Partners Group to buy Fidelity Life for $630m in deal that will see an Asian giant get a larger slice of the NZ life insurance market

PremiumUpdatedJenée TibshraenyWellington Business Editor·NZ Herald·3 Sep, 2026 11:55 PM3 mins to read‌NZ Herald Morning Headlines | Friday, September 4, 2026. The 55th Pacific Islands Forum has ended and Gloria Steinem has died at 92. Video / NZ HeraldA Japanese giant has agreed to buy New Zealand’s largest locally-owned life insurer for $630 million, in a deal that will materially consolidate the market. Partners Group Holdings – a subsidiary of Japan-headquartered Daiichi Life Group – has agreed to buy Fidelity Life Assurance. If the deal receives regulatory