Nippon Life

Nippon Life Insurance Company
日本生命保険相互会社

Headquarters of Nippon Life Insurance Company in Chuo-ku, Osaka.
Type	Mutual insurance
Industry	Financial services
Founded	July 4, 1889
Headquarters	5-12 Imabashi Sanchōme, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan
Key people	Yoshinobu Tsutsui (CEO)
Products	Financial institution, Insurance: Life & Health
Revenue	¥6,262 billion (FY 2016)
Net income	¥537 billion (FY 2016)
Number of employees	70,519 (FY 2016)
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 largest Japanese life insurance company by revenue. 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][2]

Overview

Nippon life employs 70,519 employees and has $70,608 billion yen in assets as of 2016.^[3][3] The company is headquartered in Imabashi Sanchōme, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan

References

1. ↑ "2006 Annual Report, Chapter 4" (pdf). Nippon Life Insurance Company. Retrieved 2007-01-08. 
2. ↑ Sanjai, P.R.; Bhaskaran, Deepti (December 2, 2015). "Nippon Life to pay Rs2,265 crore to raise stake in Reliance Life to 49%". Live Mint. Retrieved 26 June 2016. 
3. 1 2 "2016 Nissay Annual Report" (PDF). 

External links

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