Yasuda Fire, Nissan Fire, Taisei Fire eye integration

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co. (file photo of headquarters), Japan's second-largest nonlife insurer, has entered final talks with Nissan Fire & Marine Insurance Co. and Taisei Fire & Marine Insurance Co. to integrate management, possibly by April 2002, industry sources said Nov. 2. Each firm has close business ties with the Mizuho Financial Group.

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