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US insurer Symetra launches asset management division
08 January 2020Company will initially invest in US assets for Japanese parent, Sumitomo Life
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Japan's insurers in small minority on stewardship code
30 December 2019However affiliated managers are aplenty on signatory roster
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Japan life insurers' overseas asset risk on the rise, Moody's warns
03 December 2019But capitalisation remains strong
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Japanese insurer takes 25% stake in Singapore Life
01 July 2019Singaporean insurer has $247m of assets under management
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Asset risk rising at Japanese insurers, Moody’s warns
04 June 2019Increase in overseas investments in hunt for yield key driver of rising risk
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Nine insurers amongst 164 firms in Japanese TCFD consortium
03 June 2019Three affiliated asset managers also in the group
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Axa Life Japan and Sumitomo Life take stakes in elderly care specialist
13 December 2018Each will acquire 3.13% of Emimen
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Foreign bond buying boosts profits at Japan life firms
03 December 2018But Moody's warns of credit and FX risk
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Japanese insurers sign up to stewardship code
09 July 2018Committing to principles for responsible institutional investors
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Japanese life insurers show resilience to ultra-low rates
11 December 2017Almost exactly one year after Moody's downgraded its outlook for Japanese life insurers to negative, it has returned its outlook to 'stable'