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- April 25 2022
Asia’s top P&C insurers grew non-life books by 3.7% in 2021 despite Covid headwinds
Top 10 players booked US$279bn in 2021, according to IAN analysis.
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- April 22 2022
Mitsui Sumitomo to provide space insurance to Japan start-up
Ispace is planning its first lunar launch in Q4 2022 "at the earliest".
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- April 21 2022
Tokio Marine launches US$42m venture capital fund
The investments aim at opportunities to partner strategically or become a customer.
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- April 19 2022
Asian ILS off to a slow start in 2022
After a record 2021, issuance of insurance-linked securities totalled just US$262m in Q1.
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- April 11 2022
Sompo International opens Tokyo office
Former AIG veteran will head the new unit.
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- April 5 2022
Tokio Marine: Greensill policies were ‘void from inception’
The Japanese insurer says that it will vigorously defend any claims relating to the supply chain financial firm.
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- April 4 2022
Japan renewals orderly amid new capacity
After a year of benign cat losses, the April 1 renewal was stable, according to Gallagher Re's James Vickers.
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- April 1 2022
P&C players well placed as Japan steps up capital demands: Moody’s
The rating agency notes transparency, diversification and public scrutiny has helped.
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- March 25 2022
Japan earthquake property losses below US$4bn: Verisk
A maximum of US$820m can be attributed to commercial and industrial properties.
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- March 16 2022
Standard Club and North P&I merger talks piques interest in Asia
The two P&I giants have already started reaching out to members and brokers.
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- February 16 2022
Profits at Japan’s ‘big three’ bounce back
MS&AD, Sompo and Tokio Marine had a strong first nine months both in Japan and in their Asia subsidiaries.
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- February 14 2022
MGA FloodFlash targets Japan, Australia after raising US$15m
Investors in the parametric insurtech include MS&AD Ventures and Munich Re Ventures.
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- February 9 2022
Tokio Marine makes strategic investment in cat specialist ICEYE
The two firms will collaborate on claims and nat cat products.
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- January 25 2022
Japan’s P&C players to focus on property, specialty: GlobalData
Growth areas include cyber, event cancellation and business interruption.
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- January 24 2022
Tokio Marine accused of failing climate promises
The Japanese insurer, as well as Chubb and Mapfre, criticised over Brazilian drilling.
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- January 5 2022
Japanese insurers struggle with overseas volatility
Non-life premiums from Asia Pacific declined by 11.2% as Covid restrictions took hold.
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- December 31 2021
Japan’s ‘Big Three’ primed for SE Asia growth
Sompo, Tokio Marine and MS&AD have all launched a number of initiatives in Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore this year.
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- December 28 2021
Tokio Marine sees NPW rise as rates harden
Domestic NPW at Japan's largest P&C player increased by 3.2% in H1 2021 while overseas premiums increased by 8.9%.
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- December 28 2021
Sompo Japan’s overseas premium rates to increase in 2022: Moody’s
Sompo saw 26% increase of overseas premium in the first half of 2021.
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- December 20 2021
Sompo hands group CEO additional chairman role
Kengo Sakurada will assume the two top roles at the Japanese insurer effective April 1, 2022 with Mikio Okumura becoming president.
