Archive

  • 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

  • APAC Weekly - Japan's insurers may not 'roar' in overseas M&A deals, but increasingly they want the lion's share

    24 March 2025

    It would be misplaced to say the Japanese want back-row seats in global expansion

  • DEI is all about valuing staff, and driving earnings at APAC insurers

    14 March 2025

    DEI policies offer more than a feel-good factor for Asia's underwriters. They're profit-drivers

  • Sompo plans hybrid bond buying as equity sale proceeds accelerate

    13 March 2025

    Japanese group expects over JPY 400bn strategic stake divestments by March

  • Dai-ichi Life to put property businesses into JV with Marubeni Corp

    03 March 2025

    Japanese group wants to expand real estate investing faster than organic growth allows

  • APAC Weekly - Whether it's CIOs, CEOs, or CUOs, the imperative these days seems to be "diversify!"

    18 February 2025

    From investments in China to underwriting risks in Japan, APAC's insurers are spreading their risks - with one notable exception

  • Sompo cites accelerated strategic divestments for best ever December quarter

    17 February 2025

    Japanese group also sold JPY 21.3bn of local bonds as rates start rising

  • MS&AD more than triples gains on securities sales as keiretsu sell-off continues

    17 February 2025

    Japan's large groups are offloading strategic equity stakes known as keiretsu

  • Tokio Marine AM holds out hope for cure to cancer

    17 January 2025

    Fund invests in research via underlying Candriam product

  • Sompo increases full-year investment income expectations

    28 November 2024

    Full-year income will have almost doubled since 2020 fiscal year