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  • 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

  • LGT Capital scores $100m impact fund outsourcing win in Japan

    10 March 2025

    MS&AD will help reduce education disparities in impoverished US regions

  • MS&AD unit outsources to local VC impact healthcare fund

    28 June 2024

    The JPY 8bn fund finances healthcare start-ups

  • Comment - What CIOs could learn from Japanese insurers - and Dolly Parton

    01 April 2024

    Why "5pm is the new 7pm" for knocking off at one Japanese non-lifer

  • Mitsui Sumitomo's managers to ring the home bell bang at 5pm - and check staff leave

    27 March 2024

    The new aim, to foster skills and help recruiting, replaces "leave before 7pm" rule in force since 2017

  • Mitsui Sumitomo to create JPY 500bn M&A fund to tackle profit slumps

    09 April 2021

    North America to be focus with 60% of the allocation