Japan's Meiji Yasuda boosts U.S. strategy with Allstate unit deal

With little room to grow at home, insurers turn to world's largest market

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Meiji Yasuda, headquartered in Tokyo, has focused heavily on the U.S. since acquiring StanCorp Financial in 2016. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)

OKI HIDAKA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance is accelerating its push into the U.S. by acquiring a subsidiary of local heavyweight Allstate, part of a global shift among Japanese players who face a saturated and stalling market at home.

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