Nippon Life Insurance is studying further acquisition opportunities abroad after spending more than $12 billion on a string of deals a year ago, the company’s top executive has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/22/companies/nippon-life-insurance-overseas-acquisition-ambitions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #lifeinsurance #nipponlife #investments
Nippon Life seeking overseas acquisitions and watching bond yields

Japanese financial firms have been aggressively making acquisitions abroad to make up for a lack of growth prospects at home.

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Three of Japan's four major life insurance companies enjoyed insurance premium income growth in April-September, their earnings reports have shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/21/companies/life-insurers-revenue-growth/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #lifeinsurance #sumitomolife #daiichilife #nipponlife #meijiyasuda
Three major Japan life insurers see revenue growth in April-September

Insurance premium revenues rose 30.4% from a year earlier at Meiji Yasuda, 13.4% at Nippon Life and 4.0% at Sumitomo.

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Yoshinobu Tsutsui, former chairman of Nippon Life Insurance, is slated to become the next chairman of Keidanren later this month — the first time the lobby will be led by a figure from the financial industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/23/new-keidanren-chairman-financial-sector/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #keidanren #nipponlife #lifeinsurance
Keidanren to install first leader from financial sector

The post of Keidanren chairman has traditionally been held by leaders from the manufacturing sector.

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Nippon Life Insurance will discontinue the practice of temporarily sending employees to work in the sales departments of other firms such as banks, judging that the arrangements may distort fair competition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/16/companies/nippon-life-stop-staff/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nipponlife #lifeinsurance #banks
Nippon Life to stop sending staff to sales departments at banks

Critics have said the practice has led to misconduct, in addition to reducing competition.

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Japan’s biggest life insurer is considering taking on a little more risk with its investments in collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), as it looks for ways to eke out better returns abroad. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/14/companies/nippon-life-insurance-collateralized-loan-obligations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nipponlife #insurance #investments
Japan’s biggest insurer weighs riskier overseas CLO investments

Japan’s biggest life insurer is considering taking on a little more risk with its investments in collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), as it looks for ways to eke out better returns abroad.

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Japanese life insurers plan to reduce Japanese government bond holdings by 13 trillion won in fiscal 2025, responding to new capital regulations and marking a significant shift in asset allocation strategies.
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Japanese Life Insurers to Reduce JGB Holdings by 13 Trillion Won This Year

Japanese life insurers plan to reduce Japanese government bond holdings by 13 trillion won in fiscal 2025, responding to new capital regulations and marking a significant shift in asset allocation strategies.

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Nippon Life Insurance will reorganize its overseas operations to better monitor risks from its recent spate of acquisitions abroad, people familiar with the matter have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/27/companies/nippon-life-reorganization-overseas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nipponlife #lifeinsurance #insurance #mergers #acquisitions #investments
Nippon Life to revamp overseas business operations after acquisitions

Japan’s biggest life insurer will establish a new headquarters division in late March to manage its foreign businesses, and absorb related departments into that organization.

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Nippon Life Insurance has done more than $12 billion of deals this month alone. Japan’s biggest insurer isn’t finished yet. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/12/23/companies/nippon-life-acquisition-spree/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nipponlife #hiroshishimizu #lifeinsurance #acquisitions
Nippon Life’s $12 billion acquisition spree is just beginning

Having committed to pouring billions into a pair of global insurers, the firm is now turning to asset managers, as it seeks to diversify business at home and abroad.

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Japan's biggest business lobby plans to appoint Nippon Life Insurance Chairperson Yoshinobu Tsutsui as its next head. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/12/17/nippon-life-keidanren-chief/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #nipponlife #keidanren #manufacturing #insurance
Nippon Life chair to become head of Japan's main business lobby

Yoshinobu Tsutsui is set to be the first chairperson of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, from the financial industry.

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Nippon Life Insurance is in the final stages of buyout talks with U.S. life insurer Resolution Life Group Holdings, Resolution said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/12/10/companies/nippon-life-buyout-talks-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nipponlife #lifeinsurance #us
Nippon Life in talks to buy Resolution Life in deal worth $8.2 billion

If the deal goes ahead, it will be the largest ever foreign acquisition by a Japanese insurer.

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