--- title: "Japan's insurance industry has become a new battleground for global capital, with Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) investing 1.8 billion USD in Tokio Marine Holdings" type: "News" locale: "zh-CN" url: "https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/280131167.md" description: "Berkshire Hathaway will invest 287.4 billion yen (approximately 1.8 billion USD) in Tokio Marine Holdings to expand its risk exposure in the Japanese market. This 2.49% strategic investment will promote cooperation between the two companies in the fields of reinsurance and global investment, demonstrating Berkshire's ambitions in the Japanese insurance market. Tokio Marine is Japan's largest property and casualty insurance company, and this collaboration will last for ten years, during which both parties are prohibited from signing similar agreements with competitors in the first five years" datetime: "2026-03-23T09:14:22.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/280131167.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/280131167.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/280131167.md) --- > 支持的语言: [English](https://longbridge.com/en/news/280131167.md) | [繁體中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/280131167.md) # Japan's insurance industry has become a new battleground for global capital, with Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) investing 1.8 billion USD in Tokio Marine Holdings The Zhitong Finance APP noted that Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A.US, BRK.B.US) will invest 287.4 billion yen (approximately 1.8 billion USD) in the insurance giant Tokio Marine Holdings Inc., further expanding the American conglomerate's risk exposure in the Japanese market. According to a statement on Monday, Berkshire's National Indemnity Company will make a strategic investment of 2.49% in Tokio Marine. The two companies will collaborate in the fields of reinsurance and global investments, including mergers and acquisitions. This move highlights Berkshire's growing ambitions in Japan. About six years ago, under Buffett's leadership, the company revealed it had invested in several of Japan's largest trading houses (the five major trading companies). Buffett stated in his annual letter to shareholders that the company seeks to increase its stake in Japan's five major trading companies "over time." This latest transaction indicates that Berkshire is eager to gain a share of Japan's thriving insurance business, a market that is becoming increasingly attractive to foreign companies. KKR, Apollo Global Management, and other large international giants have taken action to expand their life insurance businesses, joining the rush of foreign enterprises to seize growth opportunities in Japan. Ikuo Mitsui, a fund manager at Banzai Securities, stated, "The partnership with Berkshire may provide an advantage by leveraging global expertise to expand business ahead of others." Tokio Marine is Japan's largest property and casualty insurance company. A spokesperson for the company, Mitsuhiro Izu, stated that this transaction means Tokio Marine can consider National Indemnity Company as a reinsurance option, without being limited by the type of insurance. He added that the initiative for this collaboration came from Berkshire. Izu also pointed out that this partnership will last for ten years. In the first five years, neither Berkshire nor Tokio Marine will enter into similar agreements with competitors. Berkshire will purchase approximately 1.8 billion USD of treasury stock held by Tokio Marine, after which the Japanese company will match this amount by repurchasing an equivalent amount of existing shares. Tokio Marine stated in a statement that if Berkshire continues to purchase the company's stock in the future, it is likely to do so through the open market. Berkshire Hathaway stated that its stake will not exceed 9.9% without the approval of Tokio Marine's board of directors. As Berkshire's interest in Japan as an investment destination continues to grow, the company is also simultaneously conducting financing in Japan. At the end of last year, Berkshire raised slightly more than 210 billion yen (approximately 1.3 billion USD) by issuing yen-denominated bonds, returning to the financing market it first entered in 2019 ### 相关股票 - [Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. 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