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 Headquarters in Chuo-ku, Osaka | |
Romanized name | Sumitomo Seimei Hoken Sōgo-gaisha |
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| Company type | Private. Mutual |
| Industry | Insurance |
| Founded | 1907 |
| Headquarters | 4-35, Shiromi Itchome, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka prefecture, Japan |
Key people | Masahiro Hashimoto (Chairman) Yukinori Takada (President)[1] |
Number of employees | 42,098 |
| Website | sumitomolife.co.jp |
Sumitomo Life Insurance Company (住友生命保険相互会社, Sumitomo Seimei Hoken Sōgo-gaisha, Sumisei) is a mutual life insurance company in Japan, founded in 1907 and headquartered in Osaka.
In 2005, the company announced a joint venture with the People's Insurance Company of China. The new company was named PICC Life Insurance, which sells insurance products, including savings-oriented endowment insurance policies.
In 2012, Sumitomo Life decided to become a strategic partner of Bao Viet Insurance from Vietnam by acquiring 18% of the company's shares previously held by HSBC.[2]
