Credit Agricole to establish Japanese life insurance unit (Insurance Business Review)
Japans Financial Services Agency has given the thumbs up for French financial services group Credit Agricole to establish a life insurance business in the country.

Life insurance industry grows 49% in April (Business Standard India)
The life insurance industry clocked 49 per cent growth in new businesses, while general insurance players saw 16 per cent increase in April, the first month of the current financial year.