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- April 14 2016
Aioi Nissay Dowa teams up with Toyota for US auto cover
The non-life arm of MS&AD is teaming up with Toyota Motor to enter the auto insurance market in the US.
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- April 14 2016
Sompo nears US$200m bancassurance deal with CIMB
The 10-year deal will allow the company to distribute general insurance products through CIMB's branches across Asia.
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- April 11 2016
Aioi Nissay Dowa to move away from JGBs
The non-life arm of MS&AD said it will instead look for positive yields in corporate debt.
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- April 6 2016
Japanese government to cover Asian state projects
It will fully cover projects sponsored by regional governments against unrecoverable costs caused by wars or natural disasters.
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- March 31 2016
Japan Post teams up with Dai-ichi Life for overseas venture
The two companies will partner on a wide range of operations and jointly invest in growth areas.
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- March 29 2016
Japan amends tax treatment of premiums for D&O
D&O liability insurance will no longer be treated as income under a new tax treatment policy.
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- March 24 2016
Limit on life policies at Japan Post Insurance raised
The maximum value of life-insurance policies will rise to ¥20m from the current ¥13m after government gives approval.
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- March 18 2016
Japan Post to strengthen sales of insurance products
The group's new president faces a profit challenge from the drop in mail volume and negative interest rate policy.
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- March 10 2016
Japanese life firms binge on foreign securities
The long-term foreign securities purchased by life insurers were their biggest monthly purchase since April 2008.
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- March 10 2016
Nippon Life launches new product despite negative rates
The Japanese insurer said it will launch its new longevity insurance product in April.
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- March 4 2016
Nippon Life boosts dividend after profits hit nine-year high
For the second straight year, dividends are up by an average of 10% to 15% for its roughly 2.15 million policyholders.
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- March 3 2016
Japan’s major life firms turn their backs on JGBs
Negative yields on some Japanese government bonds are forcing the country's life insurers to look at foreign bonds.
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- March 2 2016
Negative rates push Japanese firms to raise premiums
The consequences of the Bank of Japan's policy continue to spread in the country's financial sector.
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- February 25 2016
Sompo Japan to merge health, risk-consulting units
The move is aimed at strengthening marketing capabilities as well as product and service development.
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- February 25 2016
Mitsui Sumitomo returns to cat bond market
The Japanese major is returning to the catastrophe bond market almost four years after its last transaction.
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- February 22 2016
Japan Post Insurance to raise investment in foreign debt
The plan is part of an effort to boost returns following the central bank's introduction of negative interest rates.
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- February 16 2016
Sumitomo Life eyes investments in foreign corporate bonds
Japanese giant Sumitomo Life is reportedly planning to expand its foreign corporate bond investment to boost returns.
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- February 11 2016
Meiji Yasuda’s US$5bn StanCorp acquisition approved
The Japanese life insurer has reportedly won regulatory approvals in the US and Japan for its landmark acquisition.
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- February 3 2016
Japanese majors complete London acquisitions
Mitsui Sumitomo and Sompo Japan have formally closed deals to acquire Amlin and Canopius.
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- January 27 2016
MS&AD names presidents of its two non-life units
Noriyuki Hara and Yasuzo Kanasugi will head the group's two major non-life insurance units.
