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...
Japan Insurers Eye China Acquisitions in Continuation of Overseas Deal Spree February 4, 2019 By Sumeet Chatterjee and Taiga Uranaka Japanese insurance companies have spent more than $50 billion on acquisitions over the past five years to become the world’s...
Japanese Typhoons Put Downward Pressure on Creditworthiness of Insurers: S&P October 4, 2018 The recent run of large natural disasters to hit Japan likely has put downward pressure on the creditworthiness of the...
Japan’s Cash-Flush Insurers to Keep Paying Hefty Prices for Overseas M&As October 7, 2016 By Sumeet Chatterjee and Thomas Wilson Japan’s cashed-up insurers are likely to keep paying hefty premiums for overseas assets as they seek to spur growth and...
Japan’s SOMPO to Acquire Endurance for $6.3 Billion October 5, 2016 Japan’s SOMPO Holdings Inc. has agreed to acquire all of the outstanding ordinary shares of Bermuda’s Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd....
Japanese Insurers Expected to Continue U.S. Spending Spree: Investment Bankers May 4, 2016 By Matthew Monks Japanese insurers made more than $18 billion worth of acquisitions in the U.S. last year, and their spending spree isn’t...
Japanese Insurers Eye More Acquisitions in U.S. July 17, 2015 By Mike Stone Japanese insurers including MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc. and Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. are seeking mergers with peers in...