Japan’s Big Non-Life Insurers Plan to Sell Cross Shareholdings May 20, 2025 By Nao Sano Japan’s three major casualty insurers plan to sell a total of about ¥1.37 trillion ($9.5 billion) of cross-held shares in...
Japan Insurers Plan to Sell $3.1 Billion Worth of Honda Shares, Reuters Reports July 2, 2024 Japan’s four top property and casualty insurers, along with other financial firms, are planning to sell around ¥500 billion ($3.1...
Japan’s Insurers Surge on Buybacks, Unwind of Cross-Holdings May 21, 2024 By Aya Wagatsuma and Winnie Hsu Shares of Japanese insurers MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc. and Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. surged after the companies announced stock...
AM Best: Japan Quake’s Effect on Insurers ‘Manageable; KCC Says Losses to Hit $6.4B January 5, 2024 By L.S. Howard The earnings impact on the major domestic non-life insurers of claims from the Jan. 1, 2024 earthquake in Japan is...
Buffett Watchers Tout Japan Insurers, Banks as Next Potential Value Targets October 13, 2023 By Aya Wagatsuma and Akemi Terukina Warren Buffett’s buying of Japanese trading firms helped propel the nation’s stocks to multi-decade highs. Six months on, insurers and...
Japan Casualty Insurers’ Shares Sink on Concerns Over Suspected Price Fixing August 2, 2023 By Taiga Uranaka and Nao Sano A price-fixing scandal at Japan’s biggest casualty insurers is escalating following a media report that the suspected collusion is likely...
Japan Insurers to Maintain Cover for LNG Vessels in Russian Waters December 30, 2022 By Ritsuko Shimizu and Yuka Obayashi Japanese insurers are expected to maintain marine war insurance, which covers the sinking and requisition of ships due to war...
How Will Japan Secure Shipping Insurance for Imports of Russian LNG? December 29, 2022 By Yuka Obayashi Japan, the world’s top liquefied natural gas (LNG) importer, is facing its latest challenge in securing vital gas supplies from...
Japan Urges Its Insurers to Retain Marine War Cover for LNG Shippers in Russian Waters December 27, 2022 The Japanese government has asked insurers to take on additional risks to continue providing marine war insurance for liquefied natural...
Japan Insurers to Invest in Riskier Non-Government Bonds, Seeking Higher Returns April 25, 2019 By Hideyuki Sano As bond yields evaporate globally, many Japanese insurers are looking to secure higher returns at home and abroad by diversifying...