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Aon hands Japan growth push to Tokio Marine veteran
Aon hands Japan growth push to Tokio Marine veteran
Hirai currently oversees life and non-life operations across Southeast Asia and India.
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Dai-ichi Life eyes 40% overseas profit share
Non insurance businesses are expected to contribute 10% by fiscal 2030.
4 days ago
Marsh buys ENEOS insurance units in Japan
The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026.
6 days ago
MS&AD buys 18% stake in Barings
MassMutual will retain control with an 82% holding after the transaction.
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Japan P&C market to hit $80b as cyber surges 17%
Automobile insurance held 50.38% of the market in 2025.
Japan insurers’ foreign deals may force hybrid debt issuance
Fitch said most insurers built capital buffers through earnings and hybrid debt.
Japan insurers’ gains erode amidst rising costs
Firms are shifting product mix toward dementia and care coverage for older clients.
bolttech appoints Kohei Watanabe to run Japan business
The Tokyo-based executive will oversee domestic and international operations.
Japan life insurers post 5.9% growth as annuities slip
New individual cover reached JPY46.1t whilst annuity sales edged lower.
Crédit Agricole shifts 350 staff into new Japan office
The group has opened a workplace on the 50th floor of Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower.
Japan insurers face decline as premiums fall and growth stalls
FY 2024 ends a 4-year expansion streak, forcing firms into new revenue strategies
Tokio Marine completes $1.8b share disposal to Berkshire unit
National Indemnity received 48,207,200 common shares through a third-party allotment.
Kyobo Life net profit rises 9.2% despite weaker core business
Insurance profit for the year also dropped 17.3%.
Japan insurers to maintain strong solvency under new regime, report says
Fitch Ratings considers J-ICS conservative for Japan.
How 1 April renewals pushed Japan cat rates down 16%
Howden Re said another year of low catastrophe losses helped drive the decline.
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.