Insurance
Japan insurers to halve bond purchases, awaiting next BOJ hike
Industry leaders turn to alternative assets to lift returns in meantime
Insurance
Insurance
Japan's Dai-ichi Life wants to maximize advantages of being listed: CEO
Nation's only big listed insurer keeps unsolicited bids on table in growth plan
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Insurance
Japan's Nippon Life Insurance launches India subsidiary
Unit to provide management and research support for local affiliates
Insurance
Japan's Meiji Yasuda to raise return rate for corporate pensions
Other insurers likely to follow suit after BOJ exits negative interest rates
Caixin
China tries to fill multibillion-dollar insurance black hole
Fears some may not be able to pay maturing policies grow as industry sinks
Insurance
Nippon Life eyes acquisitions in North America to double profit by 2035
Japanese industry leader has weak presence abroad compared to rivals
Business deals
Japan's Dai-ichi Life to invest $255m in U.S. credit fund Canyon Partners
Life insurance provider expands presence in fast-growing alternative assets
Markets
Insurer divestment plan raises hopes for Japan corporate reform
Companies with weak balance sheets open to selling pressure, say analysts
Insurance
Japan casualty insurers to sell entire cross-shareholdings worth $43bn
Unloading to take place over several years in response to collusion scandal
Interview
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance to double U.K. underwriting, CEO says
Lloyd's underwriter MS Amlin to expand capacity to $3.8bn in 5 years
Business deals
Japan's Itochu in final talks to acquire scandal-hit Bigmotor
Used-car chain faces split into 2 companies amid restructuring
Insurance
Japan tells casualty insurers to unwind cross-holdings amid scandal
Potential for market distortion raises alarms following price-fixing allegations
Business deals
Japan's Dai-ichi Life outbids competitor on Benefit One acquisition
Life insurer to pay $2bn to Pasona Group for employee benefits provider
Insurance
Chief of Japan's Sompo Holdings to resign over insurance scandal
Financial watchdog to issue improvement order in wake of fraudulent Bigmotor claims
Insurance
Japan insurer Meiji Yasuda to invest $4bn in private assets
Company looks to increase returns by diversifying asset portfolio
Business deals
Japan's Sumitomo Life to acquire Singapore Life in Asian push
Insurer buys shares from TPG and Aviva, eyeing full ownership
Insurance
Space tourism insurance envisioned by Japan's Mitsui Sumitomo
Insurer teams with ANA, H.I.S. and others to create plans
Business deals
Dai-ichi Life makes rare counterproposal to acquire Benefit One
Move indicates possible turning point for M&A in Japan
Insurance
Japan to back LNG purchases by insuring $680m bank loan
First guarantee of its kind help JERA diversify procurement
Insurance
Costly natural disasters spark call for global insurance push
Report shows 80% of losses in Asia and Latin America were uninsured over decade
Bonds
Japan life insurers turn away from U.S. Treasurys for JGBs as rates rise
Nippon Life Insurance and Dai-ichi Life to step up buying of superlong-term bonds
Insurance
Japanese life insurers wade into unhedged foreign bonds
Four of 10 big companies poised to add to holdings in coming months
Insurance
U.S. insurance broker Marsh partners with Japan agency on risk solutions
Joint venture with MST seeks to provide tailored policy recommendations
Insurance
Insurer Sompo Japan failed to report systemic fraud at Bigmotor
Accounts of store manager's instructions were concealed from financial watchdog
Insurance
Japan insurers fixed prices for over 100 clients, probes find
Companies to report findings to financial watchdog by Friday