Meiji Life, Yasuda Mutual Life announce merger

Meiji Life, Yasuda Mutual Life announce merger

TOKYO, Japan - Mikihiko Miyamoto (L), president of Yasuda Mutual Life Insurance Co., and Ryotaro Kaneko, president of Meiji Life Insurance Co. announce Jan. 24 in Tokyo that the two life insurers will merge around April 2004 to boost competitiveness. The merger will create a company with outstanding insurance contracts worth 196 trillion yen, nearly as much as the 203 trillion yen held by Sumitomo Life Insurance Co., Japan's third-largest life insurer.

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