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Japan insurers to maintain strong solvency under new regime, report says

Fitch Ratings considers J-ICS conservative for Japan.
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How 1 April renewals pushed Japan cat rates down 16%

Howden Re said another year of low catastrophe losses helped drive the decline.
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Sompo Japan outlook holds as Aspen deal raises execution risk

The agency also sees equity exposure from domestic stock holdings declining.

HDI Global Japan targets commercial and cyber insurance growth

One of the most rapidly evolving threats is cyber-insurance, and Japan has room to expand in this market.

MS&AD cost cuts support long-term profitability: Morningstar

Forecasts show premiums increasing from $29.9b in 2024 to $32.4b in 2025.

Sompo lifts earnings target to $3.1b amidst improved auto and fire business

Profitability is expected to improve further in the domestic non-life insurance segment.

Sompo net income more than doubles to $3.3b in 9M 2025

Basic earnings per share reached $3.61 for the nine months to March.

Sumitomo Life premium income jumps 10.4% as core profit falls 10.6%

CreditSights links the life profit decline to higher technical reserves.

Meiji Yasuda grows premiums 36.3% as surplus drops 18.7%

CreditSights flags $22.0b in premiums, but net result slides to $0.6b in the same period.

Tokio Marine income rises as life premiums plunge 61.9%

Net premiums written increased 4.4% year on year to $13.4b for the quarter.

Nippon Life nears FY 2025 revenue goal of $52b

It registered $48b in insurance and service revenue, up 18.7% during 9M 2025.

Sompo expands Guidewire deal as cloud migration begins

This targets unified underwriting claims and billing workflows across country entities.

Dai-ichi Life lifts profit view to $3.3b

Net investment income is projected to jump 24.9$ to $12.9b in fiscal 2026.

Tokio Marine ROE seen at 16% by 2030: Morningstar

Net earned premiums are projected to expand about 5%.

Japan life premiums grow 5.4% CAGR amidst yield volatility

Gross written premiums are projected to reach $334b by 2030 following a 2024 contraction.

Japan cyber risk exposes insurance gaps as losses hit 27%

Aon says data breaches rank as the top threat in Japan and worldwide in its 2025 survey.