Core Insights - Prudential Financial's Japanese life insurance unit reported unauthorized sharing of internal operational data by employees, involving 11 staff members who accessed data on 379 occasions from seven agencies [1][2] - The incident follows the resignation of the CEO of Prudential's Japanese life insurance unit, which was linked to rule breaches by around 100 employees, amounting to approximately Y3.1 billion ($19.5 million) [2][3] - The company stated that no issues were found that would raise concerns under the Unfair Competition Prevention Act, and it plans to discontinue all life insurance secondments by the end of March [3] Company Response - Prudential expressed the seriousness of the incident and is reinforcing data handling rules and compliance training across the organization [4] - Some past and current executives have offered to return part of their pay in light of the incidents [4] - The company aims to strengthen the Compliance Department's involvement with the Sales Department to enhance oversight [4]