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Chart of the Week - Japan's largest groups reveal GA changes after strategic equity sales
15 November 2024All Japan's large non-life insurers are eliminating their long-term cross-holdings in other companies
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APAC Weekly - Japan's insurers seek fresh business (and investments) beyond the horizon
05 November 2024A trend gaining quite some traction is overseas expansion, among both general and life insurers as buyers, from Japan, involving a fairly widely-spread mix of targets
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Sompo International reveals illiquidity in alternative fund holdings
26 August 2024But income from alts funds jumps 19% in 2023
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Partner Re appoints Mike Huff as CIO
22 August 2024Joining from TIAA, and replacing Thomas Leone who replaced retiring Mark Silverstein at Sompo
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MS&AD, Sompo and Tokio Marine untangle JPY 317bn of strategic equities in June quarter
15 August 2024Solvency levels of groups rose despite the sell-downs
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APAC Weekly - European M&A sits high on APAC insurers' agendas (and, seemingly, vice versa, too)
13 August 2024But Allianz's Singapore deal shows 'two can play that game'
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APAC insurance groups reveal better investment outcomes for Bermudian subsidiaries
05 August 2024From outsourcing to equity beta data to income leaps, APAC-owned Bermudians reported on an investment job well done, in 2023
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Strategic stake sell-downs "positive" for credit profile of Japan's major non-lifers
30 July 2024S&P Global Ratings expects the proceeds to be major profit driver for sellers this year
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APAC Weekly -Insurers tackle the age-old problem of getting younger staff
23 July 2024From staffing ranks to customer bases, APAC insurers need youth on their side
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Sompo's foreign business improves investment income by 47% in Q1
12 July 2024SIH benefitted from reallocating tactically on yield curve in 2023, CFO says