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Meiji Yasuda president to resign over unpaid insurance money

Meiji Yasuda president to resign over unpaid insurance money

TOKYO, Japan - Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. President Ryotaro Kaneko (C), flanked by his aides, bow by way of apology at a press conference after announcing his intention to resign on July 5. Japan's third-largest life insurer is likely to come under public scrutiny following new findings that it has more cases of illegal nonpayment of insurance money than earlier reported.

Meiji Yasuda president to resign over unpaid insurance money

Meiji Yasuda president to resign over unpaid insurance money

TOKYO, Japan - Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. President Ryotaro Kaneko speaks at a press conference in Tokyo after announcing his intention to resign at the firm's representative members' meeting on July 5. Japan's third-largest life insurer is likely to come under public scrutiny following new findings that it has more cases of illegal nonpayment of insurance money than earlier reported.

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.

Meiji Yasuda president to resign over unpaid insurance money

Meiji Yasuda president to resign over unpaid insurance money

TOKYO, Japan - Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. President Ryotaro Kaneko speaks at a press conference in Tokyo after announcing his intention to resign at the firm's representative members' meeting on July 5. Japan's third-largest life insurer is likely to come under public scrutiny following new findings that it has more cases of illegal nonpayment of insurance money than earlier reported. (Kyodo)

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.

Meiji Yasuda president to resign over unpaid insurance money

Meiji Yasuda president to resign over unpaid insurance money

TOKYO, Japan - Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. President Ryotaro Kaneko (C), flanked by his aides, bow by way of apology at a press conference after announcing his intention to resign on July 5. Japan's third-largest life insurer is likely to come under public scrutiny following new findings that it has more cases of illegal nonpayment of insurance money than earlier reported. (Kyodo)