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Feb 2017

Country Profile


The year of the bird - Japanese insurers take flight

The insurance industry is changing on a global level and Japanese insurers are cresting that wave of change. As Japan deals with a volatile global economy, we see how the insurance industry is coping.
 


Exposure to globalisation is the key to success

ReMark Japan’s Mr Tetsuya (Ted) Fujita, looks back at a year in which fortunes reversed – and ahead to the challenges facing the Japanese insurance industry in 2017.
 


Nat CATs and non-physical damages are top risks for Japanese firms

In the 6th annual Allianz Risk Barometer which analyses corporate risks globally, natural catastrophes, business interruption and market developments are ranked as top risks for Japan. Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty elaborates.
 


Mutuals: Digital technology will be biggest game changer

Japan is the world’s second largest mutual insurance market. Ms Irina Fan of Swiss Re gives a brief overview of this market.