Number of general insurers Japan 2023, by type

A total of 55 general insurance companies were operating in Japan as of July 2023. Of this number, 33 companies were licensed as domestic insurers.

Domestic non-life insurance market

Net premiums written by non-life insurers in Japan amounted to 9.12 trillion yen in fiscal year 2022. The market is dominated by three insurance groups: Tokio Marine Holdings, MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, and Sompo Holdings and their subsidiaries, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire, Mitsui Sumitomo, Aioi Nissay Dowa, and Sompo Japan. The groups generated a net income of 629.1 billion Japanese yen in fiscal 2022. In addition to private insurance companies, cooperatives and mini insurers offer property and casualty insurance products in Japan.

Foreign non-life insurers in Japan

Around 22 foreign insurers licensed as branches or agencies were operating in Japan, of which ten were active in the direct and reinsurance business. Direct premiums written by foreign insurers amounted to 733.1 billion yen in fiscal 2022. One of the leading foreign non-life insurers in Japan based on premium income and number of employees was AIG General Insurance Company.