Toho Mutual Life ordered to halt business

Toho Mutual Life ordered to halt business

The Financial Supervisory Agency (FSA) orders Toho Mutual Life Insurance Co. on June 4 to partially suspend business following a surge in the number of cancellations by policyholders of insurance contracts. The photo shows FSA chief Masaharu Hino explaining his agency's order at a news conference in Tokyo.

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