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Tokio Marine & Nichido1879, Birth of Japan’s First Insurance Company

First in Japan: In the Meiji era, many new industries were created by the government's industrial development policies to modernize the nation. Being one of the new industries, there was a movement to establish a marine insurance company necessary for growing shipping and trading industries. On August 1, 1879, Tokio Marine Insurance Company, the predecessor of Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance, was established.