![]() Logo since 1987 | |
![]() Headquarters of Nippon Life Insurance Company in Chuo-ku, Osaka | |
Nippon Life, Nissay | |
Native name | 日本生命保険相互会社 |
Romanized name | Nihon Seimei Hoken sōgo gaisha |
Company type | Private |
Industry | Financial services |
Founded | July 4, 1889 |
Headquarters | 5-12 Imabashi Sanchōme, , |
Key people | Yoshinobu Tsutsui (Chairman)[1] Hiroshi Shimizu (CEO) |
Products | General insurance, Life insurance, Health insurance |
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Number of employees | 92,122 (2020)[2] |
Website | www.nissay.co.jp www |
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.[4][5]