Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.
Industry Group: Insurance
Country/Region: Japan
Identifier: TKS:8750
Dai-Ichi Life is Japan’s second-largest life insurance company excluding recently privatized Japan Post Insurance, with a market share of around 11% of annualized net premiums. Unlike its largest domestic competitors Nippon Life, Meiji Yasuda, and Sumitomo Life, which remain mutually owned by their policyholders, Dai-Ichi Life demutualized and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2010. Its main domestic operating company accounts for around 60% of profits, its Frontier bancassurance subsidiary selling mainly savings products accounts for around 10%, Alabama-based Protective Life accounts for around 15%, TAL in Australia accounts for 7%, and Dai-Ichi Life Vietnam around 5%. Dai-Ichi also holds a 30% economic interest in Mizuho’s Asset Management One.
ESG Risk Rating
Ranking
Industry Group (1st = lowest risk)
Insurance 198 out of 299
Universe
Global Universe 8366 out of 15104
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Industry Comparison
| Company | ESG Risk Rating | Industry Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cathay Financial Holdings Co., Ltd. |
12.1
Low
|
6 out of 299 |
| Swiss Life Holding AG |
16.1
Low
|
36 out of 299 |
| Prudential Plc |
17.2
Low
|
46 out of 299 |
| Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. |
22.4
Medium
|
124 out of 299 |
| Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. |
26.5
Medium
|
198 out of 299 |
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