Nippon Life Insurance Company
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, also known as or is the second largest Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese life insurance company behind Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd
Japan Post Insurance
, or かんぽ for short, is a Japanese life insurer that was established on October 1, 2007, with the privatization of Japanese Kampo Life Insurance .- History :* September 1, 2006 - It started as the "preparation company "....

. The company was founded in 1889 as the Nippon Life Assurance Co., Inc. In structure it is a mutual company
Mutual organization
A mutual, mutual organization, or mutual society is an organization based on the principle of mutuality. Unlike a true cooperative, members usually do not contribute to the capital of the company by direct investment, but derive their right to profits and votes through their customer relationship...

. It first paid policyholder dividends in 1898.

Overview

  • Number of Employees : 70,002
  • Total Asset : 49,950.1 billion yen (FY 2010)
  • http://www.nissay.co.jp/kaisha/annai/gyoseki/gaiyo.html


It sponsors the Women's Meijin
Women's Meijin
The Women's Meijin is a Go competition. The Women's Meijin is the female version of the Meijin title. This title is sponsored by Fuji Evening Newspaper and Nippon Life Insurance. The winner's purse is 5,100,000 Yen .-Past winners:...

, a Go competition.

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