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  • Japan's general insurers call for increase in special natcat reserving rate

    26 July 2024

    Significant natural catastrophes have sent the sector's balance for "extraordinary" incidents into the red, GIAJ says

  • Happy 100th birthday! Yes, we can insure you

    24 April 2024

    From covering the costs of finding lost dementia sufferers, to telematics for older drivers, Japan's insurers are at the forefront of serving an ageing population, as David Walker discovers

  • Fitch flags "moderate" uplift in Japan life firms' capital after BoJ policy change

    28 March 2024

    Bank of Japan significantly changed its stance on interest rates last week

  • Japan's motor underwriting to turn profits again, after a bad 2023 fiscal year

    26 March 2024

    Moody's describes "severe" deterioration in year to March 2024

  • Revised mortality table hits life profits in Japan

    04 December 2019

    Moody’s attributes 9% profit fall among majors to 2018 revision

  • Moody's reinstates Japanese life sector outlook to stable

    11 December 2017

    Agency cites strategic resilience to ultra-low rates for upgrade