Meiji Yasuda Life

Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
明治安田生命保険相互会社
Meiji Yasuda Seimei Hoken Sōgo Kaisha
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.

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