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Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
Talanx acquires remaining shares in Polish subsidiaries from Meiji Yasuda
18th February 2026
Following the mutually agreed-upon expiration of their strategic partnership on December 31, 2025, Talanx AG, a major German-based multinational insurance and reinsurance group, has acquired the shares held by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company in their Polish joint ventures. Talanx exercised its purchase options on the shares held by the Japanese ... Read the full article
Meiji Yasuda Group acquires Banner Life for $2.3bn
5th February 2026
Meiji Yasuda Group, a Japanese life insurance company, has completed the acquisition of Banner Life Insurance Company and William Penn Life Insurance Company of New York (the Banner Life family of companies) for approximately $2.3 billion. The acquisition follows the initial agreement announced in February 2025 and includes the U.S. term ... Read the full article
L&G to sell US insurance entity to Meiji Yasuda for $2.3bn
7th February 2025
Legal & General has agreed to sell its US insurance entity, comprising its US protection and US Pension Risk Transfer businesses, to Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company, a Japanese mutual life insurance company, for an equity value of $2.3 billion. Following completion, Meiji Yasuda will reportedly own L&G’s US protection business ... Read the full article
Japanese insurers buy into new World Bank bond
28th April 2022
A group of Japanese life insurance companies have invested in a new bond issued by the World Bank aimed at supporting a holistic approach to climate action. The eight-year, AUS $516m bond has a coupon due 26 April 2030. The Japanese insurers are Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company, The Dai-ichi Life ... Read the full article
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