TheBenefits.Guru2d ago
Today Is...Arbor Day!
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. Same goes for Life Insurance! 🌳🛡️ #ArborDay #PlantingForFuture #LifeInsurance
The Japan Times4d ago
Prudential Life Insurance has suspended sales for an additional 180 days after receiving more complaints related to the alleged misuse of customer funds. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/22/companies/prudential-six-months/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #prudentiallife #insurance #corporategovernance #fraud #lifeinsurance #businessethics
Prudential Life Insurance suspends sales for additional 180 days

The Japanese insurer has received more complaints related to alleged misuse of customer funds.

The Japan Times
sweet_gyokuro5d ago

Nippon Life booked ¥500bn in domestic bond losses in H1 FY2025. Same firm posted a record ¥1.01tn in basic profit. Both numbers, same balance sheet.

Headlines call the ¥13tn sector-wide bond losses a crisis. The balance sheets say something else — the first time in thirty years that rolling bonds at 3%-plus beats locked-in liabilities.

New post on the J-curve, Daiichi (8750) and T&D (8795):

https://gyokuro.dev/en/posts/j-curve-lifer/

#Japan #LifeInsurance #JGB #JICS #EmbeddedValue

The Life Insurers' J-Curve: Why Japan's ¥13 Trillion Bond Losses Hide a Thirty-Year Opportunity

Four firms carry ¥13tn in unrealised bond losses. Headlines call it a crisis. The balance sheets tell a different story – the first time in thirty years that rolling bonds at 3%-plus beats locked-in liabilities.

Gyokuro Time
The Japan TimesApr 15
Daiichi Life Group is tightening the process for selecting managers of private credit investments to decrease risk after several high-profile defaults overseas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/15/companies/daiichi-life-private-credit-manager/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #daiichilife #lifeinsurance #investments
Daiichi Life to tighten private credit manager selection on risk

Bankruptcies of corporate borrowers in the U.S. have fueled concern about putting cash in the market, and the worries are starting to affect Japanese firms' investment decisions.

The Japan Times
Mathrubhumi EnglishMar 24
NHRC has sought a response from IRDAI over claims that insurers deny life policies to children with disabilities, raising human rights concerns. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/nhrc-notice-irdai-insurance-denial-disabled-children-ooy4bxgc?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #NHRC #IRDAI #LifeInsurance #DisabilityRights #FinancialInclusion
The Japan TimesMar 12
Japan’s largest life insurers are continuing plans to increase private credit investment in the fiscal year beginning April amid recent warning signals about the health of the sector. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/12/companies/japan-life-insurance-private-debt/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #lifeinsurance #nipponlifeinsurance #meijiyasudalifeinsurance #daiichilife
Japan insurers still keen on private debt amid growing red flags

Life insurance companies have joined global investors in a private debt market binge in search of higher yields.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesMar 10
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance aims to earn group insurance-premium revenues of ¥5 trillion in fiscal 2026, up from ¥4.3 trillion forecast for fiscal 2025, President Hideki Nagashima has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/10/companies/meiji-yasuda-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #meijiyasuda #insurance #lifeinsurance
Meiji Yasuda aiming for insurance-premium revenues of ¥5 trillion in fiscal '26

The target, shared by President Hideki Nagashima, would reflect an increase on the ¥4.3 trillion forecast for fiscal 2025.

The Japan Times
InsuranceDadFeb 26
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TheBenefits.GuruFeb 25
Today Is...National Clam Chowder Day!
Thick and reliable—just like a good whole-life policy should be! 🥣🛡️ #Reliability #LifeInsurance #ClamChowder
TheBenefits.GuruFeb 14
Today Is...Valentine's Day!
The ultimate gift of love isn't just chocolate—it's ensuring your family is taken care of if you aren't there. 💝🛡️ #Valentine #LifeInsurance #LoveAndProtection