Private company

Symetra

Logo: http://www.symetra.com/Pages/home.aspx, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia4

American financial services company

Symetra is an American family of companies providing retirement plans, employee benefits, annuities and life insurance through independent distributors nationwide. The headquarters is in Bellevue, Washington.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

2004Founded1
  • Industryinsurance industry1
  • HeadquartersBellevue1
  • Founded inBellevue1
  • Websitewww.symetra.com/Pages/home.aspx
  • Legal formDelaware corporation1
  • Listed onNew York Stock Exchange1
  • LEI5493004WNE7ORFD3AZ543
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressC/O NATIONAL REGISTERED AGENTS, INC., 19801 Wilmington, United States3
  • Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 37693253

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Photo: Schazjmd, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

Symetra is an American family of companies providing retirement plans, employee benefits, annuities and life insurance through independent distributors nationwide. The headquarters is in Bellevue, Washington.2

Corporate structure

Symetra is part of a group headed by Sumitomo Life Insurance Company. 18 entities, 7 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Sumitomo Life Insurance Company 大阪府 大阪市中央区, Japan
    • Symetra Bellevue, Washington, United States
      • First Symetra National Life Insurance Company of New York Subsidiary · Seattle, Washington, United States
      • Symetra Bermuda Re Ltd. Subsidiary · Hamilton, Bermuda
      • SYMETRA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY Subsidiary · Farmington, Connecticut, United States
      • SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY Subsidiary · Bellevue, Washington, United States
    • PICC Life Insurance Company Limited Subsidiary · 浦东新区, China
    • Sumitomo Chemical Stake · 4.34% · 東京都 中央区, Japan
      • Sumitomo Pharma 大阪府 大阪市中央区, Japan
      • Sumitomo Chemical (United Kingdom) Subsidiary · Godmanchester, United Kingdom
      • Sumitomo Biorational Company LLC Subsidiary · Libertyville, Illinois, United States
      • SUMITOMO CHEMICAL AUSTRALIA PTY. LIMITED Subsidiary · Sydney, Australia
      • SUMITOMO CHEMICAL INDIA LIMITED Subsidiary · Mumbai, India
        • BARRIX AGRO SCIENCES PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Bangalore, India
      • 住化カラー株式会社 Subsidiary · 大阪府 大阪市中央区, Japan
    • Symetra Investment Management Real Estate Investors LLC Subsidiary · Bellevue, Washington, United States
    • スミセイ・アセット・マネジメント株式会社 Subsidiary · 東京都 新宿区, Japan

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Started in 1957, Symetra Financial began as a subsidiary of Safeco.

In 1967, the total amount of insurance in force for Symetra surpassed the $1 billion mark. By 1995, the total assets had grown to $10 billion.

In 2004, Safeco sold its life insurance business to an investor group led by White Mountains Insurance Group and Berkshire Hathaway.

Symetra Financial was acquired in 2016 by Japanese insurer Sumitomo Life for $3.8 billion. The Japanese insurer was looking to expand its foothold on insurance especially as its Japanese market ages, increasing costs.

In January 2020, Symetra Financial Corporation announced it established an investment subsidiary, Symetra Investment Management Company (SIM). Sumitomo Life, Symetra's Japan-based parent company, completed its first $500 million investment through a corporate bond fund in December 2019. The standalone entity will focus on managing money for Symetra's corporate parent and the Sumitomo Life Insurance Co to invest in US-based assets.

From Wikipedia’s article on Symetra, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company (GLEIF)

Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

  1. Jan 6, 2019Parent Directly consolidated by Sumitomo Life Insurance Company3
  2. 2004Founded Founded in Bellevue1

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