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Secom (9735) · RiskMitigated

Higher Insurance Losses Due to the Kumamoto Earthquake and Other Events

First written in FY2017-Q1. 13 of 24 entries say "Mitigated", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: FY2026.

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ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseMaterialisedFY2020-Q3 – FY2021MitigatedFY2023 – FY20262016: 220162017: 220172018: 220182019: 320192020: 220202021: 320212022: 320222023: 320232024: 220242025: 120252026: 12026
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Risk of increased property and casualty insurance claim payments due to catastrophic natural disastersA theme 3 companies write about · 3 as a headwind · 0 as a tailwind

Secom moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2020.

2 other companies' latest entry also says "Mitigated".

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  1. FY2026MitigatedAnnual report

    「In the consolidated fiscal year, revenue was ¥65.4 billion, up 10.2% year on year, due to steady sales of Secom General Insurance Co., Ltd.'s cancer insurance Jiyu Shinryo Insurance Medicom and automobile insurance, as well as higher investment income. Operating profit was ¥5.9 billion, up 41.2% year on year, due mainly to lower losses from natural catastrophes and a decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses.」

    Operating income in the insurance business increased due to lower losses from natural disasters and lower selling, general and administrative expenses, easing the pressure on earnings from disaster-related losses.
  2. FY2025MitigatedAnnual report

    「In the consolidated fiscal year, revenue was ¥59.3 billion, up 2.1% year on year, despite a decline in investment income, due to higher insurance underwriting revenue. Operating profit was ¥4.2 billion, up 65.6% year on year, due mainly to a decrease in the provision for policy reserves.」

    Operating income in the insurance business increased due to lower provisions for policy reserves, easing the pressure on earnings from insurance losses related to natural disasters and other events.
  3. FY2024MitigatedAnnual report

    「Operating income was ¥2.5 billion, up 146.1% from the previous fiscal year, due mainly to lower losses from natural disasters.」

    Operating income in the insurance business increased 146.1% from the previous fiscal year due to lower losses from natural disasters, easing the pressure on earnings from disaster-related losses.
  4. FY2024-Q3MitigatedAnnual report

    「Operating income was ¥10.0 billion, up 14.9% year on year, due mainly to lower losses from natural disasters.」

    Operating income in the insurance business increased 14.9% year on year due to lower losses from natural disasters, easing the pressure on earnings from disaster-related losses.
  5. FY2024-Q2MitigatedAnnual report

    「In the insurance business, revenue was ¥28.5 billion, up 8.7% year on year, due mainly to higher investment income, while operating income was ¥4.7 billion, up 127.0% year on year, due mainly to lower losses from natural disasters.」

    Operating income in the insurance business increased 127.0% year on year due to lower losses from natural disasters, easing the pressure on earnings from disaster-related losses.
  6. FY2023MitigatedAnnual report

    「In underwriting insurance, the Group underwrites policies in accordance with its Underwriting Regulations and works to maintain appropriate risk control by continuously reviewing loss ratios. It addresses catastrophe and accumulation risks through reinsurance cover and provisions for extraordinary catastrophe risk.」

    The company’s response to insurance risks from natural disasters and other events was specified as including underwriting rules, loss-ratio reviews, reinsurance cover and provisions for catastrophe reserves.
  7. FY2023-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report

    「In the insurance business, revenue was ¥40.6 billion, up 4.6% year on year, due mainly to higher investment income, while operating profit was ¥8.7 billion, down 6.1% year on year, due mainly to increased losses from natural catastrophes.」

    Increased losses from natural disasters actually occurred as a factor reducing operating income in the insurance business year on year.
  8. FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report

    「Operating income was ¥2.1 billion, down 54.4% year on year, due mainly to increased losses from natural disasters.」

    Increased losses from natural disasters materialized as a factor reducing operating income in the insurance business by 54.4% year on year.
  9. FY2023-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report

    「In the insurance business, revenue was ¥12.3 billion, up 1.9% year on year, due mainly to higher investment income. Operating profit was ¥2.5 billion, down 15.2% year on year, due mainly to an increase in losses from natural disasters.」

    Higher losses resulting from natural disasters became an actual factor reducing operating income in the Insurance business by 15.2% year on year.
  10. FY2022MitigatedAnnual report

    「Operating income was ¥1.0 billion, up 27.0% from the previous fiscal year, due mainly to lower losses resulting from natural disasters.」

    Operating income in the Insurance business increased 27.0% from the previous fiscal year due to lower losses resulting from natural disasters.
  11. FY2022-Q2MitigatedAnnual report

    「In the insurance business, revenue was ¥25.4 billion, up 7.0% year on year, due mainly to strong sales of Secom General Insurance Co., Ltd.'s cancer insurance product, Jiyu Shinryo Hoken Medicom. Operating income (loss) was operating profit of ¥4.6 billion, compared with an operating loss of ¥1.6 billion in the same period of the previous year, due to the recognition of a reversal of policy reserves and a reduction in losses from major disasters, among other factors.」

    The Insurance business shifted from an operating loss of ¥1.6 billion in the same period of the previous year to operating income of ¥4.6 billion due to lower losses from major disasters and the reversal of outstanding claims reserves.
  12. FY2021WorsenedAnnual report

    「Operating income was ¥700 million, down 51.5% from the previous fiscal year, due mainly to the impact of major disasters, including Typhoon Haishen and the torrential rains in July 2020.」

    The impact of major disasters reduced full-year operating income in the Insurance business by 51.5% from the previous fiscal year, confirming that the pressure on profit through the previous quarter persisted for the full year.
  13. FY2021-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report

    「Operating income was ¥2.9 billion, down 6.3% year on year, due mainly to the impact of major disasters, including Typhoon Haishen and the torrential rains in July 2020.」

    Losses from major disasters, including typhoons and torrential rains, became an actual factor behind the decline in operating income in the Insurance business.
  14. FY2021-Q2WorsenedAnnual report

    「The operating loss was ¥1.6 billion, compared with an operating loss of ¥200 million in the same period of the previous year, due mainly to the impact of major disasters, including Typhoon Haishen and the torrential rains in July 2020.」

    The impact of major disasters continued to contribute to the operating loss in the Insurance business, and the loss widened from ¥200 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥1.6 billion.
  15. FY2020-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report

    「In the Insurance business, revenue increased 5.5% year on year to ¥35.2 billion, driven by strong sales of the cancer insurance product "Jiyu Shinryo Hoken Medicom," fire insurance, and automobile insurance offered by セコム損害保険株式会社. Operating income declined 1.7% year on year to ¥3.1 billion due to major disasters occurring in the third quarter.」

    Major disasters occurring in the third quarter emerged as a factor reducing operating income in the Insurance business by 1.7% year on year.
  16. FY2020-Q2MitigatedAnnual report

    「In the Insurance business, revenue increased 3.1% year on year to ¥23.3 billion, driven by strong sales of the cancer insurance product "Jiyu Shinryo Hoken Medicom," fire insurance, and automobile insurance offered by セコム損害保険株式会社. However, the operating loss was ¥200 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥2.1 billion in the same period of the previous year, due mainly to the continuing impact of major disasters.」

    The impact of major disasters continued to contribute to the operating loss, but the loss narrowed from ¥2.1 billion in the same period of the previous year to ¥200 million.
  17. FY2019MaterialisedAnnual report

    「Operating income (loss) changed from operating profit of ¥1.3 billion in the previous fiscal year to an operating loss of ¥300 million in the current fiscal year, due mainly to an increase in provisions for policy reserves related to natural disasters and other events.」

    Higher provisions for outstanding claims reserves related to natural disasters and other events emerged as a factor behind the shift in the Insurance business from operating income to an operating loss.
  18. FY2019-Q3MitigatedAnnual report

    「Operating income increased 27.2% year on year to ¥3.1 billion. Although losses increased due to major disasters, including the torrential rains in July 2018 and Typhoons Jebi and Trami, this was offset in the third quarter by the reversal of outstanding claims reserves, among other factors.」

    Although losses from major disasters occurred, they were offset by the reversal of outstanding claims reserves, and operating income in the Insurance business increased year on year.
  19. FY2019-Q2WorsenedAnnual report

    「In the Insurance business, revenue increased 8.0% year on year to ¥22.6 billion, driven by strong sales of the cancer insurance product "Jiyu Shinryo Hoken Medicom" and fire insurance offered by セコム損害保険株式会社. Operating income was a loss of ¥2.1 billion, compared with operating income of ¥2.1 billion in the same period of the previous year, due to higher losses resulting from major disasters, including the torrential rains in July 2018 and Typhoon Jebi.」

    Higher losses from major disasters emerged as the factor behind the shift from operating income of ¥2.1 billion in the same period of the previous year to an operating loss of ¥2.1 billion.
  20. FY2018-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report

    「Operating income was ¥2.5 billion, down 28.4% year on year, due to higher incurred losses resulting from a typhoon.」

    Higher incurred losses resulting from natural disasters became an actual factor behind the decline in operating income in the Insurance business.
  21. FY2018-Q2MitigatedAnnual report

    「Operating income was ¥2.1 billion, up 92.0% year on year, as insurance underwriting expenses declined due to lower incurred losses.」

    The decline in incurred losses and insurance underwriting expenses continued, and operating income in the Insurance business increased 92.0% year on year.
  22. FY2018-Q1MitigatedAnnual report

    「Operating profit was ¥1.3 billion, as insurance underwriting expenses decreased due mainly to a reduction in incurred losses, up 61.4% year on year.」

    Lower incurred losses related to natural disasters and other events and lower insurance underwriting expenses are described as factors improving profit in the Insurance business.
  23. FY2017-Q2MitigatedAnnual report

    「Operating income was ¥1.1 billion, up 163.8% year on year, as insurance underwriting expenses declined due in part to lower incurred losses from natural disasters.」

    Regarding natural disaster losses, which were a factor behind the decline in profit in the previous quarter, the decline in incurred losses and insurance underwriting expenses is described.
  24. FY2017-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report

    「Operating income was ¥800 million, down 51.6% year on year, due to higher losses resulting from the Kumamoto Earthquake and other events.」

    In the Insurance business, higher losses resulting from natural disasters became an actual factor behind the decline in profit.
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  5. 4Flexible Capital Policy Through Share Repurchases6×
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