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Japan Post Insurance to appoint Onishi Toru as new CEO in management reshuffle

April 13 2026

The appointment will be formally approved at the company's shareholders’ general meeting in June 2026 and confirmed at a subsequent board meeting.

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FSA to inspect Prudential Holdings Japan over improper customer payments — report

April 10 2026

The country's FSA is examining whether group oversight has failed to stop decades-long illicit customer payments at Prudential Life.

Prismic reinsures Daiichi Life whole life block in third Japan AIR deal of 2026

April 10 2026

The Bermuda-based platform will reinsure a yen-denominated block of whole life and annuity policies under its latest Japan agreement.

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Autonomous vehicles drive APAC insurers toward new liability era as robotaxis ramp up

April 8 2026

Robotaxis are giving commercial shape to APAC’s broader AV market, but insurers remain constrained by limited data, fragmented regulation, and unresolved liability questions.

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J-ICS 'overly conservative' for Japan, but major insurers ready for new capital regime — Fitch

April 3 2026

Capital ratio for major insurers expected to remain 'sufficiently high', though subsidiaries of foreign insurers are likely to report lower numbers.

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Reinsurance capital hits new high, driving double-digit rate cuts in Asia-Pacific — Aon

April 2 2026

Favourable catastrophe experience in Japan, South Korea and Thailand helped drive double‑digit rate reductions and stronger buyer leverage.

April renewals deepen softening across APAC property as capacity stays ample — Gallagher Re

April 1 2026

Japan’s loss-free property cat programmes fell 15% to 17.5% risk-adjusted, with double-digit declines reported in India, the Philippines, and South Korea.

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1/4 renewals: Japan rates back to early 2020s levels, Middle East impact contained in specialty lines — Howden Re

April 1 2026

Howden Re notes that mid-year renewals may face greater complexity as reinsurers review exposure and pricing in light of ongoing Middle East tensions.

Talcott Life Re expands AIR deal with Japan Post Insurance by US$625m

March 31 2026

Expansion adds ¥100bn of in-force payout annuities to the original 2025 block transaction between the two firms.

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Aflac Re lands first external reinsurance transaction with Japan Post Insurance

March 31 2026

New asset-intensive reinsurance transaction follows prior internal deals with Aflac Life Insurance Japan.

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Japan Post Insurance takes minority stake in KKR-backed Hoken Minaoshi Hompo

March 31 2026

The move builds on KKR’s 2025 acquisition and marks a step in Japan Post Insurance’s broader diversification push.

Specialty MGA taps Uwe Sievers to lead Japanese market growth

March 31 2026

Sievers joins Specialty MGA after nearly four decades at HDI, where he led the firm’s operations in Japan.

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