Chiyoda, Dai-Tokyo to merge in April 2001

Chiyoda, Dai-Tokyo to merge in April 2001

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Seshimo (L), president of Dai-Tokyo Fire & Marine Insurance Co., and Koji Fukuda, president of Chiyoda Fire & Marine Insurance Co., shake hands in Tokyo on March 1 after announcing their agreement to merge in April 2001. The merger between the two midsize Japanese casualty and property insurers comes before the government's plan to completely deregulate premiums in July.

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