Four major Japanese nonlife insurers plan to raise their fire insurance premiums for homes by a national average of 6 to 8 percent in January 2021, sources said Wednesday.
The first simultaneous premium hikes by the four since October 2019 will follow a rise in insurance payouts on the back of a series of natural disasters across the country.
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