, formerly known as Millea Holdings until 2008, is a multinational insurance

Insurance

In law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for payment. An insurer is a company selling the...

 holding company

Holding company

A holding company is a company or firm that owns other companies' outstanding stock. It usually refers to a company which does not produce goods or services itself; rather, its purpose is to own shares of other companies. Holding companies allow the reduction of risk for the owners and can allow...

 headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is the largest property

Property insurance

Property insurance provides protection against most risks to property, such as fire, theft and some weather damage. This includes specialized forms of insurance such as fire insurance, flood insurance, earthquake insurance, home insurance or boiler insurance. Property is insured in two main...

/casualty insurance

Casualty insurance

Casualty insurance, often equated to liability insurance, is used to describe an area of insurance not directly concerned with life insurance, health insurance, or property insurance. It is mainly used to describe the liability coverage of an individual or organization's for negligent acts or...

 group in Japan in terms of revenue, employing 29,000 people in 38 countries worldwide.

Originally founded in 1879 as Tokio Marine Insurance, it is the oldest insurance company in Japan. Millea Holdings was established in 2002 to become the parent company to Tokio Marine Insurance and Nichido Fire Insurance in preparation for their merger.

Holdings

• Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co.
  Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co.
  , 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 of 2008...
  
  
• Nisshin Fire & Marine Co.
• Tokio Marine & Nichido Life Insurance Co.
• Tokio Marine & Nichido Financial Life Insurance Co.
• Tokio Marine Asia Pte.
• Tokio Marine & Nichido Career Service Co.
• Millea Real-Estate-Risk Management
• Tokio Marine & Nichido Facilities
• Millea Mondial
• Tokio Marine Nichido Samuel

External links

• Company website (in Japanese)
• Company website (in English)