Only four of the nation's top 11 casualty insurers saw their premium revenues rise in the 2001 business year, according to their preliminary financial results released as of Tuesday.
The four include the top three in the sector: Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co. and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. The fourth is Nissay Dowa General Insurance Co., an affiliate of Nippon Life Insurance Co.
Tokio Marine reported premium revenues of 1.42 trillion yen, up 3.2 percent from a year earlier. Yasuda Fire's revenues were at 1.05 trillion yen, up 5.5 percent, while Mitsui Sumitomo recorded premium revenues of 1.22 trillion yen, up 0.9 percent. Nissay Dowa's premium revenues rose 6.3 percent to 311.9 billion yen.