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- July 14 2025
HDI Global, Descartes collaborate to offer parametric earthquake cover in Japan
Claims will be triggered based on thresholds measured by Japan Meteorological Agency’s shindo seismic intensity.
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- July 9 2025
Mitsui Sumitomo to acquire Japanese W&I specialist MGA Time Machine
Japanese insurance group MSI will take a majority ownership of the MGA on August 1, and the remaining shares later to make it a 100% subsidiary.
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- July 3 2025
Japanese non-life insurers to rely more on underwriting, global growth: Fitch
Three major insurance groups - Tokio Marine, MS&AD, and Sompo - reported a sector-wide combined ratio of 99% in FY2025.
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- July 3 2025
Aon names Keiko Seta as head of Japan desk
Seta joins having spent the last five years at Miller Insurance Services.
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- July 2 2025
Gallagher Re to assume 100% control of Japan P&C cedent fac portfolio from JV partner Miller
Reinsurance broker has also appointed Pablo Muñoz as CEO for global facultative reinsurance business.
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- July 2 2025
Howden acquires majority stake in Japanese retail broker Holos Holdings
Global broker will pick up a 68.3% stake in the Kyoto-based life and non-life insurance intermediary with 20 branches in Japan.
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- June 30 2025
Chubb Japan promotes Akira Hayasaka to head of claims services division
Tokyo-based Hayasaka, who was formerly head of commercial claims for the carrier, will report to CEO Edward Kopp.
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- June 27 2025
Japanese general insurers’ FY24 COR improves by 0.9 percentage points to 96%: GIAJ
Net written premium rose 4.9% to US$66.5bn while underwriting profit fell 28.6% to US$874.4m, according to a report of General Insurance Association of Japan, covering 31 member companies.
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- June 25 2025
Howden snaps up ex-BMS duo to launch Japan M&A practice
Tim Hewitt, who will head the new division, and Kaori Iwai join the global broker following BMS'exit from the country earlier this year.
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- June 25 2025
Tokio Marine seeks ‘geographic diversity’, eyes US P&C expansion amid global acquisition push: report
New CEO Masahiro Koike says 'if there are good opportunities, we want to grab them'.
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- June 17 2025
Exclusive: Zurich names Koji Okumura as senior property underwriter in Japan
Okumura earlier worked at Munich Re as an underwriter for almost 10 years, travelling between Japan and Hong Kong.
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- June 16 2025
Exclusive: Marsh Japan hires WTW veteran Hirofumi ‘Luke’ Nakamura amid exodus, talent battle
Tokyo-based Nakamura joins Marsh as a senior vice president along with several other former WTW colleagues.
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- June 16 2025
Marsh Japan appoints Shohei Iida as vice president for private equity, M&A services
Tokyo-based Iida was previoulsy a financial lines underwriter at Allianz Commercial and AIG.
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- June 13 2025
Japan P&I promotes Yuichi Tanaka to general manager for reinsurance, regulatory affairs
Club annnounces key personnel changes and reorganisation of its claims departments.
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- June 9 2025
Japan’s Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance domestic operations performance to remain stable: AM Best
The rating agency has affirmed financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) and long-term issuer credit rating of “aa” (Superior) to MSI.
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- June 6 2025
Tokio Marine at ‘tipping point’ as it prepares to turn the page on its ambitious transformation plan
CEO Satoru Komiya says the group is eyeing growth from its domestic P&C business via a Japanese-style specialty insurance with low and stable CORs, mainly in the SME market.
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- June 5 2025
RGA concludes block reinsurance policies for Tokio Marine’s life arm
Reinsurance of whole life policies with Anshin Life follows a US$700m reinsurance block transaction completed in 2024.
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- May 28 2025
Tokio Marine sets up green unit amid push for decarbonised society
Tokio Marine GX will build on the existing work of GCube, Tokio Marine's renewable energy-focused MGA.
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- May 27 2025
Miller’s Japanese arm names Tokio Marine veteran Naoteru Akigami as CEO
Tokyo-based Akigami took over as head of Lead Insurance Services last month, succeeding Toru Suzuki, who now serves as executive chairman.
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- May 23 2025
SMBC Aviation’s insurance settlements for jets stranded in Russia reach US$1.4bn
Japanese aircraft lessor says it received US$24m in FY25 and US$630m, in addition to a US$756m settlement from Russian insurer NSK in 2023.
