Japan · East Asia · class L
Life insurance companies in Japan
41 licensed life insurers, 41% of the 101 insurance entities supervised by the Financial Services Agency. Long-term life assurance, annuities, pensions and savings products.
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| Company | Class | Parent / group | Ownership | Regulator | Verification | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aflac Life Insurance Japan | LLife | Aflac | Foreign multinational | FSA | Verified | 77 Confidence: Low |
| Asahi Mutual Life | LLife | Asahi | Mutual / cooperative | FSA | Verified | — |
| AXA Life InsuranceEuronext Paris: CS | LLife | AXAIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSA | Verified | 72 Confidence: Low |
| Cardif Assurance Vie (Japan)Euronext Paris: BNP | LLife | BNP ParibasIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSA | Verified | 70 Confidence: Low |
| Credit Agricole Life Insurance JapanEuronext Paris: ACA | LLife | Credit AgricoleIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSA | Verified | 71 Confidence: Low |
| Daido LifeTSE: 8795 | LLife | T&D Holdings | Domestic private | FSA | Verified | — |
| Daiichi Frontier LifeTSE: 8750 | LLife | Dai-ichi LifeIAIG | Domestic private | FSA | Verified | — |
| Daiichi Life InsuranceTSE: 8750 | LLife | Dai-ichi LifeIAIG | Domestic private | FSA | Verified | 58 Confidence: Low |
| Daiichi Neo LifeTSE: 8750 | LLife | Dai-ichi LifeIAIG | Domestic private | FSA | Verified | — |
| Fukoku Mutual Life | LLife | Fukoku | Mutual / cooperative | FSA | Verified | — |
| Fukokushinrai Life | LLife | Fukoku | Mutual / cooperative | FSA | Verified | — |
| FWD Life Insurance Co (Japan)HKEX: 1828 | LLife | FWD GroupIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSA | Verified | 72 Confidence: Low |
| Gibraltar LifeNYSE: PRU | LLife | Prudential FinancialIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSA | Verified | 84 Confidence: Low |
| Hanasaku Life | LLife | Nippon Life | Mutual / cooperative | FSA | Verified | — |
| Japan Post InsuranceState-ownedTSE: 6178 | LLife | Japan Post Holdings | State-owned / parastatal | FSA | Verified | — |
| Lifenet Insurance | LLife | Lifenet | Domestic private | FSA | Verified | — |
| Manulife Life InsuranceHKEX: 0945 | LLife | ManulifeIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSA | Verified | 95 Confidence: Low |
| Medicare Life | LLife | Sumitomo LifeIAIG | Mutual / cooperative | FSA | Verified | — |
| Meiji Yasuda Life | LLife | Meiji Yasuda | Mutual / cooperative | FSA | Verified | — |
| Meiji Yasuda Trust Life | LLife | Meiji Yasuda | Mutual / cooperative | FSA | Verified | — |
| MetLife Insurance K.K.NYSE: MET | LLife | MetLifeIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSA | Verified | 93 Confidence: Medium |
| Midori Life | LLife | Independent | Domestic private | FSA | Verified | — |
| Mitsui Sumitomo Aioi LifeTSE: 8725 | LLife | MS&ADIAIG | Domestic private | FSA | Verified | 65 Confidence: Low |
| Mitsui Sumitomo Primary LifeTSE: 8725 | LLife | MS&ADIAIG | Domestic private | FSA | Verified | 65 Confidence: Low |
| Nanairo LifeTSE: 8473 | LLife | SBI Holdings | Domestic private | FSA | Verified | — |
| Nippon Life Largest life mutual | LLife | Nippon Life | Mutual / cooperative | FSA | Verified | — |
| Nippon Wealth Life | LLife | Nippon Life | Mutual / cooperative | FSA | Verified | 71 Confidence: Low |
| NN Life InsuranceEuronext Amsterdam: NN | LLife | NN GroupIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSA | Verified | 92 Confidence: Low |
| ORIX LifeTSE: 8591 | LLife | Orix | Domestic private | FSA | Verified | — |
| Prudential Gibraltar Financial LifeNYSE: PRU | LLife | Prudential FinancialIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSA | Verified | 74 Confidence: Low |
| Prudential Life Insurance (Japan)NYSE: PRU | LLife | Prudential FinancialIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSA | Verified | — |
| Rakuten LifeTSE: 4755 | LLife | Rakuten | Domestic private | FSA | Verified | — |
| SBI LifeTSE: 8473 | LLife | SBI Holdings | Domestic private | FSA | Verified | — |
| Sompo Himawari LifeTSE: 8630 | LLife | Sompo HoldingsIAIG | Domestic private | FSA | Verified | 61 Confidence: Low |
| Sony LifeTSE: 8729 | LLife | Sony Financial Group | Domestic private | FSA | Verified | 78 Confidence: Low |
| Sumitomo Life | LLife | Sumitomo LifeIAIG | Mutual / cooperative | FSA | Verified | — |
| T&D Financial LifeTSE: 8795 | LLife | T&D Holdings | Domestic private | FSA | Verified | 57 Confidence: Low |
| Taiju Life | LLife | Nippon Life | Mutual / cooperative | FSA | Verified | — |
| Taiyo LifeTSE: 8795 | LLife | T&D Holdings | Domestic private | FSA | Verified | — |
| Tokio Marine & Nichido LifeTSE: 8766 | LLife | Tokio MarineIAIG | Domestic private | FSA | Verified | — |
| Zurich Life Insurance JapanSIX: ZURN | LLife | ZurichIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSA | Verified | 79 Confidence: Low |
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Popularity is an estimate of how often people search Google for each insurer, from 0 to 100; the bars show how confident the estimate is. Not a rating of the insurer. How the index works
About life insurers in Japan
How many life insurers are licensed in Japan?
41 of the 101 licensed insurance entities this directory lists in Japan are classified as life (41%). Verified against the regulator register.
Who regulates life insurers in Japan?
Financial Services Agency (FSA). Regime: Insurance Business Act; ESR from 2025. Official website: https://fsa.go.jp.
Who owns the life insurers in Japan?
Of the 41 licensed life insurers in Japan, 17 are domestic private companies, 12 are subsidiaries of foreign multinational groups (Prudential Financial, Aflac, AXA), 11 are mutual or cooperative insurers, and 1 is state-owned or parastatal (Japan Post Holdings), as recorded in the register.
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