Meiji Yasuda Life

Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company

Headquarters in Marunouchi
Native name	明治安田生命保険相互会社
Romanized name	Meiji Yasuda Seimei Hoken Sōgo-gaisha
Company type	Mutual insurance
Industry	Insurance
Founded	1881; 143 years ago (1881) (as Meiji Life) 2004; 20 years ago (2004) (merger)
Founder	Yasuda Zenjirō
Headquarters	Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo , Japan
Area served	Japan
Key people	Akio Negishi (Chairman) Hideki Nagashima (President)[1]
Total assets	JPY 36,281.1 billion
Number of employees	41,536
Website	www.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, which is 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. The Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company is a member of the Mitsubishi and Fuyo groups and participates in the former's Friday Conference. It is the main sponsor of the J1 League since 2015.

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.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Company website (in Japanese)
• Company website (in English)

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