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...
Shaw Appointed CEO of Tokio Marine Kiln, Succeeding Irick February 16, 2024 Specialty insurer Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) announced the appointment of Matthew Shaw as CEO, with effect from April 1, subject...
Brazil Subsidized Rural Insurance for Deforested Farms: Report February 9, 2024 By Clarice Couto Brazil subsidized rural insurance for farmers who deforested protected areas, engaged in slavery-like labor or planted in indigenous lands, according...
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 Competition Watchdog Probes Insurers Over Price Fixing August 8, 2023 By Nao Sano Japan’s competition watchdog has begun an investigation into whether the top four non-life insurers colluded to set premiums for their...
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...
UN Climate Alliance Scraps Emissions Rules for Insurers After Exodus July 6, 2023 By Tommy Wilkes The Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA) has ditched all requirements for members to set or publish greenhouse gas emission-reduction targets, the...
Insurers Look to Loosen UN Climate Alliance Rules After Member Exodus: Sources July 5, 2023 By Tommy Wilkes The remaining insurers in a United Nations-backed coalition aimed at tackling climate change are poised to loosen the alliance’s membership...
ANALYSIS – Breakup of Insurers’ Climate Coalition Driven by U.S. Regulation Fears June 2, 2023 By Tommy Wilkes The success of Republicans in triggering the breakup of a coalition of insurance firms aimed at tackling climate change is...
Update: List of Insurers Exiting Climate Group Grows, Including Lloyd’s, Tokio Marine May 30, 2023 By Aaron Clark, Nao Sano and Alastair Marsh The list of firms walking out of the Net Zero Insurance Alliance continued to grow this week, adding to an...