Practical Response Points for the Revised Insurance Business Act and Supervisory Guidelines: Explained by Former FSA Insurance Division Lawyer | Seminar Info May 20, 2026
Seminar Info will host a seminar on May 20, 2026, focusing on practical responses to the revised Insurance Business Act and supervisory guidelines. The speaker, Ryoichi Sato, a lawyer formerly with the FSA's Insurance Division, will explain key points of the revised law, proposed decrees, and guidelines, as well as required practical measures for insurance companies and agents.
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Seminar Info Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Wataru Konishi) will hold a seminar on "Practical Response Points for the Revised Insurance Business Act and Supervisory Guidelines: Explained by a Lawyer Formerly of the FSA's Insurance Division" (from 13:30 to 16:30 on Wednesday, May 20, 2026) at the venue and online.
On March 30, 2026, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) released some of the results of the public comment period for the April 2025 revisions to the Insurance Business Act. For this seminar, Mr. Ryoichi Sato, a lawyer who worked at the FSA's Supervisory Bureau, Insurance Division, until December 2025, will serve as the lecturer. He will explain the latest trends in the revised Insurance Business Act and supervisory guidelines, and the practical measures required for insurance companies and insurance agents.
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▼ Seminar Overview
Based on the reports from the "Expert Meeting on Structural Issues and Competition in the Non-Life Insurance Industry" and the "Working Group on Systems Related to the Non-Life Insurance Industry, etc.," a series of system revisions, including revisions to the Insurance Business Act, are being promoted. Among these, some aspects such as "excessive preferential treatment to insurance agents, etc." were revised in the supervisory guidelines in August 2025. Furthermore, in December of the same year, revised decree and supervisory guideline drafts incorporating "comparative recommendation sales" and "provision of special benefits" were published, and the announcement of the public comment results is scheduled for the future.
This seminar will provide explanations on the revised contents and the practical measures required from a business perspective, based on the information available at the time of the seminar, with the revised Insurance Business Act coming into effect soon.
▼ Seminar Details
1. Points Regarding the Revised Insurance Business Act, Revised Decree Draft, and Revised Supervisory Guideline Draft
(1) System Development Obligations for Specified Large-scale Cooperative Insurance Solicitors (Related to Insurance Solicitation Business and Concurrent Business Operations)
(2) System Development Obligations for Insurance Companies, etc.
(3) Provision of Special Benefits (Excessive Preferential Treatment to Policyholders, etc.)
(4) Comparative Recommendation Sales
2. Points Regarding the August 2025 Supervisory Guideline Revision
(1) Education, Management, and Guidance for Specified Insurance Solicitors, etc.
(2) Excessive Preferential Treatment to Insurance Agents, etc.
(3) Secondment to Insurance Agents
(4) Information Management System for Customers, etc.
3. Summary
4. Q&A
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* The seminar content may change based on the latest developments.
* For advance questions, please contact us via the "Contact Information" section of the application form or the "Inquiry Form."
【Contact Information for Inquiries】
Seminar Operations Group, Seminar Info Co., Ltd.
E-mail: seminar-operation@seminar-info.jp
On March 30, 2026, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) released some of the results of the public comment period for the April 2025 revisions to the Insurance Business Act. For this seminar, Mr. Ryoichi Sato, a lawyer who worked at the FSA's Supervisory Bureau, Insurance Division, until December 2025, will serve as the lecturer. He will explain the latest trends in the revised Insurance Business Act and supervisory guidelines, and the practical measures required for insurance companies and insurance agents.
See Seminar Details!
▼ Seminar Overview
Based on the reports from the "Expert Meeting on Structural Issues and Competition in the Non-Life Insurance Industry" and the "Working Group on Systems Related to the Non-Life Insurance Industry, etc.," a series of system revisions, including revisions to the Insurance Business Act, are being promoted. Among these, some aspects such as "excessive preferential treatment to insurance agents, etc." were revised in the supervisory guidelines in August 2025. Furthermore, in December of the same year, revised decree and supervisory guideline drafts incorporating "comparative recommendation sales" and "provision of special benefits" were published, and the announcement of the public comment results is scheduled for the future.
This seminar will provide explanations on the revised contents and the practical measures required from a business perspective, based on the information available at the time of the seminar, with the revised Insurance Business Act coming into effect soon.
▼ Seminar Details
1. Points Regarding the Revised Insurance Business Act, Revised Decree Draft, and Revised Supervisory Guideline Draft
(1) System Development Obligations for Specified Large-scale Cooperative Insurance Solicitors (Related to Insurance Solicitation Business and Concurrent Business Operations)
(2) System Development Obligations for Insurance Companies, etc.
(3) Provision of Special Benefits (Excessive Preferential Treatment to Policyholders, etc.)
(4) Comparative Recommendation Sales
2. Points Regarding the August 2025 Supervisory Guideline Revision
(1) Education, Management, and Guidance for Specified Insurance Solicitors, etc.
(2) Excessive Preferential Treatment to Insurance Agents, etc.
(3) Secondment to Insurance Agents
(4) Information Management System for Customers, etc.
3. Summary
4. Q&A
Apply for the Seminar!
* The seminar content may change based on the latest developments.
* For advance questions, please contact us via the "Contact Information" section of the application form or the "Inquiry Form."
【Contact Information for Inquiries】
Seminar Operations Group, Seminar Info Co., Ltd.
E-mail: seminar-operation@seminar-info.jp