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  • Japan's insurers call to raise natcat contingency reserving rate

    28 July 2025

    GIAJ argues current rate is insufficient to cover repeated large-scale disasters

  • Japan's major earthquakes cost insurers JPY 1.2trn since 2016, GIAJ says

    30 June 2025
  • IIF says no new rules required to supervise asset-intensive reinsurance

    04 June 2025

    Institute of International Finance responds to IAIS paper on shifts in life insurance sector

  • Japan's non-life insurers prepare populous for catastrophic earthquake

    24 March 2025

    Earthquake reinsurer says 35% coverage rate "still not enough" in Japan

  • GIAJ guides Japan's motor insurers on negotiating labour costs with repairers

    04 March 2025
  • FSA warns Japan's insurers to uphold governance amid global expansion

    02 January 2025

    Internal audit and governance must be enhanced as operations expand, watchdog says

  • 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

  • Japan's earthquake reinsurer instates loss reserve for Noto Peninsular event

    18 June 2024
  • In Japan 90% of local authorities have published flood hazard maps

    15 March 2024
  • Japan equivalence shelved after SII delays

    26 February 2013

    JFSA still working on new solvency regime