Country: Japan Page 16 / 42
-
- September 23 2022
Market braces for Nanmadol loss creep
Secondary perils could play a major role after mid-single digit billion loss estimates.
-
- September 22 2022
Tokio Marine’s Kosuke Hashimoto starts new IUMI vice president role
TM&NF's marine underwriting manager joins new IUMI president Frédéric Denèfle, Garex managing director, on the committee.
-
- September 19 2022
‘Violent’ Typhoon Nanmadol causes havoc across Japan
The third-strongest typhoon to make landfall since records began is moving northeast raising flood warning in Tokyo.
-
- September 19 2022
Sompo Japan’s 5-year average COR at a ‘strong’ 96.3%: AM Best
The rating agency has affirmed the financial strength rating of A+ (superior) to the company and its subsidiaries.
-
- September 13 2022
Domestic leadership, global presence drive TMNF’s growth: AM Best
Average five years combined ratio for non-life insurance was 95.6%.
-
- September 13 2022
Opinion: Japanese majors swept up in Lloyd’s legacy zeitgeist
RiverStone’s run-off acquisition of Sompo's Endurance at Lloyd’s marks the end of an era.
-
- September 12 2022
MS Amlin AG rebrands as MS Reinsurance
The rebranding exercise is part of a wider business transformation project.
-
- September 5 2022
Chubb’s David Morrow relocates to New Zealand as head of P&C
The former head of Japan P&C is also responsible for financial lines in his new role.
-
- September 5 2022
Toa Re’s NWP grew 5% on strong overseas business in 2021: AM Best
The Japanese reinsurer's underwriting was impacted by nat cat losses and 'extraordinary' incidents, but its financial rating remains 'excellent'.
-
- August 31 2022
Sompo International sells Endurance at Lloyd’s to RiverStone
The deal marks Sompo International's withdrawal from Lloyd's and consolidates its UK presence into a single platform.
-
- August 25 2022
Former regulator to lead Crawford’s Japan cyber team
Norikatsu Suzuki, who was a deputy director at Financial Services Agency, will help expand services in Asia.
-
- August 24 2022
Japan infrastructure spending set to spur property GWP growth
The country's general insurance market set to reach US$133bn in 2026, GlobalData forecasts.
-
- August 19 2022
ADB signs US$1bn capacity deal with Tokio Marine, Chubb, Liberty, Allianz and Axa XL
The three-year agreement transfers credit risk from the bank's portfolio to the insurers’ balance sheets.
-
- August 15 2022
Skuld drops anchor in Japan with Tokyo office
Norwegian marine insurer brings on board ex-Japan P&I Club team led by Jinsung Son.
-
- August 11 2022
Powerful and unusual hailstorm dents Japan’s ‘big three’ Q1 results
The insurance giants saw losses of US$610m from freak storm in addition to Ukraine impact.
-
- August 10 2022
Mitsui Sumitomo seals US$400m Transverse deal
The fronting carrier gives the Japanese insurer access to the US$66bn American MGA market.
-
- August 9 2022
Japan and India drive up Munich Re’s 1.4 renewals
H1 operating profits down 34% on Australian flood hit and poor investment returns.
-
- August 8 2022
Sompo Japan and Space BD team up for satellite launch cover
The companies want to launch more products related to lunar transportation.
-
- August 3 2022
Non-motor lines bolster Axa’s H1 Asia P&C performance
The Asia arm comprises units across mainland China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Japan and South Korea.
-
- August 2 2022
Vesttoo appoints former RGA exec as Japan general manager
Kunihiko Iinuma is helping the risk transfer specialist's swift expansion into new markets.
