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Daiichi Life Group. Inc.

Daiichi Life Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides insurance products in Japan, the United States, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Domestic Insurance Business, Overseas Insurance Business, and Other Business. Its offerings include educational endowment insurance, individual annuities, variable products, investment trusts, lump-sum payment products, group annuity plans, succession products, medical and cancer protection, saving-type disease protection, health promotion, health protection (palliative care), group insurance, death protection, nursing care and dementia protection, and income and disease protection. The company was formerly known as Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Daiichi Life Group, Inc. in April 2026. It was incorporated in 1902 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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Dai-ichi Life Group to Acquire NZ Insurer Fidelity for Approximately 60 Billion Yen

Dai-ichi Life Group announced on the 3rd that it will acquire Fidelity Life Assurance, a New Zealand life insurance company, for NZ$630 million (approximately 59.6 billion yen). The company will acquire all shares through its New Zealand subsidiary, with the transaction expected to be completed by July 2027. Dai-ichi Life has set a target of raising the proportion of overseas life insurance operations to about 50% of the group's adjusted profit by fiscal 2030, and this acquisition is part of that plan. The contribution to adjusted profit from the Fidelity acquisition is expected to reach NZ$60 million (approximately 5.7 billion yen) annually at the earliest during the next medium-term management plan period. The impact on consolidated results for the current fiscal year (ending March 2027) and beyond is currently under review.
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Japan's Top Life Insurers Hold $96 Billion in Unrealized Bond Losses

Japan's four largest life insurers reported combined unrealized losses of ¥15.13 trillion, or $96 billion, on domestic government bonds as of the end of June 2026, up roughly 7% from the prior quarter. The losses at Nippon Life, Dai-ichi Life, Sumitomo Life, and Meiji Yasuda reflect the rapid rise in Japanese government bond yields as the Bank of Japan normalizes monetary policy after decades of ultra-low rates. While the losses are largely an accounting issue because insurers typically hold bonds to maturity, they highlight the BOJ's narrowing policy path between curbing inflation and supporting the yen without destabilizing financial institutions. The development is also drawing attention from global markets, as Japan remains the largest foreign holder of US Treasuries at roughly $1.14 trillion, and from Bitcoin traders who are monitoring whether higher Japanese rates could trigger an unwind of the yen carry trade that has fueled risk assets.
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Daiichi Life Group Q1 net income surges to 160 billion yen

Daiichi Life Group reported a sharp rise in first-quarter net income attributable to shareholders of the parent company, which climbed to 160.07 billion yen from 34.22 billion yen a year earlier. Ordinary profit jumped to 251.06 billion yen from 84.92 billion yen, while ordinary revenue increased to 2.89 trillion yen from 2.31 trillion yen. The company maintained its fiscal 2027 guidance, forecasting ordinary revenue of 10.67 trillion yen, ordinary profit of 869 billion yen, and net income of 513 billion yen.
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