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  • FSA warns Japan's insurers to uphold governance amid global expansion

    02 January 2025

    Internal audit and governance must be enhanced as operations expand, watchdog says

  • Buyer be where? Japanese insurers look beyond the horizon, for M&A deals

    04 December 2024

    The rewards for Japan's insurers of overseas M&A include risk diversification, new customers and profit enhancement - but stakeholders tell David Walker that risks abound, as well

  • Asahi Life introduces 'brownie points' for units with whistleblowers

    28 June 2024
  • Japanese life association announces next chair

    26 April 2024
  • Pacific Guardian Life hit by cyber attack

    08 April 2024
  • AI to step in if Japanese natcats hit staff

    25 January 2024
  • Japan's life and health insurers deliver relief to earthquake-hit customers

    18 January 2024

    Firms' waivers extend from payment deadlines to daily exercise requirements

  • Japan's slow road to sustainability

    04 January 2024

    There is certainly a will to move towards sustainability in Japan. But with the country so reliant on fossil fuels for its energy, it could be a lengthy transition. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Thai Life's IPO boosts capital position

    01 July 2022
  • Major Japanese life insurers' profit declines after mortality revision

    08 June 2020

    Moody's warned Covid-19 remains disruptive for the next fiscal year