Who owns Pacific Guardian Life?
Pacific Guardian Life is owned by Meiji Yasuda (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
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Finance & insurance › Insurance › Life & health insurance
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Pacific Guardian Life
Pacific Guardian Life Insurance Company, Limited is a life and health insurer in Honolulu, Hawaii, established on 3 August 1961. Meiji Yasuda's Annual Report 2025 lists it as a consolidated subsidiary with 100.0% of voting rights held by Meiji Yasuda, and says the equity stake was acquired in March 1976.
Ownership timeline of Pacific Guardian Life
- Current owner Meiji Yasuda [1] reported
Where Pacific Guardian Life 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.
Meiji Yasuda: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Pacific Guardian Life and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Pacific Guardian Life among them.
- AllianceBernstein — Equitable Holdings 🇺🇸
- Allstate — Allstate 🇺🇸
- American Income Life — Globe Life 🇺🇸
- Barclays US Consumer Bank — Barclays 🇬🇧
- Berkley One — W. R. Berkley 🇺🇸
- CareScout — Genworth 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Pacific Guardian Life?
The parent company of Pacific Guardian Life is Meiji Yasuda, a cooperative headquartered in Japan.
Is Pacific Guardian Life American or Japanese?
Pacific Guardian Life originated in the United States, but it is owned today by Meiji Yasuda, which is headquartered in Japan. So Pacific Guardian Life is an American-origin brand under Japanese ownership.
Is Pacific Guardian Life still owned by Meiji Yasuda?
Yes. As of 12 October 2026, Pacific Guardian Life is still owned by Meiji Yasuda. 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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