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The story
1902 - Founded by a statistician and the Earl Yanagisawa Yasutoshi, Ohashi Shintaro, the President of the Hakubunkan, and the Lieutenant Hamaguchi Kichibe, supported by an insurance doctor Yano Kota.
1937 - After Marco Polo Bridge Incident in July which the Major general Masakazu Kawabe and the Colonel Renya Mutaguchi led the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ministry of Commerce and Industry and Ministry of Colonial Affairs issued Manturia Insurance Business Act on December 27 and enforced it the next day.
1938 - Taizō Ishizaka, former high-rank officer of Ministry of Communications become the President of Dai-ichi Life and licensed for business in Manchuria. Tokyo head office relocated to current place, Yurakucho, Hibiya.
1945 - The Tokyo head office was requisitioned as the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (GHQ) government building.
1975 - first overseas representative office is established in New York City.
1977 - begins to sell UU Insurance for the male.
1982 - first European representative office is established in London.
1990 - investment in Lincoln National Life Insurance Company marked the first time a Japanese company participated in capitalizing a leading U.S. insurer.
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1993 - completion of the DN Tower 21, a new head office building.
1995 - Great Hanshin earthquake: simplification of claims settlement procedures.
1996 - establishment of the Dai-ichi Property and Casualty Insurance Co., Ltd.
1997 - establishment of Dai-ichi Life Research Institute Inc.
1999 - agreement on total business cooperation with the Industrial Bank of Japan (now Mizuho Financial Group.)
2000 - agreement to form a comprehensive business alliance with Sompo Japan Insurance and Aflac.
2002 - celebration of its 100th anniversary.
2010 - Demutualization and stock listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
2011 - completes take over of ASX listed Tower Australia life insurance company, the wholly owned subsidiary is then renamed TAL
2015 - purchased Protective Life Corporation
From Wikipedia’s article on Daiichi Life, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5