• 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. • 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 == As an institutional investor ==