Japan’s Top Insurers Revive Lending as Rates Boost Returns
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Higher rates plus AI and grid buildout are turning data centers and power networks into core fixed-income assets for Japanese life insurers. If you’re developing infra-heavy AI projects, global insurers just moved up your list of non-dilutive capital to court.
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