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Resolution Life Group
Resolution Life names Moses Ojeisekhoba as new CEO
9th January 2026
The Board of Directors of Resolution Life, a global life insurance group focusing on reinsurance and the acquisition and management of portfolios of life insurance companies, has appointed Moses Ojeisekhoba as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective July 1st, 2026. In his new role, Ojeisekhoba succeeds Sir Clive Cowdery, Founder, ... Read the full article
Resolution Life reinforces capital position with $750m Bermuda Ancillary Tier 1 notes issuance
20th November 2025
Resolution Life, a global life insurance group focusing on reinsurance and the acquisition and management of portfolios of life insurance companies, has announced the successful completion of its inaugural $750 million Bermuda Ancillary Tier 1 notes issuance. The Notes are perpetual and non-callable before May 19th, 2032. This move was a ... Read the full article
Nippon Life completes acquisition of Resolution Life
31st October 2025
Resolution Life, a global life insurance group focused on reinsurance and managing life insurance portfolios, has confirmed the completion of its acquisition by Nippon Life Insurance Company, a Japanese life insurer. This follows the December 2024 announcement that Nippon Life had agreed to consolidate its ownership interest in Resolution Life ... Read the full article
Resolution Life appoints Jeff Davies as CFO
30th September 2025
Resolution Life, a global life insurance group focused on reinsurance and managing life insurance portfolios, has announced the appointment of Jeff Davies as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective 2nd March 2026. Davies will provide strategic direction and leadership for all financial and investment activities, while also overseeing corporate development and strategy ... Read the full article
Resolution Life signs reinsurance agreement with Taiju Life in Japan
30th July 2025
Resolution Life, a life insurance group focused on reinsurance and managing life insurance portfolios, has entered into a reinsurance agreement with Taiju Life Insurance Company Limited, a domestic insurer and part of the Nippon Life group. The agreement aims to increase the crediting rate of Taiju Life’s Australian dollar-denominated endowment product, ... Read the full article
Resolution Life boosts capital position with $750m Tier 2 listed debt issuance
3rd July 2025
Global life insurance group Resolution Life has completed a $750 million Tier 2 listed debt issuance, attracting strong investor demand with a peak order book surpassing $3.25 billion. According to the firm, which specialises in reinsurance and the acquisition and management of life insurance portfolios, the development marks a significant milestone ... Read the full article
Resolution Life closes $1bn block reinsurance transaction in Hong Kong
5th June 2025
Global life insurance group Resolution Life has closed a $1 billion block reinsurance transaction with a leading life insurer in Hong Kong, its first transaction in the region. This reinsurance transaction covers an in-force portfolio of participating whole life and annuity policies. It also transfers materially all risks associated with the guaranteed ... Read the full article
Resolution Life closes block reinsurance transaction with Anshin Life in Japan
21st May 2025
Global life insurance group Resolution Life has entered into a reinsurance agreement with Tokio Marine & Nichido Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (Anshin Life), a domestic life insurance subsidiary of Tokio Marine Holdings, its first block transaction since Nippon Life's proposed acquisition of Resolution Life. The transaction covers an in-force portfolio ... Read the full article
Resolution Life signs $9.7bn reinsurance agreement with Protective
7th March 2025
Resolution Life has signed a $9.7 billion reinsurance agreement with Protective, a U.S. subsidiary of Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. Protective’s operating subsidiaries, Protective Life Insurance Company and West Coast Life Insurance Company, will reportedly cede in-scope blocks of structured settlement annuities and secondary guaranteed universal life policies currently in runoff to ... Read the full article
Suncorp completes sale of Asteron Life to Resolution Life
3rd February 2025
Suncorp Group Limited, an Australian primary insurer, has completed the sale of Asteron Life Limited, its New Zealand life insurance business, to Resolution Life NOHC on 31 January 2025. This sale was first announced in April 2024, after Suncorp signed a share sale and purchase agreement with Resolution Life to ... Read the full article
Nippon Life to acquire remaining shares in Resolution Life for $8.2bn
11th December 2024
Nippon Life Insurance Company has agreed to consolidate its ownership interest in Resolution Life by acquiring the remaining shares from the firm’s investment limited partnership for $8.2 billion. The transaction values Resolution Life at $10.6 billion, with shareholders also retaining final dividends before completion. According to Resolution Life, this agreement marks the ... Read the full article
Resolution Re enters into third UK PRT reinsurance transaction
26th September 2024
Resolution Re, the Bermudian reinsurance platform of global life insurance group, Resolution Life, has entered into a new UK Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) reinsurance deal with a leading UK-regulated insurer. Resolution Life’s other two transactions were signed in 2023, and now the firm manages a cumulative total of over $3.5 billion ... Read the full article
Ruth Farrugia named Chief Investment Officer at Resolution Life
24th September 2024
Global life insurance group Resolution Life has announced the appointment of Ruth Farrugia as Chief Investment Officer, who will succeed Karl Happe as part of a planned transition. Farrugia, a senior finance executive with over 20 years’ experience in the asset management sector, is joining the company from MetLife Investment Management ... Read the full article
Resolution Life names former Swiss Re exec Moses Ojeisekhoba as President
16th September 2024
Global life insurance group Resolution Life has appointed former Swiss Re executive Moses Ojeisekhoba as its new President, and he is also expected to take over from Sir Clive Cowdery as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company in 2026. Ojeisekhoba worked at Swiss Re, one of the world's largest reinsurers, ... Read the full article
Suncorp Group agrees to sell Asteron Life to Resolution Life
4th April 2024
Suncorp Group Limited has signed a share sale and purchase agreement with Resolution Life NOHC, Resolution Life Group’s holding company in Australia and New Zealand (Resolution Life) to sell its New Zealand life insurance business, Asteron Life Limited for NZ$410 million. According to the announcement, the sale of Asteron Life for ... Read the full article
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