Asset intensive reinsurance

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Chariot Re takes on first Japanese liabilities in US$1.6bn MetLife retrocession

October 15 2026

The treaty, effective 30 September, covers US dollar whole life and annuity policies and is the Bermuda reinsurer’s fourth since its July 2025 launch.

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Japan AIR market braces for stricter regime, not slower growth

October 14 2026

Industry experts expect future asset-intensive reinsurance (AIR) growth to hinge on access to third-party capacity, suitable matching assets and demonstrable risk transfer.

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Pacific Life Re closes second Japan structured reinsurance deal of 2026

October 13 2026

The transaction helps an unnamed major life insurer optimise its economic capital position under Japan’s new Economic Solvency Ratio (ESR) framework.

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Prismic to reinsure US$5bn of Prudential Financial's Japanese whole life reserves

October 6 2026

The deal takes Prismic's in-force and flow transactions with Prudential to more than US$22bn of USD-denominated liabilities.

Pacific Life Re completes first Hong Kong asset-intensive reinsurance deal

Pacific Life Re completes first Hong Kong AIR deal

September 8 2026

Its debut asset-intensive transaction in the market covers whole life liabilities ceded by a pan-Asian insurer

AM Best keeps global life reinsurance outlook stable as Japan cessions rise under J-ICS

Japan solvency reforms drive cessions as AM Best maintains stable outlook for global life reinsurance

September 3 2026

Improving mortality experience and the growing influence of GLP‑1 drugs are reshaping life reinsurance pricing and underwriting assumptions.

Insurers urged to treat alternative capital deals as partnerships, not pre-nups

August 24 2026

AAC2026 panellists said reinsurer track record, collateral quality and recapture readiness matter more than price as AIR and FinRe grow across Asia.

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MAS eyes AIR guidance, further RBC 2 changes by year-end

August 20 2026

RBC 2 adjustments, reinsurance guidance, and stress-testing developments form part of a broader regulatory response to evolving risks.

Pacific Life Re secures third asset-intensive flow reinsurance deal in Japan

August 19 2026

Executed with a Japanese life insurer, the deal covers whole-of-life liabilities with a new flow counterparty.

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MS First Capital kicks off reinsurance operations from GIFT City

August 11 2026

The move aligns with MS&AD’s international strategy to pursue growth opportunities across Asia.

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Japan's new reinsurance rules unlikely to slow asset-intensive deals despite higher scrutiny: S&P

July 23 2026

Tighter AIR regulation should improve industry-wide risk controls even as Japanese insurers continue to expand use of the structure.

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APAC insurers face capital squeeze as market, regulatory and catastrophe risks rise: S&P

July 22 2026

Flexible capital tools, reinsurance and selective investment shifts are becoming central to how insurers protect balance sheets and manage volatility.

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