Tokio Marine Nichido

Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. (東京海上日動火災保険株式会社, Tōkyō Kaijō Nichidō Kasai Hoken Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese insurance company, based in the Marunouchi area of Chiyoda in Tokyo, Japan.

The company is one of the very few groups and individuals that still use the spelling Tokio for the city in the English language.

It is a member of the Millea Group.

History

Before Merger

The Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance

The antecedent Tokyo Marine insurance is the first insurance company (as the marine insurance company) in Japan, and also the top sales damage insurance company of Japan in pre-war era.

August, 1879- Tokyo Marine Insurance(東京海上保険) established.
January, 1891- Meiji Fire Insurance(明治火災保険) established.
April, 1918- Tokyo Marine Insurance changes the trade name to Tokyo Marine and Fire Insurance(東京海上火災保険).
March, 1919- Mitsubishi Marine and Fire Insurance(三菱海上火災保険) established.
March, 1944- Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance acquires Meiji Fire Insurance and the Mitsubishi Marine and Fire insurance.

The Nichido Fire & Marine Insurance

The company is one of a "Big Three Personal property insurance companies" in pre-war Japan. It belonged to the old Yasuda zaibatsu.

February, 1898- Tokyo Article Fire Insurance(東京物品火災保険) established.
November, 1911- Toho Fire Insurance(東邦火災保険) established.
January, 1914- Tokyo Article Fire Insurance change the trade name to the Japan Personal Property fire insurance(日本動産火災保険).
August, 1944- Japan Personal Property fire insurance acquires Toho Fire Insurance.
December, 1946- Change of trade name to Nichido Fire & Marine Insurance.