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Tokio Marine expects JPY 4bn gross costs from Noto Peninsular earthquake

Business improvement plan to be submitted by 29 January

From the elderly to mountain climbers, Japan's motor insurers identify higher risk drivers

Sector is helping reduce crashes among higher-risk cohorts

Sompo faces executive shake-up after fraud hits motor outsourcing partner

Multiple Japanese motor insurers used Bigmotor for claims repairs

Tokio Marine announces second unit sale in a month

Tokio Marine on the challenges of international expansion

A stagnating domestic economy and entrenched markets have led Japan's insurers overseas in search of growth. Tokio Marine's internationally-experienced head of risk, Yoshihiro Matsuzaki, tells Sarfraz Thind how he is managing the risks of this new world

Faulty IT settings on Chubb system triggers customer data warnings in Japan

Agents had unauthorised access to policyholder details

Japan's slow road to sustainability

There is certainly a will to move towards sustainability in Japan. But with the country so reliant on fossil fuels for its energy, it could be a lengthy transition. Sarfraz Thind reports

Japan's natcat relief laws spur insurers to defer premiums after Monday's earthquake

China's insurers are also helping customers after a local earthquake

Japan's finance minister orders improvement in wake of insurance price fixing scandal

Four of the country's biggest insurers caught up in inappropriate business practices

Japan's Fair Trade commission looking into antimonopoly violations at Tokio Marine subsidiary - UPDATED

The investigation follows price fixing scandals earlier in the year