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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage 3

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday.

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Mitsui, Aioi to begin talks to form Japan's biggest nonlife insurer

Photo taken on March 28, 2025, shows the headquarters of Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co. in Tokyo. Aioi Nissay Dowa is set to begin merger talks with Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. to create Japan's largest standalone nonlife insurance firm, their parent company said the same day.

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Mitsui, Aioi to begin talks to form Japan's biggest nonlife insurer

Photo taken on March 28, 2025, shows the headquarters of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. in Tokyo. Mitsui Sumitomo is set to begin merger talks with Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co. to create Japan's largest standalone nonlife insurance firm, their parent company said the same day.

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Toyota-led group to invest 25.8 bil. yen in Misawa Homes

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuo Mizutani (L), president of Misawa Homes Holdings Inc., and Mitsuo Kinoshita, senior managing director of Toyota Motor Corp., shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on March 31. They announced that an alliance of Toyota, Nomura Principal Finance Co. and Aioi Insurance Co. will invest 25.8 billion yen in Misawa Homes Holdings Inc.

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Aioi Insurance names Kodama new president

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashi Kodama (L), senior managing director of Aioi Insurance Co., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 13 as President Akira Seshimo listens. Aioi said its board has decided to promote Kodama to president, effective April 1, when Seshimo will become chairman.

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Aioi projects higher losses from reinsurance claims

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Seshimo (R), president of Aioi Insurance Co., briefs reporters at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 12 about the company's potential loss from overseas reinsurance claims of its U.S. agent. Seshimo said the company will likely incur a loss of 126.1 billion yen on the reinsurance claims, including those stemming from the Sept. 11 terror attacks on the U.S.

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Dai-Tokyo, Chiyoda insurance firms announce merger terms

TOKYO, Japan - Dai-Tokyo Fire & Marine Insurance Co. and Chiyoda Fire & Marine Insurance Co. on Sept. 8 announce the outline of the new firm to be set up as a result of their merger next April 1. The new company comprising Dai-Tokyo and Chiyoda, both midsize casualty and automobile insurance companies based in Tokyo, will be called Aioi Insurance Co. Photo, taken at the Tokyo Kaikan Building in Chiyoda Ward shows Dai-Tokyo President Akira Seshimo (R) and Chiyoda President Koji Fukuda displaying the new company's logo.

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Toyota-led group to invest 25.8 bil. yen in Misawa Homes

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuo Mizutani (L), president of Misawa Homes Holdings Inc., and Mitsuo Kinoshita, senior managing director of Toyota Motor Corp., shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on March 31. They announced that an alliance of Toyota, Nomura Principal Finance Co. and Aioi Insurance Co. will invest 25.8 billion yen in Misawa Homes Holdings Inc. (Kyodo)

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Aioi projects higher losses from reinsurance claims

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Seshimo (R), president of Aioi Insurance Co., briefs reporters at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 12 about the company's potential loss from overseas reinsurance claims of its U.S. agent. Seshimo said the company will likely incur a loss of 126.1 billion yen on the reinsurance claims, including those stemming from the Sept. 11 terror attacks on the U.S.

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Aioi Insurance names Kodama new president

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashi Kodama (L), senior managing director of Aioi Insurance Co., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 13 as President Akira Seshimo listens. Aioi said its board has decided to promote Kodama to president, effective April 1, when Seshimo will become chairman. (Kyodo)

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Dai-Tokyo, Chiyoda insurance firms announce merger terms

TOKYO, Japan - Dai-Tokyo Fire & Marine Insurance Co. and Chiyoda Fire & Marine Insurance Co. on Sept. 8 announce the outline of the new firm to be set up as a result of their merger next April 1. The new company comprising Dai-Tokyo and Chiyoda, both midsize casualty and automobile insurance companies based in Tokyo, will be called Aioi Insurance Co. Photo, taken at the Tokyo Kaikan Building in Chiyoda Ward shows Dai-Tokyo President Akira Seshimo (R) and Chiyoda President Koji Fukuda displaying the new company's logo.