[Breaking News]Prudential Life Insurance sets up independent panel over fraud

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 10 Kyodo - Hiromitsu Tokumaru, new president and CEO of Prudential Life Insurance Co., holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2026, announcing the launch of a third-party panel to look into revelations that over 100 of its current and former employees engaged in improper conduct including defrauding clients. (Kyodo)

Prudential Life Insurance Press Conference Regarding Voluntary Suspension of New Policy Sales

Prudential Life Insurance Press Conference Regarding Voluntary Suspension of New Policy Sales

Prudential Life Insurance Press Conference Regarding Voluntary Suspension of New Policy Sales. The photo shows, from left: Satoru Yoshida, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Prudential Holdings of Japan; Hiromitsu Tokumaru, President of Prudential Life Insurance; and Shintaro Shinohara, Senior Managing Executive Officer and Director of Prudential Life Insurance.=February 10,2026,Tokyo

Prudential Life Insurance Press Conference Regarding Voluntary Suspension of New Policy Sales

Prudential Life Insurance Press Conference Regarding Voluntary Suspension of New Policy Sales

Prudential Life Insurance press conference regarding voluntary suspension of new policy sales. The photo shows Hiromitsu Tokumaru, President of Prudential Life Insurance.=February 10,2026,Tokyo

Prudential Life Insurance Press Conference Regarding Voluntary Suspension of New Policy Sales

Prudential Life Insurance Press Conference Regarding Voluntary Suspension of New Policy Sales

Prudential Life Insurance Press Conference Regarding Voluntary Restriction of New Policy Sales. The photo shows, from left: Hideyuki Sakamoto, Executive Officer and Chief Legal Officer of Prudential Life Insurance; Satoru Yoshida, Director and Chief Operating Officer of Prudential Holdings of Japan; Hiromitsu Tokumaru, President of Prudential Life Insurance; Shintaro Shinohara, Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer of Prudential Life Insurance; and Ryo Nagase, Head of Compliance at Prudential Life Insurance.=February 10,2026,Tokyo

Prudential Life Insurance Press Conference Regarding Voluntary Suspension of New Policy Sales

Prudential Life Insurance Press Conference Regarding Voluntary Suspension of New Policy Sales

Prudential Life Insurance Press Conference Regarding Voluntary Restriction of New Policy Sales. The photo shows, from left: Hideyuki Sakamoto, Executive Officer and Chief Legal Officer of Prudential Life Insurance; Satoru Yoshida, Director and Chief Operating Officer of Prudential Holdings of Japan; Hiromitsu Tokumaru, President of Prudential Life Insurance; Shintaro Shinohara, Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer of Prudential Life Insurance; and Ryo Nagase, Head of Compliance at Prudential Life Insurance.=February 10,2026,Tokyo

Prudential Life Insurance Press Conference Regarding Voluntary Suspension of New Policy Sales

Prudential Life Insurance Press Conference Regarding Voluntary Suspension of New Policy Sales

Prudential Life Insurance holds a press conference regarding the suspension of new policy sales and other matters. Photo shows Prudential Life Insurance President Hiromitsu Tokumaru (second from right) apologizing at the start of the press conference.=February 10,2026,Tokyo

Prudential Life Insurance sets up independent panel over fraud

Prudential Life Insurance sets up independent panel over fraud

Hiromitsu Tokumaru (2nd from R), new president and CEO of Prudential Life Insurance Co., holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2026, announcing the launch of a third-party panel to look into revelations that over 100 of its current and former employees engaged in improper conduct including defrauding clients.

Prudential Life Insurance sets up independent panel over fraud

Prudential Life Insurance sets up independent panel over fraud

Hiromitsu Tokumaru, new president and CEO of Prudential Life Insurance Co., holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2026, announcing the launch of a third-party panel to look into revelations that over 100 of its current and former employees engaged in improper conduct including defrauding clients.

Prudential Life Insurance sets up independent panel over fraud

Prudential Life Insurance sets up independent panel over fraud

Hiromitsu Tokumaru, new president and CEO of Prudential Life Insurance Co., holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2026, announcing the launch of a third-party panel to look into revelations that over 100 of its current and former employees engaged in improper conduct including defrauding clients.

[Breaking News]Prudential Life Insurance apologizes over defrauding of clients

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 23 Kyodo - Prudential Life Insurance Co. President Kan Mabara bows in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, after around 100 of its employees and former employees were found to have improperly borrowed or defrauded clients out of some 3.1 billion yen ($19.5 million). (Kyodo)

Prudential Life Insurance Press Conference

Prudential Life Insurance Press Conference

Prudential Life Insurance Press Conference. Photo shows from right: Kan Mabara, President of Prudential Life Insurance; Bradford O'Hearn, President of Prudential Holdings of Japan; and Hiromitsu Tokumaru, incoming President of Prudential Life Insurance.=January 23,2026,Tokyo

Prudential Life Insurance Press Conference

Prudential Life Insurance Press Conference

Prudential Life Insurance Press Conference. Photo shows from right: Kan Mabara, President of Prudential Life Insurance; Bradford O'Hearn, President of Prudential Holdings of Japan; and Hiromitsu Tokumaru, incoming President of Prudential Life Insurance.=January 23,2026,Tokyo

Prudential Life Insurance Press Conference

Prudential Life Insurance Press Conference

Prudential Life Insurance Press Conference. Photo shows from right: Kan Mabara, President of Prudential Life Insurance; Bradford O'Hearn, President of Prudential Holdings of Japan; and Hiromitsu Tokumaru, incoming President of Prudential Life Insurance.=January 23,2026,Tokyo

Prudential Life Insurance Press Conference

Prudential Life Insurance Press Conference

Prudential Life Insurance Press Conference. Photo shows from right: Kan Mabara, President of Prudential Life Insurance; Bradford O'Hearn, President of Prudential Holdings of Japan; and Hiromitsu Tokumaru, incoming President of Prudential Life Insurance.=January 23,2026,Tokyo

Prudential Life Insurance Press Conference

Prudential Life Insurance Press Conference

Prudential Life Insurance Press Conference. Photo shows from right: Kan Mabara, President of Prudential Life Insurance; Bradford O'Hearn, President of Prudential Holdings of Japan; and Hiromitsu Tokumaru, incoming President of Prudential Life Insurance.=January 23,2026,Tokyo

Prudential Life Insurance apologizes over defrauding of clients

Prudential Life Insurance apologizes over defrauding of clients

Prudential Life Insurance Co. President Kan Mabara (far R) bows in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, after around 100 of its employees and former employees were found to have improperly borrowed or defrauded clients out of some 3.1 billion yen ($19.5 million).

Prudential Life Insurance apologizes over defrauding of clients

Prudential Life Insurance apologizes over defrauding of clients

Prudential Life Insurance Co. President Kan Mabara (R) bows in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, after around 100 of its employees and former employees were found to have improperly borrowed or defrauded clients out of some 3.1 billion yen ($19.5 million).

Prudential Life Insurance apologizes over defrauding of clients

Prudential Life Insurance apologizes over defrauding of clients

Prudential Life Insurance Co. President Kan Mabara holds a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, after around 100 of its employees and former employees were found to have improperly borrowed or defrauded clients out of some 3.1 billion yen ($19.5 million).

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Prudential Life to acquire Aoba Life for about 20 bil. yen

Prudential Life to acquire Aoba Life for about 20 bil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Prudential Life Insurance Co. President Hiroshi Mitsumori speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 22. He said the Japanese arm of Prudential Financial Inc. of the United States will acquire Aoba Life Insurance Co. for about 20 billion yen by the end of March 2005.

Prudential questions fairness of insurers safety-net system

Prudential questions fairness of insurers safety-net system

TOKYO, Japan - Prudential Financial Inc. Chairman Arthur Ryan tells Kyodo News on Dec. 16 that he questioned the fairness of Japan's safety-net mechanism for life insurance policyholders, under which money is collected from all insurers to enable compliance with insurance contracts underwritten by failed insurers. ''Bailing out troubled companies does not solve the problem in the industry,'' he said.

Prudential Life to acquire Aoba Life for about 20 bil. yen

Prudential Life to acquire Aoba Life for about 20 bil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Prudential Life Insurance Co. President Hiroshi Mitsumori speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 22. He said the Japanese arm of Prudential Financial Inc. of the United States will acquire Aoba Life Insurance Co. for about 20 billion yen by the end of March 2005. (Kyodo)

Prudential questions fairness of insurers safety-net system

Prudential questions fairness of insurers safety-net system

TOKYO, Japan - Prudential Financial Inc. Chairman Arthur Ryan tells Kyodo News on Dec. 16 that he questioned the fairness of Japan's safety-net mechanism for life insurance policyholders, under which money is collected from all insurers to enable compliance with insurance contracts underwritten by failed insurers. ''Bailing out troubled companies does not solve the problem in the industry,'' he said. (Kyodo)