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Life Insurance Business in Japan 2014-2015 LIFE INSURANCE BUSINESS IN JAPAN 2014-2015 The Life Insurance Association of Japan Contents 1. Summary of the Life Insurance Market in Fiscal 2014 ....................................................................... 2 a ) Insurance Business Results ............................................................................................................... 2 b ) Revenues and Expenditures .............................................................................................................. 7 c ) Assets ................................................................................................................................................... 9 d ) Liabilities and Net Assets ................................................................................................................... 10 e ) Member Companies and Sales Force............................................................................................. 10 2. Topics in the Life Insurance Industry ................................................................................................. 11 a) Revisions to the Insurance Business Act ......................................................................................... 11 b) Japan's Corporate Governance Code ............................................................................................. 13 c) Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors (Japan's Stewardship Code) ........................... 14 d) Follow-up Activities on Postal Privatization ...................................................................................... 15 e) Efforts to combat Tax Evasion .......................................................................................................... 16 f ) The Social Security and Tax Number System ................................................................................ 16 3. Our Activities ........................................................................................................................................... 17 a) Empowering the Next Generation .................................................................................................... 17 b) Efforts to Ensure Sound Operation .................................................................................................. 19 c) Contribution to Society ...................................................................................................................... 26 d) LINC (The Life Insurance Network Center) ..................................................................................... 28 4. The Life Insurance Association of Japan .......................................................................................... 29 Organization Chart ................................................................................................................................ 30 Board Members ..................................................................................................................................... 31 Member Companies ............................................................................................................................. 32 Appendix ............................................................................................................................................................ 34 I. Voluntary Guideline List ..................................................................................................................... 35 II. Japan Institute of Life Insurance ....................................................................................................... 37 III. Life Insurance Policyholders Protection Corporation of Japan ...................................................... 38 1. Summary of the Life Insurance Market in Fiscal 2014 a) Insurance Business Results 1) Individual Insurance The number of new policies for individual insurance (including converted contracts) was 19.39 million (102.1% y/y), and the amount of new policies1 (reflecting the net increase arising from the conversion) was 67,431 billion yen (100.9% y/y) for fiscal 2014. By type of new policies for individual insurance (excluding converted contracts), medical life insurance ranked top in number (25.3% of the total), followed by whole life insurance (23.1%), term insurance (14.9%), cancer insurance (11.8%) and endowment insurance (9.0%). Of the total amount of new policies for individual insurance (excluding converted contracts), term insurance ranked top (31,099 billion yen, 44.5% of the total), followed by whole life insurance (15,208 billion yen, 21.8%), endowment insurance (4,653 billion yen, 6.7%), whole life insurance with interest-sensitive reserve fund (2,972 billion yen, 4.3%) and juvenile insurance (2,273 billion yen, 3.3%). The number of policies in force for individual insurance was 151.73 million (105.5% y/y), and the amount of policies in force was 857,432 billion yen (100.0% y/y). As for the number of policies in force for individual insurance, medical life insurance ranked top (21.1% of the total), followed by whole life insurance (20.8%), cancer insurance (14.5%), term insurance (12.2%), endowment insurance (8.5%) and whole life insurance with term rider (7.2%). Of the total amount of policies in force for individual insurance, term insurance ranked top (237,329 billion yen, 27.7% of the total), followed by whole life insurance (157,989 billion yen, 18.4%), whole life insurance with term rider (154,620 billion yen, 18.0%), whole life insurance with interest-sensitive reserve fund (91,787 billion yen, 10.7%) and endowment insurance (42,160 billion yen, 4.9%). Table 1 New Policies and Policies in Force for Individual Insurance (Number: million, Amount: billion yen, Y/Y: %) New Policies Policies in Force Fiscal Number Amount Number Amount Year Y/Y Y/Y Y/Y Y/Y 2010 15.86 102.2 62,992 106.2 121.91 104.2 879,596 97.4 2011 16.22 102.3 65,601 104.1 127.20 104.3 865,346 98.4 2012 19.67 121.3 71,345 108.8 136.01 106.9 861,651 99.6 2013 18.99 96.5 66,836 93.7 143.88 105.8 857,540 99.5 2014 19.39 102.1 67,431 100.9 151.73 105.5 857,432 100.0 *The number includes converted contracts, and the amount reflects the net increase arising from the conversion. 1 The amount of major protections such as death protection. LIAJ Business in Japan 2014/2015 2 1. Summary of the Life Insurance Market in Fiscal 2014 Figure 1: Percentage Distribution of Individual Insurance by Type (Number of New Policies) Whole Life Insurance 4.9 6.8 Whole Life with Term Rider 23.1 Whole Life with Interest- sensitive Reserve Fund 11.8 Term Insurance 1.0 Variable Insurance 2.1 Endowment Insurance Medical Life Insurance 14.9 Cancer Insurance 25.3 Juvenile Insurance 9.0 Others 1.1 *Excluding converted contracts Figure 2: Percentage Distribution of Individual Insurance by Type (Number of Policies in Force) Whole Life Insurance 5.7 4.4 Whole Life with Term Rider 20.8 Whole Life with Interest- sensitive Reserve Fund 14.5 Term Insurance Variable Insurance 7.2 Endowment Insurance 4.7 Medical Life Insurance 21.1 Cancer Insurance 12.2 Juvenile Insurance 8.5 Others 1.1 *Excluding converted contracts LIAJ Business in Japan 2014/2015 3 1. Summary of the Life Insurance Market in Fiscal 2014 2) Individual Annuity Insurance The number of new policies for individual annuity insurance (including converted contracts) was 1.59 million (106.0% y/y), and the amount of new policies (reflecting the net increase arising from the conversion) was 8,632 billion yen (107.9% y/y). Of all the number of new policies for individual annuity insurance (excluding converted contracts), that of fixed individual annuity insurance accounted for 83.2% of the total and that of variable individual annuity insurance accounted for 16.8% of the total in fiscal 2014. Of the total amount of new policies for individual annuity insurance (excluding converted contracts), that of fixed individual annuity insurance was 7,001 billion yen (80.9% of the total) and that of variable individual annuity insurance was 1,653 billion yen (19.1%). The number and amount of policies in force for individual annuity insurance for this fiscal year were 20.50 million (100.1% y/y) and 104,131 billion yen (100.3% y/y). As for the number of policies in force for individual annuity insurance, that of fixed individual annuity insurance accounted for 87.1% and that of variable individual annuity insurance for 12.9% of the total. Of the total amount of policies in force for individual annuity insurance, that of fixed individual annuity insurance was 88,052 billion yen (84.6% of the total) and that of variable individual annuity insurance was 16,078 billion yen (15.4%). Table 2 New Policies and Policies in Force for Individual Annuity Insurance (Number: million, Amount: billion yen, Y/Y: %) New Policies Policies in Force Fiscal Number Amount Number Amount Year Y/Y Y/Y Y/Y Y/Y 2010 1.44 88.5 6,894 83.8 18.98 103.5 95,710 101.6 2011 1.58 110.0 7,899 114.6 19.75 104.0 98,915 103.3 2012 1.65 103.9 8,563 108.4 20.42 103.4 103,518 104.7 2013 1.50 91.4 8,003 93.5 20,47 100.2 103,788 100.3 2014 1.59 106.0 8,632 107.9 20.50 100.1 104,131 100.3 *The number includes converted contracts, and the amount reflects the net increase arising from the conversion. LIAJ Business in Japan 2014/2015 4 1. Summary of the Life Insurance Market in Fiscal 2014 Figure 3: Percentage Distribution of Individual Annuity Insurance by Type (Number of New Policies) 16.8 Fixed Annuity Variable Annuity 83.2 *Excluding converted contracts Figure 4: Percentage Distribution
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