Who owns Meiji Yasuda?
Meiji Yasuda is owned by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company (Japan).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company Annual Report 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Category
- Finance & insurance › Insurance › Life & health insurance
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Meiji Yasuda
Meiji Yasuda is the life insurance business of Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company. Its Annual Report 2025 traces it to Meiji Life, established in 1881, and The Yasuda Mutual Life Insurance Company, which began in 1880 as a mutual aid company, and says the two merged on 1 January 2004.
Ownership timeline of Meiji Yasuda
- Current owner Meiji Yasuda [1] reported
Where Meiji Yasuda sits in Meiji Yasuda
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Meiji Yasuda
Meiji Yasuda controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in finance & insurance.
Also in finance & insurance
Other brands in life & health insurance, and who owns them
The 33 brands in life & health insurance on Brandtree belong to 19 owners. The largest is Nippon Life, with 4; Meiji Yasuda has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| LIC | LIC of India | 🇮🇳 India |
| Hanasaku Life Insurance | Nippon Life | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Assupol | Sanlam | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Elips Life | Swiss Re | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| American Income Life | Globe Life | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Singlife | Sumitomo Life | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| CNP Assurances | CNP Assurances | 🇫🇷 France |
| VitalityLife | Discovery | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
About the owner: Meiji Yasuda
Meiji Yasuda is a cooperative headquartered in Japan. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control.
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company is a Japanese life insurer, formed on 1 January 2004 through the merger of Meiji Life Insurance Company and The Yasuda Mutual Life Insurance Company. Its Annual Report 2025 says it chose to be a mutual company, in which policyholders also become mutual members, and that representatives chosen from among policyholders form its highest decision-making body. The report lists its important group companies as of 31 March 2025, including StanCorp Financial Group in the United States as a wholly owned subsidiary.
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🇯🇵 Meiji Yasuda and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 437 brands that began in Japan. 21 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Meiji Yasuda is not one of them.
- AIARU Small Amount & Short Term Insurance — Sumitomo Life 🇯🇵
- Hanasaku Life Insurance — Nippon Life 🇯🇵
- MUFG Bank — MUFG 🇯🇵
- "K" Line — K Line 🇯🇵
- ABEMA — CyberAgent 🇯🇵
- ADDICTION — KOSÉ 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Meiji Yasuda?
The parent company of Meiji Yasuda is Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company, a cooperative headquartered in Japan.
Is Meiji Yasuda Japanese?
Yes. Meiji Yasuda originated in Japan and its owner, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Meiji Yasuda still owned by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company?
Yes. As of 12 October 2026, Meiji Yasuda is still owned by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company Annual Report 2025 — Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company, Annual report; retrieved 12 October 2026.
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