Japan Post’s Share Sale Could Be Delayed by Scandal at Insurance Unit July 24, 2019 By Min Jeong Lee, Shingo Kawamoto and Emi Urabe The government’s plan to sell over $10 billion worth of shares in Japan Post Holdings Co. has been clouded by...
Japan Insurers to Invest in Riskier Non-Government Bonds, Seeking Higher Returns April 25, 2019 By Hideyuki Sano As bond yields evaporate globally, many Japanese insurers are looking to secure higher returns at home and abroad by diversifying...
Nippon Life Agrees to Buy 85% Stake in MassMutual’s Japan Unit for $980M March 2, 2018 Nippon Life Insurance Co said on Friday it had agreed to buy an 85 percent stake in the domestic unit...
AIR Worldwide Introduces Inland Flood Model for Japan October 23, 2017 Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has introduced a new inland flood model for Japan along with enhancements to its Japan...
Nippon Life Eyes Buying MassMutual Japan Unit for Bancassurance Sales: Sources October 5, 2017 By Taiga Uranaka Japan’s biggest private-sector life insurer, Nippon Life Insurance Co., is in talks to buy a majority stake in the domestic...
China’s Ping An to Invest $100M a Year in Japan in Diversification Bid March 27, 2017 By Kathleen Chu and Komaki Ito Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. plans to invest $100 million a year in Japanese companies as it seeks to diversify...
So. Africa’s Discovery Enters Japan Market with Sumitomo & SoftBank Partnership July 21, 2016 By Renee Bonorchis Discovery Ltd., South Africa’s third-largest insurer by market value, said it has set up a partnership with Japan’s Sumitomo Life...
Japanese Insurers Expected to Continue U.S. Spending Spree: Investment Bankers May 4, 2016 By Matthew Monks Japanese insurers made more than $18 billion worth of acquisitions in the U.S. last year, and their spending spree isn’t...