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Japanese Insurers Struggle with Climate Change Cost Estimates

TOKYO – As the world tries to price the cost of climate change, Japan’s second largest non-life insurer MS&AD foresees the potential rise in claim payments in 2050 to be anywhere between 5% to 50% from current levels. Sompo Holdings, …

Explaining Climate Change and Financial Disclosure for Insurers

TOKYO – Japanese financial institutions are struggling to put a price tag on the cost of climate change, an effort made difficult by the long timeframe and a lack of data for making credible predictions. Non-life insurer MS&AD, for one, …