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- October 4 2026
Japan watchdog moves to suspend Prudential Life Insurance over fraud scandal
Financial Services Agency plans to halt new policy acquisitions and sales activities by the life insurer for more than three months after 107 employees defrauded about 500 customers of roughly US$23.4m over a 34-year period.
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- September 9 2026
Pacific Life Re executes first asset-intensive reinsurance deal in Hong Kong
Transaction involves a block of whole life liabilities of a pan-Asian insurer.
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- September 8 2026
Swiss Re promotes Iris Cheung to head of L&H reinsurance for Hong Kong, Taiwan
She succeeds Torben Swart, who was promoted to managing director and appointed head of technical and operational excellence for APAC, excluding China.
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- August 20 2026
Pacific Life Re agrees third Japan flow life reinsurance deal with new counterparty
Deal marks a 'key milestone' in its commitment to Japan's asset-intensive reinsurance market.
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- August 10 2026
Swiss Re elevates Karen Tan to chief underwriting officer of L&H Re
Tan will continue to be based in Singapore and will relocate to Zurich in due course.
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- August 4 2026
Sompo Life Re secures Bermuda reinsurance licence, names Tetsuya Morito CEO
Newly formed carrier has underwritten a portion of the in-force block of medical insurance held by Sompo Himawari Life Insurance through co-insurance.
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- July 27 2026
BNP Paribas Cardif to acquire Warburg Pincus’ 26% stake of IndiaFirst Life
Upon completion of the deal, Bank of Baroda will hold 65%, BNP Paribas Cardif 26%, and Union Bank of India 9%.
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- July 10 2026
Scor, Japan Post Insurance strike MoU on postal life reinsurance, joint vehicle
Partnership will see Scor assume postal life risks and operate a jointly backed reinsurance vehicle aimed at strengthening diversification and capital management
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- July 7 2026
Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions appoints Matthew Chae as L&H growth leader in South Korea
Seoul-based Chae has strong cross-border expertise and more than 20 years of experience across life insurance and reinsurance.
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- June 8 2026
Axa taps P&C, life, specialty capabilities to target Asia’s high net-worth with cross-border offering
The insurer’s new platform, Axa Global Private, brings together products from Axa and Axa XL under a unified platform spanning Hong Kong and Bermuda.
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- May 21 2026
Munich Re taps Gavin Maistry to lead APAC MEA L&H as Daniel Cossette retires
Singapore-based Maistry was most recently the reinsurer’s global chief actuary for life and health.
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- May 8 2026
Hillhouse reaches deal to acquire Marsh-owned high-net-worth broker in Asia
Mercer Private Client Services, founded in 2003, offers wealth protection and integrated life insurance solutions to private wealth management clients.
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- April 24 2026
Fundamentals’ driving APAC’s asset-intensive reinsurance growth, with ample runway ahead: Aon
Pierre Vende, Aon’s co-head of Asia Pacific life and health reinsurance, tells InsuranceAsia News that while Japan is by far the biggest market, Hong Kong and South Korea are particularly ripe for the growth of asset-intensive reinsurance.
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- April 10 2026
Daiichi Life returns to asset-intensive reinsurance market, agrees block life deal with Prismic
Deal to reinsure a yen-denominated in-force block of whole life and annuity policies adds to the recent momentum seen within Japan’s asset-intensive reinsurance market.
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- March 31 2026
Capital optimisation key for Japanese insurers as new solvency regime arrives
New economic value-based solvency regime will replace the existing solvency margin ratio with an economic solvency ratio on Tuesday.
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- March 4 2026
Central Bank of India approved to raise stake in Generali JVs to 26%
Bank will raise its stake by 1.09% in Generali Central Insurance and by 0.82% in Generali Central Life Insurance after sign off from the Competition Commission of India.
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- February 24 2026
Marsh weighs sale of broker for high-net-worth individuals in Asia: report
Private Client Services, which operates under the Mercer subsidiary, provides financial risk management and life insurance services to more than 8,000 clients across roughly 50 markets.
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- December 17 2025
Hong Kong to ‘anchor’ Sun Life’s APAC growth push after fantastic 2025: Manjit Singh
Insurer's regional division has been boosted by its bancassurance partnership in Hong Kong and investments in emerging markets, notably India and Indonesia, its Asia president tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- December 12 2025
Manulife successfully completes re-domiciliation from Bermuda to Hong Kong
Insurer was the second after French rival AXA’s Hong Kong and Macau arm to apply for the new company re-domiciliation regime after it was introduced in May.
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- October 28 2025
Pacific Life Re completes twin Japan asset-intensive flow reinsurance deals
The reinsurer said that its first-ever flow reinsurance transactions in Japan with two undisclosed life insurers represents a 'key milestone' in its expansion into the market.
