Sumitomo Life
Appearance
Romanized name | Sumitomo Seimei Hoken Sōgo-gaisha |
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Company type | Private. Mutual |
Industry | Insurance |
Founded | 1907 |
Headquarters | 4-35, Shiromi Itchome, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka prefecture, Japan |
Number of employees | 42,098 |
Website | sumitomolife.co.jp |
Sumitomo Life Insurance Company (住友生命保険相互会社, Sumitomo Seimei Hoken Sōgo-gaisha, Sumisei) is a mutual life insurance company in Japan, founded in 1907 and headquartered in Osaka.
In 2005, the company announced a joint venture with the People's Insurance Company of China. The new company was named PICC Life Insurance, which sells insurance products, including savings-oriented endowment insurance policies.
In 2012 Sumitomo Life decided to become a strategic partner of Bao Viet Insurance from Vietnam by acquiring 18% of the company's shares previously held by HSBC.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Cơ hội nào cho nhà đầu tư chiến lược mới tại Bảo Việt?". GaFin.vn. 20 December 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
External links
- Sumitomo Life Insurance Company (in Japanese)
- Sumitomo Life Insurance Company Annual Report (in English)