A deal would see Japan's third richest-man follow other business titans such as Warren Buffett in seeking to profit from the cash flows provided by reinsurance.
Zurich Insurance Group AG overcame a record year for natural-disaster claims in the industry to deliver its first dividend increase since 2011. The shares rose the most since August 2016.
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