Fitch puts Prudential ratings on negative watch after Japan sales misconduct
Fitch placed Prudential ratings on Rating Watch Negative after Japan sales misconduct led to a 270-day suspension and earnings pressure
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Japan corporate health insurers face $41 bn deficit in FY2026
More than 70% of large-company health insurance societies in Japan are expected to run deficits as costs tied to ageing and childcare rise
Sompo backs insurtech Zego with $28 mn to develop telematics insurance in Japan
Sompo and Zego partner to build AI-driven, usage-based motor insurance products tailored for the Japanese market
Japan April 1 renewals extend softer reinsurance pricing trend
Japan-focused April 1 renewals carried forward January trends, with property cat pricing falling and buyers reshaping programmes in a softer market
Prudential of Japan halts new sales for 90 days after misconduct probe
Prudential of Japan suspends new sales from Feb. 9, 2026, to overhaul governance and compensate customers after employee misconduct findings
Prudential Japan CEO exit puts governance and investor trust under strain
CEO resignation at Prudential’s Japan life unit following employee misconduct raises governance questions as investors assess oversight across international operations
MS Amlin partners with MSI on UAE political risk reinsurance
MS Amlin launches a political risk reinsurance partnership with Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance in the UAE, expanding contract frustration cover via Dubai
Tokio Marine Kiln hires Ben Sitki to strengthen cyber reinsurance team
Tokio Marine Kiln appoints Ben Sitki as underwriter in its Cyber Reinsurance Solutions unit, adding MEA cyber expertise as the platform expands
Tokio Marine invests $5 mn for minority stake in insurtech Igloo
Tokio Marine acquires a 1.65% stake in Singapore-based insurtech Igloo as it accelerates embedded insurance and digital retail expansion in Southeast Asia
Zurich Insurance Asia Pacific launches Edge Assist to boost digital insurance
Zurich Insurance Asia Pacific debuts Edge Assist, a unified digital platform enhancing sales, service, and claims for agents and customers across markets
Dai-ichi Life backs first CCS bond with ¥4.7bn Port of Rotterdam deal
Dai-ichi Life invests ¥4.7bn, about $30mn, in the first carbon capture bond issued by the Port of Rotterdam, taking over half the deal size
Largest insurers in Asia-Pacific increased capitalizations
5 of the 20 largest insurers in Asia-Pacific saw their market capitalizations increase sequentially in Q2 2024
AM Best maintained stable outlook on Japan’s life insurance market
AM Best has maintained its stable outlook on Japan’s life insurance market segment, citing in part the prospects for higher premium income
Nippon Life Insurance moves to acquire MDV to expand health data strategy
Nippon Life launches a tender offer for Medical Data Vision, aiming to deepen use of health data and analytics across insurance and healthcare
La Niña returns, driving floods, snowstorms, and rising global losses
A renewed La Niña is fueling floods in Asia, early US snowstorms, and mounting economic losses, with insurers and commodity markets bracing for impact
Largest Japanese P&C Insurers achieve strong results
Japanese property and casualty (P&C) insurers have reported strong financial results for the 2023 fiscal year, recovering from prior corporate scandals
Japan shifts fully to My Number health ID despite low public adoption
Japan retires traditional insurance cards as the My Number system becomes mandatory, though distrust, errors and slow usage cloud the national rollout
MS&AD buys 18% of Barings for $1.44 bn to expand global asset reach
MS&AD takes an 18% stake in MassMutual’s Barings for $1.44bn, adding global scale, new capital, and deeper asset management ties
Nippon Life completes $8.2 bn acquisition of Resolution Life Group
Nippon Life finalizes its $8.2 bn takeover of Resolution Life, forming Acenda in Australasia and expanding its life and reinsurance reach globally
Pacific Life Re enters Japan with first asset-intensive reinsurance deals
Pacific Life Re completes its first asset-intensive flow reinsurance transactions in Japan, expanding its footprint and deepening ties with local life insurers
Tokio Marine taps OpenAI to embed ChatGPT in insurance operations
Tokio Marine teams up with OpenAI to bring generative AI into sales, contracts, and customer services, aiming for sharper proposals and faster processes
Onex to acquire insurtech ISC from KKR as Japan Post backs $2 bn Global Atlantic deal
Onex Partners to buy ISC from KKR, while Japan Post commits $2bn to a Global Atlantic vehicle tied to insurance, reinsurance, and strategic activity
Perils rolls out typhoon loss forecasting tool for Japan
Zurich-based catastrophe data provider PERILS has launched a new forecasting platform that delivers real-time industry loss estimates for typhoons in Japan
Sompo Holdings buys Aspen Insurance in $3.5 bn cash deal
Sompo Holdings will acquire Aspen Insurance Holdings for $3.5 bn in an all-cash transaction, marking one of the largest recent cross-border insurance deals
Manulife reports strong 2Q2025 earnings, recording net income of $1.8 bn
Manulife Financial Corporation delivered a solid second quarter in 2025, recording net income of $1.8 bn, a sharp $0.7 bn increase over the same period last year
Resolution Life expands in Asia with reinsurance deal and Nippon Life acquisition
Resolution Life signed a flow reinsurance agreement with Taiju Life Insurance Co., part of the Nippon Life group, to support an Australian dollar-denominated
PERILS expands severe convective storm loss in Europe, Japan, New Zealand
Reporting will apply to industry losses exceeding €500mn in Europe, ¥100bn in Japan, and NZ$300mn in New Zealand. The scope includes both property and motor insurance lines
Japan Post Insurance invests $2 bn in reinsurance-focused Global Atlantic vehicle
Japan Post Insurance will invest $2 bn in a new reinsurance-focused vehicle sponsored by Global Atlantic Financial Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of KKR
MS&AD Insurance will sell 15.1% stake in Challenger to TAL Dai-ichi Life Australia
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings will sell its 15.1% stake in Challenger Ltd. to TAL Dai-ichi Life Australia, a subsidiary of Dai-ichi Life Holdings
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance acquires 15% of W. R. Berkley
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance (MSI), a Japanese property and casualty insurer, has agreed to acquire 15% of the outstanding common stock of W. R. Berkley
Sompo Insurance grows European presence in Belgium and the Netherlands
Sompo Insurance, a Tokyo-based insurance group, has expanded its operations in Continental Europe by securing regulatory approval to provide primary insurance
Coalition secured a $30 mn equity investment from Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance
Coalition, a San Francisco-based cyber insurance provider focused on preventing digital risks, has secured a $30 mn equity investment from Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance
Legal & General Group sells U.S. business to Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance for $2.3 bn
Legal & General Group plc agreed to sell its U.S. protection business to Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. in a $2.3 billion deal
Tokio Marine increased profit through equity sales and lower catastrophe losses
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. increased its fiscal third-quarter profit through equity sales and lower catastrophe losses, estimating a ¥31 bn ($200 mn) loss
Japan Post Insurance increased net income in 2024
Japan Post Insurance Co. increased its nine-month net income due to stronger investment performance in a better market environment
AI Financial Technology expands into Japan’s crypto insurance market
AI Financial Technology (AIFT), which operates the insurtech platform OneDegree, announced plans to expand into Japan following its rebranding last year
Jeju Air crash Boeing 737-800 in South Korea covered by $1 bn insurance policy
Jeju Air’s insurance policy, covering the crash of its commercial jet in South Korea on Dec. 29, provides up to $1 bn in per-event coverage
MS&AD Insurance increases venture capital fund to $400 mn, prioritizing InsurTech
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc. announced a $100 mn increase to its venture capital fund, bringing the total to $400 mn. The fund focuses on startups
Nippon Life to acquire 100% of Resolution Life in $8.2 bn deal
Nippon Life Insurance Co. will acquire full ownership of Resolution Life for $8.2 bn. The payment will secure Nippon Life the remaining shares from Resolution Life
Aon acquires the insurance agency of Mitsubishi Chemical Group in Japan
Aon announced a definitive agreement to acquire the in-house insurance agency of Mitsubishi Chemical Group (MCG). The move expands Aon’s risk and health offerings in Japan
Sompo tests blockchain for automatic claims processing on MaaS train delay insurance
Sompo Japan Insurance announced it is testing blockchain technology for automating claims on its Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) train delay insurance
Super Typhoon Yagi caused insured losses, estimated at $500 mn in China
Super Typhoon Yagi has caused substantial insured losses, estimated at 3.5 bn yuan ($500 mn) in China, according to Guy Carpenter, a reinsurance broker.
Earthquake struck off Japan’s southern coast, prompting a tsunami
A powerful earthquake struck off Japan’s southern coast, prompting a tsunami advisory from the Japan Meteorological Agency
Natural disasters in 1H 2024: $117 bn economic & $58 bn insured losses
Aon estimated of more than $117 bn in economic losses from global natural disasters during the 1H 2024, lower than the 21st-century 1H average
Global reinsurer capital in Q1 2024 increased for $695 bn
Aon reports a 4% increase in global reinsurer capital during the first quarter of 2024, reaching a new high of $695 billion
Life insurers expanded the use of private loans to optimize investment portfolios
The growing use of private credit by life insurers to optimise investment portfolios and align asset allocation with product liabilities is garnering heightened attention
Japanese Dai-ichi Life Insurance acquired of a 19.9% stake in Canyon Partners
Japanese insurance company Dai-ichi Life Holdings has acquired of a minority stake in Canyon Partners, a leading alternative investment manager based in the United States
PERILS estimated loss from Babet-Aline floods & storms up to EUR 683 mm
PERILS has updated its loss estimate for floods and storms caused by low-pressure systems Babet (Viktor) and Aline (Wolfgang)
CoreLogic estimated the insured loss from the earthquake in Noto below $5 bn
A shallow magnitude (Mw) 7.5 earthquake hit western Japan on Jan. 1, 2024, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS
Verisk Estimates Insured Losses for the Noto Peninsula Earthquake
The Noto Peninsula earthquake caused damage across an extensive area around and south of the epicenter. While most of heavy damage occurred in Ishikawa prefecture
Moody’s RMS Estimated Total Insured Losses from Noto Earthquake $3-6 bn
Moody’s RMS, the leading global catastrophe risk modeling and solutions company, estimates total insured losses between $3-6 bn
Total insured losses from Japan earthquake set to reach $5-6bn
CoreLogic estimates that insured losses in the country from the quake could be between $1 billion and $5 billion. Karen Clark said that total insured losses will reach $6.4 bn
Potential for increased reinsurance prices in april renewals after Japan Earthquake
The earthquake on the west coast of Japan on January 1st has significant implications for the reinsurance market, particularly concerning the upcoming April 1 reinsurance renewals
Sumitomo Life Insurance acquired a 35.5% stake in Singapore Life Holdings
Sumitomo Life Insurance Company, a Japanese insurer, has agreed to acquire a 35.5% stake in Singapore Life Holdings (Singlife) from TPG Inc
Reinsurance costs for Asia-Pacific insurers are rising due to frequency of weather losses
Asia-Pacific insurers plan to increase asset allocations to fixed-income investments over the next 12-18 months, in order to take advantage of rising yields
AI insurtech Tractable sequred a $65 mn Series E led by SoftBank
Insurtech Tractable, artificial intelligence using computer vision to assess the condition of cars and homes, announces a $65 mn Series E
Finregulators warns insurers for promoting cancer insurance after Fukushima disaster
Financial Supervisory Service of South Korea warns to certain insurers in the country for promoting insurance sales based on the Fukushima nuclear disaster
Tokio Marine launch a sale of Southeast Asia life insurance business worth $1 bn
Japanese insurer Tokio Marine Holdings has picked Goldman Sachs and Jefferies to work on the sale of its Southeast Asia life insurance business worth $1 bn
Sun Life Financial completed the sale of Sun Life UK to Phoenix Group
Sun Life Financial has completed the sale of SLF of Canada UK Limitedto Phoenix Group Holdings. Headquartered in London
Typhoon Nanmadol’s insurance industry loss estimated of $1 bn
PERILS, the provider industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, disclosed its third industry loss estimate for Typhoon No. 14
U.S. cyber insurance premiums rose nearly 11% in 2025 as policy volume jumped, but weaker pricing, higher losses, and AI-driven threats added fresh pressure
Finding affordable health insurance in California can be overwhelming. You’re faced with dozens of plan options, unfamiliar terms and questions about whether you qualify for subsidies through Covered California
Insurers enter 2026 with longer settlement cycles, rising volumes, and slow AI adoption, increasing costs and operational risk, AutoRek finds
Global insurance M&A stabilised, as insurers and brokers took a more strategic approach to acquisitions amid falling interest rates and a realignment of strategic priorities