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Muted offshore investments and high hedging ratios shield Japan from FX risk, says S&P Global
29 May 2025Private credit/debt investments are roughly half US/European levels, agency adds
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APAC Weekly - Japan's insurers seek fresh business (and investments) beyond the horizon
05 November 2024A trend gaining quite some traction is overseas expansion, among both general and life insurers as buyers, from Japan, involving a fairly widely-spread mix of targets
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Strategic stake sell-downs "positive" for credit profile of Japan's major non-lifers
30 July 2024S&P Global Ratings expects the proceeds to be major profit driver for sellers this year
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Japan's CIOs have alternatives managers in their sights
17 April 2024The Bank of Japan may have stolen the limelight last month, but insurance CIOs made headlines as well, with eye-catching allocations to non-mainstream assets and emerging managers
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Comment - Do American cicadas feel joy? Why Japanese lifers and the BoJ may have the answer
20 March 2024CIOs may feel the rare rate hike in Tokyo yesterday was a few years too late to help
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APAC CIOs to be 'interventionist' in coming year, predicts S&P Global Ratings
13 March 2024Taiwanese insurers post T$40bn losses on FX hedging
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S&P Global voices concerns at some APAC insurers' property exposures
12 March 2024Exposures of some Chinese insurers raise questions, but Japan, Taiwan and South Korea cause less worry
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Asia's insurers cut FX hedging to "maintain profitability," says S&P Global
31 March 2023Costs of FX protection could erode earnings, and capital of some