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- December 22 2015
Japanese nonlife insurers to introduce travel policies
Foreign tourists targeted as visitor numbers surge 48% this year.
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- December 21 2015
Sompo Japan seeks to acquire nursing care firm
Japanese property insurance giant seeks new profit source with acquisition of Message Co.
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- December 14 2015
Japan’s non-life insurers to maintain profits in 2016
The decision to raise premiums is expected to support profits, says a report released by Fitch.
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- December 11 2015
Sompo Japan scraps investment in reinsurer Scor
The Japanese nonlife insurer may also unload the shares it already owns in the French reinsurer.
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- December 10 2015
Japanese insurers look forward to 2016 profit boost
Fitch predicts continued profit improvement next year after record profits during 2015.
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- December 1 2015
Nippon Life plans to launch Japan’s largest Reit
The trust will target a 4% return, aimed at large Japanese investors such as pension funds and banks.
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- November 27 2015
Sompo sets up reinsurance unit in Zurich
The Japanese insurer has set up a reinsurance company in Switzerland under its wholly owned subsidiary Canopius.
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- November 24 2015
NAB Nippon Life aims to lead Australia’s life market
The joint venture company is aiming to become the largest writer of life insurance premiums Down Under.
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- November 20 2015
Nippon Life set to regain crown as Japan’s top life insurer
The insurer has boosted revenue by launching new foreign currency products sold through banks.
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- November 18 2015
Storms likely hit profit of Japan’s non-life insurers
Summer typhoons seem to have had a negative effect on net profits at Japan's top three non-life insurers.
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- November 16 2015
Japan Post Insurance IPO not a catalyst for change
Fitch says the country's private life insurers will not be affected by the listing of state-owned behemoth.
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- November 13 2015
Japan mulls insurance to protect farmers from TPP
Protectionism to take a new form after Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal comes into effect
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- November 11 2015
Sompo Japan looks offshore for higher yields
Japan's second-largest property insurer is planning to increase its holdings of foreign bonds.
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- November 11 2015
Zurich appoints new Japan head
Masachika Nishiura will take over from the retiring Akira Kitazawa on January 1 2016.
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- November 2 2015
Tokio Marine closes US$7.5bn HCC acquisition
The biggest M&A deal ever by a Japanese insurer wins approvals from shareholders and regulators.
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- October 30 2015
ACE names political risk manager amid Japan expansion
Hiroya Takagi joins from Euler Hermes in Japan as the insurer broadens its insurance offering.
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- October 28 2015
Nippon Life seals US$1.65bn deal for NAB’s life unit
The bank will unveil details of the acquisition during its full-year profits announcement on Wednesday.
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- October 26 2015
Japan’s life insurers buy domestic stocks
Japan's life insurers boost domestic stock purchases in search of higher returns.
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- October 22 2015
Sumitomo Life mulls US$2.5bn foreign bond purchase
Japan’s fourth-largest insurer is diversifying its investments amid continued central bank easing.
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- October 21 2015
NTT Docomo, Nippon Life team up for mobile plans
Japan's leading mobile phone operator will sell Nippon Life policies through its 2,400 stores.
