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MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

8725・Prime Market・Insurance

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MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. 8725

Business

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings is an insurance holding company with subsidiaries including the three domestic non-life insurers Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance, Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance, and Mitsui Direct General Insurance; the two domestic life insurers Mitsui Sumitomo Aioi Life Insurance and Mitsui Sumitomo Primary Life Insurance; and overseas insurance subsidiaries and affiliates around the world. With 236 subsidiaries and 36 affiliates, the group operates globally across five business areas: domestic non-life insurance, life insurance, overseas insurance, financial services, and digital and risk-related services. Its main customers range from individuals to corporations and multinational enterprises, and it maintains a global insurance underwriting base spanning Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

Business Model

The company provides insurance services funded by premiums collected from policyholders, with insurance service profit/loss (insurance revenue less insurance service expenses and reinsurance profit/loss) and financial profit/loss (investment profit/loss and insurance finance profit/loss) serving as its main revenue sources. Each segment—Domestic Non-Life Insurance, Life Insurance, and Overseas Insurance—maintains its own independent revenue base, while the holding company oversees capital allocation, governance, and management of overseas operations, forming a structure designed to maximize group-wide profitability and improve capital efficiency.

Company Strengths

The combined insurance revenue of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance (external customer insurance revenue of ¥1,888,116 million) and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance (¥1,383,727 million) reached ¥3,271,843 million, boasting one of the largest underwriting scales in the domestic non-life insurance market. Through the merger of the two companies in April 2027, further scale expansion, cost efficiency improvements, and governance enhancement are proceeding as planned.

Insurance revenue in the Overseas Insurance Subsidiaries and Affiliates segment increased 17.5% year on year to ¥2,507,655 million, with net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥234,456 million. Revenue is underpinned by a multi-layered overseas business foundation built independently by the company, including a geographically diversified portfolio across the Americas, Europe, and Asia, entry into the specialty insurance field through an investment in W.R.Berkley Corporation, and deepening involvement in Lloyd's reinsurance business and the MGA market.

Mitsui Sumitomo Primary Life Insurance, which specializes in foreign currency-denominated insurance and variable annuity insurance, recorded financial income and expenses of ¥152,185 million (up ¥82.8 billion year on year), achieving net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥127,359 million. The strengthening of the group's asset management framework through alliances with Barings LLC (agreement to acquire an 18% equity stake) and LGT, among others, represents an asset management foundation built under the company's own initiative, which is also linked to improving insurance product development capabilities.

ENVALITH's Perspective

Profit attributable to owners of the parent for FY2026 (ending March 2026) is ¥510,612 million (+70.1% year on year), a substantial increase, but this includes the effects of the accounting standard change accompanying the transition to IFRS. Compared with the prior-year result under Japanese GAAP (¥691,657 million), profit has effectively declined, weighed down by the segment loss at Mitsui Sumitomo Aioi Life Insurance (-¥60,293 million) and the widening of insurance finance income and expenses (-¥670,831 million). The forecast for FY2027 (ending March 2027) is ¥425,000 million (-16.8% versus the prior-year figure under IFRS), pointing to a further decline in profit, and the sustainability of earnings needs to be carefully assessed.

The merger of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance is likely to contribute to enhancing corporate value over the medium to long term from the perspectives of scale expansion, cost efficiency, and strengthened governance. On the other hand, the integration costs, system integration risk, and difficulty of merging personnel associated with the merger are significant, and the short-term impact on business performance cannot be ignored. In addition, continued attention is needed regarding the effectiveness of strengthened compliance in light of reflections on issues such as premium adjustment practices in the corporate insurance segment.

In terms of the market environment, the gradual rise in domestic interest rates is contributing to an increase in interest income (¥302,980 million), and yen depreciation is providing a tailwind by boosting yen-converted revenue from overseas operations. On the other hand, the forecast for FY2027 (ending March 2027) assumes domestic natural catastrophe claims of ¥83.0 billion for Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance and ¥67.0 billion for Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance, and the occurrence of a large-scale natural disaster could be a significant downside factor for earnings. The earnings contribution of new investments, such as the stakes in W.R. Berkley and Barings LLC, is also a point of attention going forward.

Growth Strategy

Aiming to enhance corporate value through a trinity of domestic non-life insurance merger, overseas expansion, and improved capital efficiency

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance will merge, with the merger taking effect on April 1, 2027. Through scale expansion, cost efficiency, and enhanced governance, the group aims to become "the insurance and financial group most chosen by customers." The establishment of a joint insurance agency with SMBC Group (April 2026) will also contribute to strengthening sales channels.

The company is promoting revenue diversification and underwriting technology collaboration in the specialty insurance field through its investment in W.R. Berkley Corporation. By consolidating overseas business management functions into the holding company and establishing the International Executive Committee (IEC), decision-making is being accelerated. Overseas business segment profit expanded to ¥234,456 million (up 32.2% year on year).

The company is promoting diversification of its business portfolio, improved capital efficiency, and enhanced insurance product development capability through its investment in Barings LLC (a subsidiary of MassMutual). It has also improved capital efficiency through measures such as the sale of Challenger Limited shares. Share buybacks and cancellations are continuing, and equity attributable to owners of the parent per share rose to ¥4,424.60. The dividend forecast for FY2027 (ending March 2027) is ¥170 per share (payout ratio of 58.0%).

In light of reflections on price adjustment practices in the corporate insurance field, the company continues to promote measures to prevent recurrence. Following the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in June 2025, the company transitioned to a company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee, strengthening the board of directors' oversight function. The majority of directors are now outside directors, enhancing the objectivity of management decisions.

Last updated: July 19, 2026