Oct 26, 2026, 02:39 UTC
Challenger rejected TAL Dai-ichi Life Australia Pty Ltd's acquisition proposal, saying the offer was not at a level it could recommend to shareholders, while continuing discussions with TAL Dai-ichi Life Australia Pty Ltd.
Source:Oct 25, 2026, 09:30 UTC
Dai-ichi Life Insurance and Nomura Real Estate Development joined a JAM-managed fund holding Tokyo’s JR Minami-Shinjuku Building as major investors, alongside a refinancing.
Source:Oct 19, 2026, 05:28 UTC
Dai-ichi Life targeted a wealth manager in a deal.
Source:Oct 19, 2026, 01:30 UTC
TAL offered A$11.80 per share to acquire the approximately 79.5% of Challenger Limited it does not already own, in a non-binding, conditional proposal.
Oct 18, 2026, 21:14 UTC
Daiichi Life Group offered to buy the remainder of Challenger Ltd. that it does not already own, valuing the Australian firm at about A$7.9 billion ($5.5 billion).
Oct 8, 2026, 10:23 UTC
Dai-ichi Life Group and Dai-ichi Life Realty Asset Management announced a merger of their affiliated REITs, with post-merger assets of about ¥300 billion and a medium- to long-term target of ¥500 billion.
Source:Oct 2, 2026, 12:18 UTC
Dai-ichi Life Group and its unit Dai-ichi Life Insurance announced that personal information of about 120,000 employees, including roughly 70,000 former employees, may have been leaked after unauthorized access was detected on September 24 in a human-resources system used by both companies.
Source:Sep 29, 2026, 17:00 UTC
Dai-ichi Life Asset Management Economic Research Institute, a think tank under the Dai-ichi Life Group, appointed Hiroyuki Arita, former chairman of BlackRock Japan, as its new chairman, effective October 1.
Source:Sep 18, 2026, 06:30 UTC
The Life Insurance Association of Japan plans to revise its supervisory guidelines for insurance solicitors by the end of 2026, following the Financial Services Agency's planned revision of sales rules for multi-company agencies.
Source:Sep 16, 2026, 05:53 UTC
Resona Holdings announced it will launch a coupon and benefits service called 'Resona Plus' usable through the Resona Group's banking app at restaurants and leisure facilities, and is considering offering the same platform to regional banks.
Source:Sep 14, 2026, 00:11 UTC
Headwaters reported record cumulative second-quarter sales of 3,351 million yen (up 104.6% year on year) and operating profit of 271 million yen for the fiscal year ending December 2026.
Source:Sep 11, 2026, 04:58 UTC
Japanese life insurance stocks, including Japan Post Insurance, T&D Holdings, Dai-ichi Life Group and Sony Financial Group, traded higher.
Source:Sep 4, 2026, 10:00 UTC
Daiichi Life Group subsidiary Partners Group Holdings agreed to acquire New Zealand life insurer Fidelity Life Assurance for $630 million, subject to regulatory approval.
Source:Sep 3, 2026, 04:27 UTC
Dai-ichi Life Group announced on September 3, 2026, the acquisition of New Zealand life insurer Fidelity Life for NZ$630 million (about ¥58 billion), to be completed through its local subsidiary Partners Life, with completion expected as early as March 2027.
Aug 26, 2026, 04:35 UTC
Benefit One announced a business alliance with Leafea to offer discount plans usable at convenience stores starting in December, aiming to expand services for regional small and medium enterprises.
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