[English Translation]
August 27, 2014
NKSJ Holdings, Inc. Representative: Kengo Sakurada, President
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. Representative: Kengo Sakurada, President
NIPPONKOA Insurance Co., Ltd. Representative: Masaya Futamiya, President

Official Approval for Merger of Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. and NIPPONKOA Insurance Co., Ltd.

After the announcement in March 2012, Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. and NIPPONKOA Insurance Co., Ltd., which are subsidiaries of NKSJ Holdings, Inc., have prepared for the merger on September 1, 2014. Since the companies today received an official approval for the merger from Financial Service Agency based on the Insurance Business Act, we announce overview of new company post-merger as follows.
[Overview of new company post-merger]
1. Company Name: Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc.
2. Capital: 70 billion yen
3. Representative: Masaya Futamiya, President

4. Head Office Location: 26-1, Nishi-Shinjuku 1 chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
NKSJ Holdings, Inc. will rebrand the group name to the Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Group, and change its name to Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings, Inc. to accelerate our business expansion by strengthening our brand in conjunction with the merger of Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. and NIPPONKOA Insurance Co., Ltd.

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