Who owns Symetra?
Symetra is owned by Sumitomo Life (Japan).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Sumitomo Life Annual Report 2025, Sumitomo Life Insurance Company. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Sumitomo Life Insurance Company reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Finance & insurance › Insurance › Life & health insurance
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Symetra
Symetra Financial Corporation is a U.S. life insurance group headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. Sumitomo Life's Annual Report 2025 says the company acquired full ownership of Symetra in February 2016 and lists it with 100.00% of voting rights held by Sumitomo Life.
Ownership timeline of Symetra
- Current owner Sumitomo Life [1] reported
Where Symetra sits in Sumitomo Life
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Sumitomo Life
Sumitomo Life controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 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; Sumitomo Life has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| LIC | LIC of India | 🇮🇳 India |
| Hanasaku Life Insurance | Nippon Life | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Meiji Yasuda | Meiji Yasuda | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Assupol | Sanlam | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Elips Life | Swiss Re | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| American Income Life | Globe Life | 🇺🇸 United States |
| CNP Assurances | CNP Assurances | 🇫🇷 France |
| VitalityLife | Discovery | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
About the owner: Sumitomo Life
Sumitomo Life is a cooperative headquartered in Japan, founded in 1907. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control.
Sumitomo Life Insurance Company is a Japanese life insurer. Its Annual Report 2025 says the company was founded as Hinode Life Insurance 118 years earlier and has operated under the Sumitomo brand since joining the Sumitomo Group 99 years earlier. The report describes the company as a mutual company with no shareholders, where each policyholder is a member. Its overseas subsidiaries listed as of 31 March 2025 include Symetra Financial Corporation in the United States and Singapore Life Holdings in Singapore, both at 100.00% of voting rights.
Sumitomo Life: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Symetra 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, Symetra 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 Symetra?
The parent company of Symetra is Sumitomo Life, a cooperative headquartered in Japan.
Is Symetra American or Japanese?
Symetra originated in the United States, but it is owned today by Sumitomo Life, which is headquartered in Japan. So Symetra is an American-origin brand under Japanese ownership.
Is Symetra still owned by Sumitomo Life?
Yes. As of 11 October 2026, Symetra is still owned by Sumitomo Life. 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] Sumitomo Life Annual Report 2025 — Sumitomo Life Insurance Company, Annual report; retrieved 11 October 2026.
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