All the headlines from our Japan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 23 2007 // Risk Management Solutions has designed the trigger mechanism and performed the risk analysis for a parametric securitization of typhoon risk in Japan. Issued by Akibare Ltd., a Cayman Islands special purpose vehicle (SPV),...
May 16 2007 // Japanese baseball players are all the rage in the major leagues this year. Kei Igawa and Daisuke Matzuzaka have joined established stars such as Hideki Matsui and Ichiro Suzuki as imports on America’s premier teams....
Apr 27 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of “A++” (Superior) and the issuer credit rating of “aa+” of Japan’s Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Company Limited (TMNF),...
Mar 29 2007 // Authorities hailed Japan’s new earthquake alert system as a success this week after it allowed officials to issue a tsunami warning just one minute after a magnitude 6.9 quake jolted the country’s coast a day...
Mar 26 2007 // A powerful earthquake struck Japan on Sunday, killing at least one person and injuring 170 others as it damaged buildings and triggered a small tsunami along the coast, officials said.The magnitude-6.9 quake struck at 9:42...
Feb 23 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said in a new report that the risk management practices and internal control policies of Japan’s insurers are coming under increasing scrutiny following a series of...
Feb 13 2007 // The Willis Research Network (WRN) “has joined forces with internationally renowned universities to harness the immense power of the NEC Earth Simulator in Yokohama, Japan to help insurers understand the frequency and...
Feb 1 2007 // Marsh has appointed Rob Wendin to lead its Japan Client Services team in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He will also continue to head Marsh’s Healthcare Practice in those regions. “In his expanded role,...
Jan 30 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of “A+” (Superior) and the issuer credit rating of “aa” of Japan’s Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company Limited (MSI) with a stable...
Jan 23 2007 // Hawaii State Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt will be among the U.S. officials working with the governments of China and Japan to improve regulation in the financial services industries.According to the Hawaii...
Dec 25 2006 // The Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Insurance Division has granted a captive license to MHC Insurance Co. Ltd., which participates in insuring the worldwide risks of its Japanese-related owners and...
Dec 24 2006 // The Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Insurance Division has granted a captive license to MHC Insurance Co. Ltd., which participates in insuring the worldwide risks of its Japanese-related owners and...
Dec 18 2006 // Nintendo is issuing a product recall for its latest video game problem over a Wii problem. The reception of Nintendo’s Wii video game console has been enthusiastic — too enthusiastic, apparently, for the straps...
Dec 14 2006 // The Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Insurance Division has granted a captive license to MHC Insurance Co. Ltd., which participates in insuring the worldwide risks of its Japanese-related owners and...
Dec 10 2006 // The United States and Japan have agreed on guidelines designed to improve the safety of consumer products in the two countries, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.Under the agreement, the two countries will...
Dec 1 2006 // The United States and Japan have agreed on guidelines designed to improve the safety of consumer products in the two countries, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.Under the agreement, the two countries will...
Nov 29 2006 // UnionBanc Insurance Services Inc., Fullerton, Calif., is expanding its focus to the Pacific Rim with the addition of Ted Ikuta, who joins the company’s Fullerton office as senior vice president. Ikuta has more than...
Nov 17 2006 // The National Weather Service lifted a tsunami advisory hours before powerful waves damaged docks and tore boats from their moorings in Northern California. Forecasters said they were wary of causing chaos along the...
Nov 16 2006 // A strong undersea earthquake south of the Kuril Islands off Japan’s northwest coast, which measured up to 8.1 on the Richter Scale, failed to produce any significant tsunami’sFollowing the quake, warnings went...
Oct 22 2006 // Japan’s Supreme Court recognized the intellectual property rights of employees who invent products in a landmark ruling last week, ordering Hitachi to pay 163 million yen ($1.4 million) to a former worker.The court...