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Chart of the week: Chinese state insurers' investment returns jump after year of equity push
24 April 2026New China Life's return on investment grew 35% in 2025
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S&P warns SII reforms could spur more private credit investments
23 April 2026Agency to monitor rising exposure to private credit, despite low relative allocation levels currently
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Hard currency: Taiwan's lifers have lowered FX hedging ratios, but for how long?
13 April 2026Ten months since the US and Taiwan dollars sharply parted ways, handing FX investment risk is still upmost in life CIOs' thoughts
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Japan Post Insurance strikes funded re deal with Talcott Life Re and Aflac Re Bermuda
03 April 2026Deal is Aflac unit's first such transaction for external client
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APAC Weekly: Insurers' healthy outlook at a new dawn for regulations in Japan
31 March 2026Investment reshuffles have played their part in strong solvency buffers, as industry moves to economic value-based solvency rules
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S&P Ratings says foreign units will replace profits from keiretsu sales in Japan
13 March 2026Major non-lifers are still selling down cross shareholdings
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APAC Weekly - How US M&A 'works' for Japan's mega-insurers
03 March 2026Sompo, Meiji Yasuda Life and MS&AD recently completed acquisitions in the US. Their targets' numbers are no doubt making them smile....
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Capital benefits driving South Korean lifers towards rated APAC private funds, says S&P Global
26 February 2026Fund and acquisition finance highlighted as areas of investment potential in APAC
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Mercuries Life announces second interim CIO
02 February 2026President was filling CIO role temporarily
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Solvency II changes a "meaningful step" for securitised assets' allure, S&P says
11 December 2025Though ratings agency warns changes are unlikely to have a "significant impact" on insurers' appetites