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Japan’s Top Insurers Revive Lending as Rates Boost Returns

Bloomberg Markets Friday 30 October 2026, 02:25 UTC By Nao Sano 1 min read
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Japan’s Top Insurers Revive Lending as Rates Boost Returns Japan’s biggest life insurers are stepping up lending, with a focus on overseas projects including data centers, as higher interest rates make loans more attractive and surging investment in artificial intelligence and power networks fuels demand for capital. Nippon Life Insurance Co., Daiichi Life Insurance Co. and Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. said at investment briefings this month that they plan to increase lending in the...

Japan’s Top Insurers Revive Lending as Rates Boost Returns Japan’s biggest life insurers are stepping up lending, with a focus on overseas projects including data centers, as higher interest rates make loans more attractive and surging investment in artificial intelligence and power networks fuels demand for capital. Nippon Life Insurance Co., Daiichi Life Insurance Co. and Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. said at investment briefings this month that they plan to increase lending in the second half of the current fiscal year ending March 2027, with much of the expansion focused overseas. Meiji Yasuda plans to boost lending for the first time in six years.
Japan (LOCATION) Nippon Life Insurance Co. (ORG) Daiichi Life Insurance Co. (ORG) Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. (ORG) Meiji Yasuda (ORG)
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