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...
Miller Acquires Tokyo-Based Broker Lead Insurance Services July 8, 2022 Miller, the independent specialist re/insurance broker, announced the acquisition of Lead Insurance Services Ltd. Lead is based in Tokyo, Japan,...
Tokyo Jolted by Strongest Earthquake Since 2011, With Injuries Reported October 8, 2021 A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck near Tokyo late Thursday, rattling parts of the capital the most since the March 2011...
Guy Carpenter Appoints Former Gen Re Exec Toffanello as Head of Japan December 8, 2020 Guy Carpenter & Co., the reinsurance specialist and a business of Marsh & McLennan Cos., announced the appointment of Pietro...
Japan Government Urges Firms to Aim for 70% Telecommuting as COVID Cases Surge July 30, 2020 Japan’s economy minister said on Monday [July 27] the government would urge businesses to aim for 70% telecommuting and enhance...
Coronvirus Discrimination and Bullying Hinders Battle Against Pandemic in Japan May 11, 2020 By Mari Yamaguchi The coronavirus in Japan has brought not just an epidemic of infections, but also an onslaught of bullying and discrimination...
Many Japan Firms Resist Telecommuting, Raising COVID-19 Risk for Call Center Staff May 5, 2020 By Makiko Yamazaki and Yuki Nitta Almost a month after Tokyo declared a state of emergency, dozens of call center employees for telecom KDDI Corp still...
Typhoon Hagibis Likely to Cause Earnings Event for Japan’s Insurers: Fitch October 29, 2019 Typhoon Hagibis is likely to be an earnings event for Japan’s three main non-life insurance groups, MS&AD Insurance Groups Holdings,...
Private Equity Firm JC Flowers Kept Stake in Japan’s Shinsei Bank Too Long: Opinion August 13, 2019 By Nisha Gopalan, Bloomberg Opinion Japan’s banking sector has become a dead zone for private equity. Yet even then, the latest attempt by J. Christopher...
Japan Post’s Share Sale Could Be Delayed by Scandal at Insurance Unit July 24, 2019 By Min Jeong Lee, Shingo Kawamoto and Emi Urabe The government’s plan to sell over $10 billion worth of shares in Japan Post Holdings Co. has been clouded by...