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Athene taps Goldman Sachs for new head in Japan

Reinsurer has completed more than $20bn of reinsurance business in the country so far

Apollo targets Japanese life insurance acquisitions

Japan's life insurance market is projected to grow from JPY38.7trn ($242bn) in 2026 to JPY47.8trn in 2030

Moody's predicts greater uptake of funded re among Japan's mutuals

The rating agency says peer comparisons of solvency, not low levels of cover, driving interest

T&D Holdings sees solvency soften after taking Viridium stake

Increased local life lapse risk also affected capital coverage at Japanese group

FWD targeting up to HK$4bn proceeds from IPO

Viridium hails change in ownership as "very good news for our clients"

Allianz, T&D Holdings and BlackRock will join Generali and Hannover Re in ownership

T&D Holdings to pay $800m as part of Viridium buyer consortium

Japanese group now present in European and US legacy life consolidation markets

Consortium of insurers and asset managers to take over Germany's Viridium

Allianz, BlackRock, T&D Holdings, Hannover Re and Generali back closed-book life consolidator

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

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