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- July 21 2026
Howden bolsters Japan natural resources team with Junichiro Ito as new head
Tokyo-based Ito joins from GE Vernova, having previously spent over 17 years in underwriting roles with Tokio Marine across Singapore and Japan.
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- July 17 2026
QBE promotes Angus Cheung to market lead for hull and liability in North Asia
Hong Kong-based Cheung will be responsible for its hull and liability portfolio across greater China, Vietnam and Japan.
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- July 15 2026
Aon bolsters Asia transaction solutions team with Yen Lin Ee’s return as regional director
She will relocate from Singapore to Tokyo and will have a 'key focus on the Japanese market'.
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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 managing executive officer and co-head of international.
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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
