Tokio Marine Nichido

Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Insurance
Founded	1879
Headquarters	Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Parent	Tokio Marine Holdings
Website	www.TokioMarine-Nichido.co.jp

Tokio Marine Nichido Building near the Imperial Palace in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo

Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. (東京海上日動火災保険株式会社, Tōkyō Kaijō Nichidō Kasai Hoken Kabushiki-Kaisha^?), commonly called Tokio Marine Nichido, is a property/casualty insurance subsidiary of Tokio Marine Holdings, the largest non-mutual private insurance group in Japan. Tokio Marine Holdings was formerly known as Millea Group, which underwent a name change in July 2008. Its headquarters are in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo.^[1]

The company is one of the very few groups and individuals that still use the spelling Tokio for the city in the English language. The company is a member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFJ) keiretsu.

History

The Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance

The antecedent Tokyo Marine insurance is the first insurance company (as the marine insurance company) in Japan, and also the top sales damage insurance company of Japan in pre-war era.

August, 1879 - Tokyo Marine Insurance (東京海上保険) established.
January, 1891 - Meiji Fire Insurance (明治火災保険) established.
April, 1918 - Tokyo Marine Insurance changes the trade name to Tokyo Marine and Fire Insurance (東京海上火災保険).
March, 1919 - Mitsubishi Marine and Fire Insurance (三菱海上火災保険) established.
March, 1944 - Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance acquires Meiji Fire Insurance and the Mitsubishi Marine and Fire insurance.

The Nichido Fire & Marine Insurance

The company is one of a "Big Three Personal property insurance companies" in pre-war Japan. It belonged to the old Yasuda zaibatsu.

February, 1898- Tokyo Article Fire Insurance (東京物品火災保険) established.
November, 1911- Toho Fire Insurance (東邦火災保険) established.
January, 1914- Tokyo Article Fire Insurance change the trade name to the Japan Personal Property fire insurance (日本動産火災保険).
August, 1944- Japan Personal Property fire insurance acquires Toho Fire Insurance.
December, 1946- Change of trade name to Nichido Fire & Marine Insurance.

Merger

On 1 November 2004, Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance and Nichido Fire and Marine Insurance merged to create Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

Subsidiaries

Japan

Overseas

People's Republic of China

Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Company (Hong Kong)
Tokio Marine Investment Services Ltd.
Sino Life Insurance Co.

Singapore

Thailand

United Kingdom

United Arab Emirates

[Tokio Marine Middle East, Ltd.]

http://www.tmmena.com/

Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

United States

Philadelphia Insurance Companies
Tokio Marine Management, Inc.
Tokio Marine Technologies LLC
Trans Pacific Insurance Company
TM Casualty Insurance Company
TM Specialty Insurance Company
TNUS Insurance Company
First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Ltd.
TM Claims Service, Inc.
Tokio Marine North America Services LLC.

Other countries

Australia: Tokio Marine Management (Australasia) Pty. Ltd.
Bahrain: The Arab Eastern Insurance Co., Ltd.
Brazil: Tokio Marine Seguradora S.A.
Bermuda: Tokio Millennium Re Ltd.
Egypt: [Tokio Marine Egypt] Nile Takaful
Guam: Tokio Marine Pacific Insurance Limited
India: IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Company Limited
Indonesia: P.T. Asuransi Tokio Marine Indonesia
Ireland: Tokio Marine Global Re Limited
Vietnam: Bao Viet Tokio Marine Joint Venture Company.
Malaysia: Tokio Marine Insurans (Malaysia) Bhd.
México: Tokio Marine Compañía de Seguros, S.A. de C.V.
Republic of China (Taiwan): Tokio Marine Newa Insurance Co., Ltd.

References

↑ "Corporate Profile." Tokio Marine Nichido. Retrieved on July 24, 2011. "Address of Head Office 2-1 Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo"