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We have received an inspection notification from the Financial Services Agency and will proceed with investigations and corrective actions.\n\n### Future progress and disclosure plan\nThe completion of customer verifications is expected by the end of November 2026, with the status of anti-recurrence measures and customer responses to be disclosed in mid-December. We will continue to use multiple communication channels to urge and verify. In addition, we will promote explicit authority and the introduction of digital procedures, strengthening the head-office contact function from enrollment to post-enrollment.","jir_financial_highlights":"Monetary damages related to fraud incidents (involving sales staff): \u7d04 2,190 \u4e07\u5186 (Unknown)\nCumulative monetary transfers related to fraud incidents (including disclosed to date): \u7d04 5,640 \u4e07\u5186 (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"","jir_key_figures":"Approximately 2.8 million customers received verification\nApproximately 2.71 million customers handled by sales staff\nTotal confirmed cases of financial misconduct\/fraud approximately 56.4 million yen","jir_meta_title":"Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Disclosure of Fraud Response Progress and Recurrence Prevention Measures | As of End-August 2026","jir_meta_description":"Sony Life discloses progress on measures to prevent and detect fraud at an early stage. 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