Japan · East Asia · class L
Life insurance companies in Japan
41 licensed life insurers, 41% of the 101 insurance entities supervised by the Financial Services Agency. Long-term life assurance, annuities, pensions and savings products.
| Company | Class | Parent / group | Ownership | Regulator | Verification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aflac Life Insurance Japan | LLife | Aflac | Foreign multinational | FSA | Verified |
| Asahi Mutual Life | LLife | Asahi | Mutual / cooperative | FSA | Verified |
| AXA Life Insurance | LLife | AXAIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSA | Verified |
| Cardif Assurance Vie (Japan) | LLife | BNP ParibasIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSA | Verified |
| Credit Agricole Life Insurance Japan | LLife | Credit AgricoleIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSA | Verified |
| Daido Life | LLife | T&D Holdings | Domestic private | FSA | Verified |
| Daiichi Frontier Life | LLife | Dai-ichi Life HoldingsIAIG | Domestic private | FSA | Verified |
| Daiichi Life Insurance | LLife | Dai-ichi Life HoldingsIAIG | Domestic private | FSA | Verified |
| Daiichi Neo Life | LLife | Dai-ichi Life HoldingsIAIG | Domestic private | FSA | Verified |
| Fukoku Mutual Life | LLife | Fukoku | Mutual / cooperative | FSA | Verified |
| Fukokushinrai Life | LLife | Fukoku | Mutual / cooperative | FSA | Verified |
| FWD Life Insurance Co (Japan) | LLife | FWD GroupIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSA | Verified |
| Gibraltar Life | LLife | Prudential FinancialIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSA | Verified |
| Hanasaku Life | LLife | Nippon Life | Mutual / cooperative | FSA | Verified |
| Japan Post Insurance | LLife | Japan Post Holdings | State-owned / parastatal | FSA | Verified |
| Lifenet Insurance | LLife | Lifenet | Domestic private | FSA | Verified |
| Manulife Life Insurance | LLife | ManulifeIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSA | Verified |
| Medicare Life | LLife | Sumitomo LifeIAIG | Mutual / cooperative | FSA | Verified |
| Meiji Yasuda Life | LLife | Meiji Yasuda | Mutual / cooperative | FSA | Verified |
| Meiji Yasuda Trust Life | LLife | Meiji Yasuda | Mutual / cooperative | FSA | Verified |
| MetLife Insurance K.K. | LLife | MetLifeIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSA | Verified |
| Midori Life | LLife | Independent | Domestic private | FSA | Verified |
| Mitsui Sumitomo Aioi Life | LLife | MS&ADIAIG | Domestic private | FSA | Verified |
| Mitsui Sumitomo Primary Life | LLife | MS&ADIAIG | Domestic private | FSA | Verified |
| Nanairo Life | LLife | SBI Holdings | Domestic private | FSA | Verified |
| Nippon Life Largest life mutual | LLife | Nippon Life | Mutual / cooperative | FSA | Verified |
| Nippon Wealth Life | LLife | Nippon Life | Mutual / cooperative | FSA | Verified |
| NN Life Insurance | LLife | NN GroupIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSA | Verified |
| ORIX Life | LLife | Orix | Domestic private | FSA | Verified |
| Prudential Gibraltar Financial Life | LLife | Prudential FinancialIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSA | Verified |
| Prudential Life Insurance (Japan) | LLife | Prudential FinancialIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSA | Verified |
| Rakuten Life | LLife | Rakuten | Domestic private | FSA | Verified |
| SBI Life | LLife | SBI Holdings | Domestic private | FSA | Verified |
| Sompo Himawari Life | LLife | Sompo HoldingsIAIG | Domestic private | FSA | Verified |
| Sony Life | LLife | Sony Financial Group | Domestic private | FSA | Verified |
| Sumitomo Life | LLife | Sumitomo LifeIAIG | Mutual / cooperative | FSA | Verified |
| T&D Financial Life | LLife | T&D Holdings | Domestic private | FSA | Verified |
| Taiju Life | LLife | Nippon Life | Mutual / cooperative | FSA | Verified |
| Taiyo Life | LLife | T&D Holdings | Domestic private | FSA | Verified |
| Tokio Marine & Nichido Life | LLife | Tokio Marine HoldingsIAIG | Domestic private | FSA | Verified |
| Zurich Life Insurance Japan | LLife | ZurichIAIG | Foreign multinational | FSA | Verified |
No insurers match that filter.
About life insurers in Japan
How many life insurers are licensed in Japan?
41 of the 101 licensed insurance entities in Japan are classified as life (41%), according to the FSA register as reflected in this directory (verified - full register).
Who regulates life insurers in Japan?
Financial Services Agency (FSA), under Insurance Business Act; ESR from 2025. Official website: https://fsa.go.jp.
Are the life insurers in Japan locally or foreign owned?
12 of 41 belong to regional or foreign multinational groups (including Aflac, AXA, BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole), 1 are state-owned, and the rest are domestic private companies.
Data: /api/v1/countries/japan.json (filter by class = "life"). Licence CC BY 4.0, attribute KAFS North America.