Archive

  • MSI flags forestry and agriculture investments for carbon credit initiative

    20 April 2026

    Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance is tapping investee's skills, and EV drivers, to create and sell J-credits

  • Comment: Japanese insurers join the space-race

    03 April 2026

    Their homeland has signed up to the Artemis launch programme, and affiliated managers see the rewards to boldly go....

  • APAC Weekly - How 'DEI by stealth' is paying off at Japan's insurers

    17 March 2026

    In the past five weeks Japan's insurers might, unknowingly, have just set a new industry record.

  • MS&AD invests in satellite developer for natcat assessments

    09 March 2026

    Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance says allocation will "strengthen its long-term revenue base"

  • MS&AD confirms outsourcing as Barings deal proceeds

    20 November 2025

    Japanese group is buying 18% of asset manager

  • MS&AD makes $1.4bn investment in Barings

    17 November 2025

    Japanese group is buying 18% stake from MassMutual

  • Investment risk-taking balanced out keiretsu sales' effect on MS&AD's solvency in 2024

    21 May 2025

    Japanese group is selling down strategic holdings, along with Sompo and Tokio Marine

  • Comment - A good time for insurers to divest Japanese cross-shareholdings?

    09 April 2025

    In turbulent times, major Japanese insurers are trying to work out what price is fair, to unwind significant 'keiretsu'

  • APAC Weekly - Myanmar's (uninsured) disaster will test the humanity of global community

    01 April 2025

    About 1,700 people are confirmed dead, so far, from Friday's earthquake

  • Mitsui Sumitomo plans major investment in specialty underwriter WR Berkley

    28 March 2025

    Japanese insurer cites profits, geographic diversification and capital efficiency as reasons for investment