reinsurance

Fortitude Re concludes USD 4bn annuity reinsurance agreement with Taiyo Life Insurance

Norbert Gehrke

25 Mar 2025 — 1 min read

Fortitude Re (that is, FGH Parent LP together with its subsidiaries) announced the signing and closing of a $4 billion reinsurance transaction between its subsidiary, Fortitude International Reinsurance Company (FIRL) and Taiyo Life Insurance, a wholly owned subsidiary of T&D Holdings.

Under the transaction Taiyo Life has reinsured a significant portion of its whole life annuity business to Fortitude Re. Taiyo Life will continue to service and administer the reinsured policies.

This transaction marks Fortitude Re’s second reinsurance transaction with Taiyo Life and Fortitude Re’s sixth deal in Japan.

The transaction with Taiyo Life comes on the heels of the announcement of the signing of Fortitude Re’s long-term care and individual disability insurance reinsurance agreement with a subsidiary of Unum Group last month in the U.S. Upon closing of that transaction, Fortitude Re will have originated over $8 billion in reserves this year, reinforcing Fortitude Re’s industry-leading capabilities.

Sidley Austin LLP and Mori Hamada & Matsumoto served as legal counsel to Fortitude Re on the Taiyo Life transaction.

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