An accounting group is seeking to ease rules on how life insurers in Japan book paper losses on government bonds, treating such bonds held to match long-term policies as held to maturity under certain conditions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/18/companies/life-insurers-bond-paper-losses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #jgb #insurance #bonds