Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. (東京海上日動火災保険株式会社), commonly called Tokio Marine Nichido, is a property/casualty insurance subsidiary of Tokio Marine Holdings, the largest non-mutual private insurance group in Japan. Tokio Marine Holdings was formerly known as Millea Group, which underwent a name change in July 2008. Its headquarters are in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo.[1]
The company is one of the very few groups and individuals that still use the spelling Tokio for the city in the English language.
History
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.