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APAC weekly - Japanese insurers in full 'sorry mode', including for past investments
02 July 2024From strategic investments to staff being arrested, it seems Japan's insurers can't stop apologising
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Investment strength helps Japan's largest insurers improve profits and solvency in 2024
18 June 2024But FX hedging costs rose nonetheless, FSA finds
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PartnerRe alumni appointed as Sompo's new CIO
06 June 2024Thomas Leone takes on the role
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Sompo wants overseas credit to replace strategic equity sales
21 May 2024Group plans eliminating strategic holdings by fiscal 2030
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Comment - When police only tell insurers half the story (about natcats)
13 March 2024Insurers have a role to play in mitigating natcat losses - and Japan shows just how broadly they define their responsibility
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Sompo CFO takes hefty pay-cut in wake of Bigmotor scandal
05 March 2024Masahiro Hamada criticised cross-shareholding in outsourcing partner
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Comment - Is it right when insurers publish details of top staff getting pay-cuts?
05 March 2024From Allianz's Oliver Bäte to Sompo's Mikio Okumura, top managers at insurers realise the importance of broadcasting pay-cuts, when necessary
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Tokio Marine vows to "eliminate" cross-shareholdings
29 February 2024Rival Sompo also to sell off its problematic strategic equity stakes
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Comment: The strong case for ESG investing 'with national characteristics'
29 February 2024From green bonds to "animal attack" insurance, underwriters have an endless list of locally-appropriate ESG actions to take
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Comment: Share prices suggest insurers' shareholders might not care much about the 'G' in ESG
26 February 2024Shareholders of Japan's insurers pocketed 150% since Q1 2020 while the Topix made 98% - so do the sector's governance issues matter?