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      "外国再保険会社 日本",
      "Japan foreign reinsurer market",
      "global reinsurer Japan branches",
      "Munich Re / Swiss Re / Hannover Re / SCOR / Gen Re / RGA Japan"
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      "https://www.fsa.go.jp/menkyo/menkyoj/songai.pdf",
      "https://www.fsa.go.jp/menkyo/menkyoj/seimei.pdf",
      "https://www.munichre.com/en/locations/asia-pacific/japan.html",
      "https://www.swissre.com/japan/",
      "https://www.hannover-re.com/957070/japan-branch",
      "https://www.scor.com/en/locations/scor-japan",
      "https://www.genre.com/about-us/locations/japan",
      "https://www.rgare.com/about-rga/our-company/global-operations/japan",
      "https://www.pacificlifere.com"
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    "1. Regulatory boundary: 再保険 license vs branch",
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    "3. Cession patterns: proportional vs non-proportional",
    "Proportional (quota share, surplus)",
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