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Talcott Life Re expands block reinsurance deal with Japan Post - UPDATED

KKR and Quadrantis to buy minority stakes in Peak Re

KKR continues to expand insurance activities in Asia-Pacific

RGA announces $1bn coinsurance deal with Dai-ichi Life

Japan Post to cut life and asset risks in JPY 550bn Talcott Life Re deal

Ceding to Bermudian life reinsurer involves decades-old annuity contracts

Taiyo Life to reinsure JPY 657bn in long-term care annuities amid rising lapse risk

Meanwhile Japan Post Insurance in talks with KKR's Global Atlantic group on reinsurance investment

Asahi Life introduces 'brownie points' for units with whistleblowers

Fitch predicts robust credit fundamentals and less rates risk for Japan's life sector

Insurers will also keep expanding overseas to boost earnings, ratings agency expects

Japan Post Insurance out of 'regulatory rehab'

"Deemed hospitalisation" costs Japan Post 97% of all Covid hospital claims costs

Government has since scaled back rules on Covid-19 payouts

Japan Post Insurance finds over 2,000 cases of sales malpractice

In almost half of instances, policies failed to match client expectations