Tokio Marine Holdings
Tokio Marine Holdings (TMHD), Japan’s first insurer with operations in 50+ countries, sought to replace manual, spreadsheet-heavy workflows and unlock analysis at scale. Bloomberg partnered with TMHD to deploy BQuant Enterprise, a Python-based analytics environment integrated with Bloomberg data and TMHD’s databases.
TMHD combined training and hackathons to broaden adoption, converting expert workflows into reusable apps and embedding advanced analytics in daily work. The program delivered measurable productivity gains, stronger risk insight, and a cultural shift toward end‑user development. TMHD was the first in Japan to adopt BQuant Enterprise since 2021.
FEATURED PRODUCT
INDUSTRY
Insurance
LOCATION
Tokyo, Japan
GOAL
Create a secure, modern analytics environment that scales insight generation, standardizes models, and empowers end users to drive faster, better investment decisions.
Key insights
Lower adoption barriers with training and hackathons to involve non‑coders.
Automate repetitive tasks to free time for higher‑value analysis.
Empower end users to build and maintain apps for relevance and scale.
Pair bottom‑up experimentation with top‑down reinforcement and strategic partnerships.
Situation
Most workflows were manual and spreadsheet-based, which made managing large volumes of securities and transaction data cumbersome and time-intensive. Also, expertise was concentrated among a few senior analysts, with limited mechanisms to share methods or models across teams.
Problem
Manual workflows were time‑intensive and hard to scale; institutional knowledge stayed locked in individual files and methods. The firm needed a secure, collaborative way to standardize models, reduce cycle time, and improve insight quality across teams.
Time cost and operational friction from manual processes limited deeper analysis.
Lack of shared, standardized tools hampered collaboration and scaling across the firm.
Solution
Deploy BQuant Enterprise integrated with Bloomberg and TMHD’s internal data, plus AIM for trading and operations. Train users through study sessions and a hackathon, convert expert workflows into reusable applications, and shift from spreadsheets to automated, one‑click tools that speed analysis and improve collaboration.
Integrated Bloomberg's high quality financial data and TMHD's internal databases.
Used training and hackathons to enable non‑coders to build apps and spread best practices.
Yoshiaki Nakahara
Chief Investment Officer, Tokio Marine Holdings
BENEFITS
50+
applications developed annually with BQuant Enterprise
2
awards won in its first BQuant Hackathon, while majority of members have no coding background
10,000
workhours/year projected automation via AIM
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