Group's non-life business reported net premiums written of US$31.4bn for the fiscal year ended March 31, growing 7.1% year on year.
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- May 20 2026
Sompo posts record US$4bn profit, up 163% on lower nat cat losses, strong underwriting gains
Group’s insurance service result rose 93.5% to US$3.7bn, while consolidated net profit increased 71% to US$3.1bn
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- May 20 2026
Aon appoints Tokio Marine veteran Max Hirai as Japan CEO
He was most recently Asia CEO for Tokio Marine Holdings in Singapore.
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- May 15 2026
Marsh to acquire Japanese energy giant Eneos’ insurance units
Transaction involving Eneos Insurance Service and the insurance division of Eneos Material Trading is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026.
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- May 14 2026
MS&AD completes acquisition of 18% equity stake in Barings
MS&AD had struck a deal in November to acquire the stake, worth US$1.44bn, from MassMutual, Barings' US parent.
