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Manulife Life Insurance Co. plans to launch newly developed products, supported by a diversified distribution strategy to match the changing dynamics of the mature insurance market in Japan.

…Manulife Life Insurance Co. plans to launch newly developed products, supported by a diversified distribution strategy to match the changing dynamics of the mature insurance market in Japan. The ageing population and weak stock market are perceived by Manulife as having potential for offering life insurance products, which are backed up by the ability to create protection for wealth management and long-term savings.
Ageing populations tend to have an increased demand for insurance products that can accumulate, preserve and transfer wealth. The current economic, socio-economic and demographic trends present in Japan present new opportunities to the life insurance sector.
For the past two decades, the Japanese stock market has had a low performance and the interest rates remained close to zero during the past 10 years. Consumers in Japan have been turning towards fixed and variable yield annuities supported by an underlying guarantee as an alternative form of investment. Likewise, consumers are buying medical…

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Manulife Life Japan Changes Strategy to Tap Market

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Japan has boasted a reputation as a relatively crime-free nation, and has a culture that prides itself on pampering, even spoiling, children. But recent high-profile cases of child abuse have shattered that image, and have unveiled communities that have grown impersonal and uncaring for the plight of children.

…(08-05) 02:48 PDT TOKYO, Japan (AP) –Child abuse cases in Japan have risen to a record high, according to police data released Thursday, fanning concerns about safeguards in a society long known for strong family values.Japan has boasted a reputation as a relatively crime-free nation, and has a culture that prides itself on pampering, even spoiling, children.But recent high-profile cases of child abuse have shattered that image, and have unveiled communities that have grown impersonal and uncaring for the plight of children.Drawing widespread attention were media reports last month of a woman who was arrested after abandoning her two children, age 3 and 1, in her apartment without food or water until they died.Sponsored LinksHot Penny Stock Picks - Free AlertsFind stocks that move up 700% Make huge profits when you join today.PennyStockAlley.comMortgage Rates Hit 3.25%If you owe less than $729k you probably qualify for Obamas Refi Progra www.SeeRefinanceRates.comNeighbors said they heard the children crying…

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Child Abuse in Japan reaches record high

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