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2 June 2026Reinsurance

Japanese life insurers double cession rate under new solvency regime

Japanese life insurers have increasingly turned to reinsurance as a capital management tool, doubling their cession rate in five years, ahead of the implementation of the country’s new economic value-based solvency framework.

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