Private company

Meiji Yasuda Life

Japanese life insurance company

Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company (明治安田生命保険相互会社, Meiji Yasuda Seimei Hoken Sōgo Kaisha), doing business as Meiji Yasuda (明治安田), is a Japanese life insurance company, which is 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.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 18, 2026.

Overview

Jan 1880Founded1

Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company (明治安田生命保険相互会社, Meiji Yasuda Seimei Hoken Sōgo Kaisha), doing business as Meiji Yasuda (明治安田), is a Japanese life insurance company, which is 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. The Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company is a member of the Mitsubishi and Fuyo groups and participates in the former's Friday Conference. It is the main sponsor of the J1 League since 2015.2

The story

Founded by Yasuda Zenjirō on Jan 1880.1

In 1881, 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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Meiji Yasuda Life, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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Subsidiaries and ownership

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Timeline

  1. Jan 1880Founded Founded1

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