Nippon Life Insurance Company
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| Nippon Life Insurance | |
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| Type | Mutual insurance |
| Founded | July 4, 1889 |
| Headquarters | Osaka,  Japan |
| Key people | Kunie Okamoto (CEO) |
| Industry | Financial institution,Insurance: Life & Health |
| Revenue | ▲$41.242 Billion USD (2006) |
| Net income | ▲$4.193 Billion USD (2006) |
| Employees | 66,437 (2006) |
| Website | Nippon Life Insurance Company (en) |
Nippon Life Insurance Company (日本生命保険相互会社 Nihon Seimei Hoken Sōgo-gaisha?), also known as Nissay (ニッセイ Nissei?) or Nihon Seimei (日本生命?) is the second largest Japanese life insurance company behind Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd. The company was founded in 1889 as the Nippon Life Assurance Co., Inc. In structure it is a mutual company. It first paid policyholder dividends in 1898.[1]
Overview
- Number of Employees : 66,437
- Amount of fund contribution : 40,957 billion yen (Over 200 billion US$)
- Total Asset : 432.716 Billion USD (2006)
(From References)
It sponsors the Women's Meijin, a Go competition.
[edit] Headquarters
[edit] References
- ^ 2006 Annual Report, Chapter 4 (pdf). Nippon Life Insurance Company. Retrieved on 2007-01-08.
[edit] External links
- Company website (in Japanese)
- Company website (in English)
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