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Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.
TMK highlights positive impact of rate rises, cat losses hit 2017 account
13th February 2020
Tokio Martine Kiln (TMK) has said that rate rises are positively impacting the 2019 year of account and are continuing into 2020, while the 2017 and 2018 year of accounts remain pressured on the back of heavy catastrophe losses. TMK, which is part of large Japanese insurer, Tokio Marine, has released ... Read the full article
Tokio Marine deploys Metromile’s AI tech across auto book
12th February 2020
Japanese insurer Tokio Marine Group has deployed artificial intelligence (AI) powered technology from Metromile across its $13 billion auto insurance book in a move that it hopes will significantly improve customer claims. Using Metromile’s digital first notice of loss product, Metromile REPORT, Tokio Marine hopes to simplify the claims process by ... Read the full article
Tokio Marine completes $3.1bn acquisition of Pure Group
11th February 2020
Large Japanese property and casualty insurance group, Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc., has completed its previously announced acquisition of Privilege Underwriters, Inc. and its subsidiaries (Pure Group). It was announced in October of last year that Tokio Marine was set to acquire the US high net worth insurance specialist for $3.1 ... Read the full article
Tokio Marine selling stake in RenRe
7th January 2020
Bermudian reinsurance firm RenaissanceRe (RenRe) has announced that Tokio Marine plans to sell its 3.9% stake in the company, worth about $334 million. The stake will be offloaded via an underwritten public secondary offering of 1,739,071 common shares by Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. These shares formed part of ... Read the full article
Tokio Marine to expand into Brazilian mortgage & homeowners insurance market
7th January 2020
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. has announced the execution of a definitive agreement between its subsidiary, Tokio Marine Seguradora S.A., and Caixa Seguridade Participações S.A, an insurance holding unit of Caixa Econômica Federal, to establish a joint venture insurer to underwrite mortgage and homeowners insurance. Caixa Econômica Federal is a Brazilian state-owned ... Read the full article
Tokio Marine partners with Plug and Play in Singapore
19th August 2019
Tokio Marine Holdings, the largest property and casualty (P&C) insurance group in Japan, has announced a new partnership with Plug and Play’s insurtech program in Singapore. Plug and Play is a Silicon Valley-based innovation platform and venture fund that specialises in the development of early-to-growth stage technology startups. It has had a ... Read the full article
RenaissanceRe acquiring Tokio Millennium Re in $1.5 billion deal
30th October 2018
Bermudian reinsurance company RenaissanceRe has announced that it is to acquire Japanese holding company Tokio Marine’s reinsurance units, which include Tokio Millennium Re AG and Tokio Millennium Re (UK) Limited. RenaissanceRe said it has entered into a definitive agreement with Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. to acquire the firm's reinsurance platform, which ... Read the full article
Daljitt Barn joins Tokio Marine from Munich Re as Global Head of Cyber Risk
3rd September 2018
Tokio Marine Holdings has announced the appointment of Daljitt Barn from reinsurance giant Munich Re, to the newly created role of Global Head of Cyber Risk. Based in London, Barn started at Tokio Marine on September 3rd, 2018, and will be responsible for developing the firm's cyber strategy. Joining from Munich Re, ... Read the full article
Tokio Marine expects July flooding in Japan to drive $452mn of losses
10th August 2018
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire, a subsidiary of Tokio Marine Holdings, has announced that it expects to incur losses from the heavy rainfall that impacted Japan in July, 2018 of approximately 50 billion yen (US$451.9 million). Southwest Japan was hit by intense rainfall and subsequent flooding in the month of July, which caused ... Read the full article
Tokio Marine co-leads $90mn funding for Metromile start-up
24th July 2018
Tokio Marine Holdings and Intact Financial, a North American property and casualty (P&C) insurer, have co-led a $90 million Series E funding drive for Metromile Inc., a San Francisco based car insurance start-up that utilises a pay-per-mile model and fully automated claims experience. Metromile said it plans to use the funds ... Read the full article
Tokio Marine prepares for further acquisitions with $9bn available capital
26th June 2018
Tokio Marine Holdings, one of Japan’s most acquisitive re/insurance companies, is reportedly looking to boost its profits by scouting for further deals in Asia and overseas with up to $9 billion in available capital, according to Reuters. Tsuyoshi Nagano, Chief Executive of Tokio Marine, told Reuters that the firm would have ... Read the full article
Tokio Marine Group receives approval for post-Brexit Luxembourg subsidiary
8th May 2018
Tokio Marine Group has received regulatory approval to establish a new re/insurance subsidiary, Tokio Marine Europe S.A., in Luxembourg as part of its plans to ensure a smooth transition following the UK's departure from the European Union (EU). The new company, which has been authorised by the Commissariat aux Assurances (CAA) ... Read the full article
Tokio Marine HCC appoints Susan Rivera as Chief Operating Officer
3rd April 2018
Tokio Marine HCC has announced the appointment of Susan Rivera as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO). Rivera joins Tokio Marine from V3 Insurance Partners LLC, where she was a founding shareholder, and has served as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) since 2009. In her new role, she will ... Read the full article
Hurricanes & quakes drive costly year for Japanese insurers
24th October 2017
Japanese insurers Tokio Marine Holdings, MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc, and Sompo Holdings are estimating a combined payout of almost $2.5 billion in claims related to hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, and the Mexico earthquakes. The events make it one of the costliest year's for Japanese insurers since the Thai floods in 2011, ... Read the full article
Tokio Marine estimates $580mn loss from Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Mexico quakes
13th October 2017
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. has announced that it expects estimated pre-tax catastrophe losses, net of reinsurance, from the Mexico earthquakes, and hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, to total around 65 billion yen (US$580 million). "We would like to express our sincerest sympathies to all who have been affected by the natural ... Read the full article
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