Insurance
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance to spend $4.5bn on M&A, with eye on US
Japanese insurer aims to tap into North American specialty market
Property & Services
Finance
Tokio Marine's pandemic review unspools into Greensill collapse
Japanese insurer failed to uncover problems at time of taking on policies
Insurance
Dai-ichi Life targets 30% cut in portfolio CO2 emissions by 2025
Japan insurer would sell $6.5bn in assets as it seizes the initiative on climate change
36Kr/KrASIA
Chinese insurance lesson startup reels in Tencent and Sequoia
Middle class-focused Xiaobangguihua develop technology and builds brand
Companies
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance to invest $350m in US startup Hippo
Japanese provider embraces AI to predict and mitigate disaster damage
Insurance
Nippon Life offers insurance to low-income Asians at 40 cents a month
Japanese provider looks to tap $90bn-plus sector with microinsurance
Startups
Indonesia insurtech startup expects market boost from COVID
PasarPolis taps rising demand in Southeast Asia's most populous nation
Business deals
Japan's Sompo buys US crop insurer as weather risks grow
Deal helps diversify coverage and manage swings from climate change
Business Insight
Ping An's rainy day policy isn't insurance
Chinese group's tech-centered diversification will tide it through COVID troubles
Transportation
Japan Post considers sale of Australian logistics business
Toll weighed down by domestic delivery and international forwarding losses
