Sompo Japan Insurance

TYO:8755 ISIN:JP3932400009

May 25, 2012

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Sompo Japan Insurance Company Summary

Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. ('Sompo Japan') was formed in 2002 to establish a new corporate vision of a "Comprehensive Service Provider Group for Risk and Asset Management." Achieving the three-times merger - the April 2002 merger of The Yasuda Fire and Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. and The Daiichi Property and Casualty Insurance Co., Ltd., the July 2002 merger of The Yasuda Fire and Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. and The Nissan Fire and Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., and the subsequent merger with The Taisei Fire and Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. in December of the same year - Sompo Japan immediately set to work realizing its vision of becoming "a new business presence suited to a new age" and establishing a new corporate image as a comprehensive service provider group for risk and asset management.

COMPANY DATA

	Headquarters	1-26-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8338 Japan

	Telephone	+81-3-3349-3111

	President	Hiroshi Hirano

	Principal Sector	Finance

	Principal Industry	Banks & Insurance

	Established	1944

	Listed	1949

	Sales	JPY 1.38 tril.

	Employees	14,982

	Homepage	www.sompo-japan.co.jp

Key Developments: Sompo Japan Insurance

	Asian Markets Overview of March 9, 2010 MAR 9, 2010 13:30 - Article Views: 4,414 A cautious start is expected in Asian markets Tuesday while Wall Street took a breather after recent gains and closed slightly lower overnight. Asian stocks rallied on Monday, led by resources sector which was helped by higher commodities prices. Australian market posted a seventh consecutive day of gains yesterday. Japan's Nikkei 225 surged 2.1 per cent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index advanced nearly 2 per cent, South Korea's Kospi was up 1.56 per cent and China's Shanghai Composite gained 0.7 per cent.

	Asian Markets Overview of February 23 FEB 23, 2010 13:30 - Article Views: 3,430 Most Asian markets rallied with resources shares significantly higher on Monday. Japan's Nikkei jumped 2.7 per cent while exporters were encouraged by stronger US dollar against yen. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gained 2.4 per cent. The Shanghai bourse reopened for the first day after the Lunar New Year holiday, Shanghai Composite dropped 0.5 per cent as the market was still impacted by the People's Bank of China's credit-tightening measures unveiled before the long holiday.