Japan · East Asia · class X

Specialty / Credit / Captive insurance companies in Japan

3 licensed specialty / credit / captive insurers, 3% of the 101 insurance entities supervised by the Financial Services Agency. Credit, trade, legal-expenses, captive, agricultural, statutory-scheme or other specialist carriers.

CompanyClassParent / groupOwnershipRegulatorVerification
Atradius Credito y Caucion (Japan branch)
Spain; trade credit
XSpecialty / Credit / CaptiveGCOForeign multinationalFSAVerified
Coface (Japan branch)
France; trade credit
XSpecialty / Credit / CaptiveCofaceForeign multinationalFSAVerified
Euler Hermes SA (Japan branch)
Belgium; trade credit
XSpecialty / Credit / CaptiveAllianzIAIGForeign multinationalFSAVerified

About specialty / credit / captive insurers in Japan

How many specialty / credit / captive insurers are licensed in Japan?

3 of the 101 licensed insurance entities in Japan are classified as specialty / credit / captive (3%), according to the FSA register as reflected in this directory (verified - full register).

Who regulates specialty / credit / captive insurers in Japan?

Financial Services Agency (FSA), under Insurance Business Act; ESR from 2025. Official website: https://fsa.go.jp.

Are the specialty / credit / captive insurers in Japan locally or foreign owned?

3 of 3 belong to regional or foreign multinational groups (including GCO, Coface, Allianz), 0 are state-owned, and the rest are domestic private companies.

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