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Japan forces uninsured verification for medical cover
Japan forces uninsured verification for medical cover
Expired conventional cards will no longer be accepted under the temporary measure from August.
3 hours ago
Sompo acquires Fator to expand Brazil insurance business
The target specialises in property surety and financial lines for corporate clients.
4 hours ago
Sompo agrees to buy US workers’ compensation specialist
The target focuses solely on workplace injury cover for SMEs.
3 days ago
Japan life insurers lift premium income 104.7% to $239b
Claims, annuities and benefits paid totalled $115.6b during the year.
Japan Post Insurance shifts life risks to SCOR vehicle with partnership
The French reinsurer will establish a fund and operate the dedicated entity.
Japan overhauls life insurer capital rules after 30 years
The new framework measures financial strength using the Economic Solvency Ratio.
Zurich Insurance APAC secures win at Insurance Asia Awards 2026 for GenAI-powered underwriting transformation
New Business 2.0 orchestrates 12 domain-specialised AI agents that perform underwriting assessments in parallel.
Japanese life insurers pivot to offshore M&A as domestic market peaks
Fitch forecasts major life insurers will hold enough capital to secure ratings through March 2027.
Japan fertility cases rise as insurance limits bite
Public cover allows up to 6 embryo transfers for women starting before age 40.
MS&AD cuts equity risk as merger looms
AM Best expects the group’s balance sheet strength to stay at the strongest level.
Sumitomo Life premiums to hit $25b in FY 2026
CreditSights said a wider investment spread is expected to support earnings.
Nippon Life core profit beats guidance by $1.1b: CreditSights
FY 2025 core profit rose 28.8% to JPY1.30t from the initial guidance of JPY1.13t.
Tokio Marine premiums to hit $45.4b by 2028
Morningstar sees total revenue rising to $57.6b as rate hikes offset higher claims.
MS&AD profit stalls after $1.5b guidance beat
FY 2025 adjusted profit reached $6.3b, helped by equity sales and lower catastrophe losses.
Tokio Marine targets $11b profit by 2035
The insurer wants to move from ninth place into the top 5 global insurance groups.
Sompo forecast miss hits market confidence
Morningstar still expects underlying growth after stripping out volatile disaster impacts.
Tokio Marine profit slides in 2025 on weaker investments, underwriting
Underwriting profit fell to $300.2m from $609.9m over the fiscal year.
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