Archive

  • From major regulators to major ratings agencies, funded re causes concern

    07 July 2025

    From the UK to Japan to the rest of Asia, funded re rings warning bells at regulators and ratings agencies, and leading large lifers and their asset managers are treading carefully

  • Dai-Ichi Life and Marubeni Corp RE JV target JPY 3trn AuM by 2030

    03 July 2025

    Tie-up deal aimed at leveraging economies of scale completes

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

    04 June 2025

    Follows previous Asian deals in Japan and South Korea

  • Fitch says Dai-ichi Life and M&G tie-up mutually beneficial

    03 June 2025

    Agency foresees opening up of APAC life outsourcing for UK asset manager

  • M&G to become Dai-ichi Life's preferred European asset manager in strategic partnership

    30 May 2025

    Deal expected to generate $6bn in new business flows into funds managed by M&G over the next five years

  • Japanese lifers looking for a beacon in the equity markets storm

    16 April 2025

    With trade wars sending markets haywire, and equities being the highest risk in insurers' investment portfolios, investment and risk teams are holding firm, in the hope of a window of blue sky

  • Dai-ichi Life to add AUD 131.4bn to assets in Australian M&A

    07 April 2025

    Japanese group plans buying stake in Challenger from MS&AD

  • Dai-ichi Life to put property businesses into JV with Marubeni Corp

    03 March 2025

    Japanese group wants to expand real estate investing faster than organic growth allows

  • Dai-ichi Life merges local and foreign bond operations into "global bond structure"

    27 February 2025

    Japanese lifer wants better investment returns from its move

  • Japan Post Insurance set for first emerging manager allocation next month

    27 February 2025

    Life firm has launched an emerging manager programme with Daiwa AM