Meiji Yasuda Life

Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
Type Mutual
Industry Insurance
Founded 1880 as Yasuda Life
2004 merger
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
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.

History

In 1880, 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