Japanese insurers struggle with overseas volatility

January 5 2022 by Nick Ferguson

Japan’s non-life insurers have seen a much bigger effect from Covid-19 on their overseas Asian businesses than they did at home, according to InsuranceAsia News analysis of data provided in the Genera...

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