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Daiichi Life offers $4.4 billion to buy rest of Challenger

Katherine Langford

Editor-in-Chief · Monday, October 19, 2026 at 4:22 AM · 1 min read

Daiichi Life offers $4.4 billion to buy rest of Challenger — Japan Times, Tokyo Business news — Image: Japan Times

A deal would give the Japanese insurer control of Australia's largest provider of annuities in the nation's fast-growing retirement market.

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