Meiji Yasuda Life
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Romanized name | Meiji Yasuda Seimei Hoken Sōgo Kaisha |
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| Mutual | |
| Industry | Insurance |
| Founded |
1881 as Yasuda Life 2004 merger |
| Founder | Zenjiro Yasuda |
| Headquarters | Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan |
Area served | Japan |
Key people | Nobuya Suzuki (Chairman) |
| Total assets | ¥36,281.1 billion |
Number of employees | 41,536 |
| Website | meijiyasuda.co.jp |
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company (明治安田生命保険相互会社 Meiji Yasuda Seimei Hoken Sōgo Kaisha) is a Japanese life insurance company, headquartered in Tokyo and created in 2004 from the merger of Meiji Life and Yasuda Life. The company is one of the oldest and largest insurers in Japan. Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company is a member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFJ) keiretsu.
History
In 1881, entrepreneur Zenjiro Yasuda founded the Yasuda Mutual Life Insurance Company, making it part of the Yasuda zaibatsu.
On January 1, 2004, Meiji Mutual Life Insurance Company and Yasuda Mutual Life Insurance Company merged to create the Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company.
External links
- Company website (in Japanese)
- Company website (in English)
- Fitch Affirms Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance
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