All the headlines from our Japan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 25 2011 // Rescuers extended their search on Friday to shattered houses close to the epicenter of Christchurch’s deadly earthquake, but rain and cold dimmed hopes of finding more survivors of New Zealand’s worst disaster...
Feb 24 2011 // New Zealand rescuers said on Thursday they held grave fears for more than 200 people still missing as the death toll from an earthquake reached 98 after searchers pulled dozens of bodies from a Christchurch television...
Feb 22 2011 // New Zealand rescue teams worked under search lights early Wednesday to find scores of people trapped under collapsed buildings after an earthquake struck the country’s second-biggest city of Christchurch, killing at...
Feb 17 2011 // Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings, announced Junji Hamada as the Japan Global Practice Group National Practice Leader, effective immediately. Willis North America’s Japan Global Practice Group...
Feb 10 2011 // Chartis Inc., the general insurance subsidiary of American International Group has announced a cash tender offer through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Chartis Japan Capital Company LLC (Chartis Japan LLC), for all common...
Feb 1 2011 // American International Group, Inc. (AIG) reported it has closed the sale of its Japan-based life insurance subsidiaries, AIG Star Life Insurance Co. Ltd. and AIG Edison Life Insurance Co., to Prudential Financial Inc. for...
Jan 28 2011 // Yesterday Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it had lowered its sovereign rating on Japan to ‘AA-‘ from ‘AA’. The rating agency followed up that action by announcing that it...
Jan 27 2011 // The ACE Group announced that Jeffery Hager has been appointed Regional President, ACE Far East, responsible for ACE’s property and casualty (P&C) and accident and health (A&H) insurance businesses in Japan.He...
Jan 26 2011 // Toyota Motor Corp said it would recall more than 1.7 million vehicles worldwide, bringing its total for recalls to nearly 16 million since late 2009 and dealing a blow to its efforts to restore its reputation for...
Dec 31 2010 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A+’ (Superior) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “aa” of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited (MSI), as well as the FSR...
Dec 31 2010 // The outcome of U.N. climate talks in Mexico this month should boost steps in Asia to curb greenhouse gas emissions, with China a likely bright spot in 2011, a senior analyst at a leading U.S. think tank said.The talks...
Dec 28 2010 // Japan’s Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co said it would buy the shares it does not already own in Tower Australia Group Ltd for 99.6 billion yen ($1.2 billion) as it seeks expansion overseas.Japan’s No.2 life insurer...
Dec 13 2010 // Risk Management Solutions announced that it has successfully conducted the expert risk analysis for the second issuance of the Atlas VI bond (Series 2010-I Class A Notes) sponsored by French reinsurer SCOR Group.The...
Dec 8 2010 // Saying the health of the planet is at stake, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged 190 nations meeting in Mexico on Tuesday to agree to steps to fight climate change that fall short of a perfect deal.“We cannot...
Nov 30 2010 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a+” of Japan’s NIPPONKOA Insurance Company Ltd, both with stable outlooks.“The...
Nov 18 2010 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A ‘(Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a+” of Japan’s Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Company Limited, both with stable...
Nov 12 2010 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of “a-” to Aioi Insurance Company (China) Limited, both with stable outlooks.The ratings...
Oct 28 2010 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Bermuda-based Dah Sing Insurance Company Limited (DSI), both with stable outlooks....
Oct 20 2010 // Speculation of a grand bargain by the Group of 20 to rebalance the global economy is swirling ever faster thanks to China’s surprise decision to raise interest rates for the first time since 2007.Higher rates ought...
Oct 19 2010 // Aon Benfield launched a market update for the key Asia Pacific reinsurance hubs of Australia/New Zealand, Japan, Singapore and China at the recently concluded East Asian Insurance Congress (EAIC) in Bali.The announcement...