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Freshfields advises Zurich on the extension of its strategic partnership with DWS

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By David Schwintowski, Theresa Kreft, Laura Herbst
| freshfields.com
Oct 26 2026 Global law firm Freshfields has advised Zurich Gruppe Deutschland (ZGD) on the extension of its strategic partnership with DWS until 2042. It comes in the context of the early renewal of the longstanding distribution partnership between Deutsche Bank and Zurich Group Germany until the end of 2042. At the same time, ZGD’s successful collaboration with DWS will also continue over the long term.
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Asset intensive reinsurance in Japan - a structuring guide for Japanese cedants navigating J-ICS

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By Robert Ashworth, David Schwintowski, Tomoko Nakajima
| freshfields.com
Executive summary Japan is moving to an economic value based solvency regime (J-ICS / ESR) aligned with the IAIS Insurance Capital Standard, with first required reporting for fiscal years ending 31 March 2026. Assets and liabilities will be valued at current market rates and capital requirements set to withstand extreme stress scenarios, making solvency ratios far more sensitive to interest rates, lapses and ALM mismatches, particularly for legacy high guarantee books.
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