Overseas Life Insurance Business

"CONNECT 2020" Strategy

In the overseas life insurance business, the Group will aim to resolve the social challenges each country faces and contribute to the stability of peoples' lives through the life insurance business.
In developed markets where Protective and TAL operate, the Group will pursue diversification of channels and new growth opportunities with the aim of stable contribution to profit, while in emerging markets in Asia we will focus on the topline and aim to expand market share through enhancement of existing sales channels and collaboration with new business partners. Furthermore, the Group will promote efficient business development utilizing the knowledge and resources of Group companies in the region for new growth opportunities in the Asia market.

Value of New Business
in the Overseas
Life Insurance Business

graph:Value of New Business in the Overseas Life Insurance Business

Adjusted Profit
in the Overseas
Life Insurance Business

graph:Adjusted Profit in the Overseas Life Insurance Business

"CONNECT 2020" Initiatives

CONNECT with customers, CONNECT with partners / Developed markets

Continue to maintain sustainable growth and
drive profit growth of overseas life insurance business

Protective

Protective

High profit growth based on its unique business model of yielding synergies between retail and acquisition business

Protective operates its business across the U.S. and has achieved growth with a unique business model by which it generates capital through the retail business (life insurance and individual annuities) and expands its business by acquiring blocks of insurance business using the earnings from the retail business to realize sustainable growth.
Going forward, Protective will aim to further increase profit by strengthening and expanding new alliances and through new acquisitions.

Protective Business Model

figure:Protective Business Model

TAL

TAL

Maintaining leading position in the market by diversifying products and channels according to customer needs

TAL has promoted a strategy of specializing in protection-type products. It has maintained a leading position in terms of annualized in-force premiums in the Australian market for protection-type products since 2013 by efficiently combining retail, direct, and group sales channels.
Going forward, in addition to strengthening its sales channels, TAL will aim for solid growth by building better brand recognition, product diversification, and improvement in customer service.

TAL Sales Channels

  • Retail
    Increase sales through advisor channel including commercial banks
    Develop products serving the life cycle of customers
  • Group Insurance
    Build long-term partnerships with existing groups
    Develop business through launch of products in collaboration and cooperation with existing groups
  • Direct
    Continue affinities sales utilizing outside customer base (utilization of direct sales platform with Qantas Airways, etc.)
    Increase sales with strategic partners using digital marketing
CONNECT with customers, CONNECT with partners / Developing markets

Expand market share focusing on topline growth
by expanding core sales channels

Dai-ichi Life Vietnam

Dai-ichi Life Vietnam

No.3 market share in terms of first year premium with above market growth

Dai-ichi Life Vietnam has steadily expanded its market share by strategic product development in line with the economic growth and lifestyle changes through the enhanced individual agency channel and newly developed alternative channel (post offices, banks). Going forward, Dai-ichi Life Vietnam will continue to aim for sustainable growth.

Developing the sales network throughout the country by exclusive distribution agreements with Vietnam Post and local banks

Developing the sales network throughout the country by exclusive distribution agreements with Vietnam Post and local banks

  • Star Union Dai-ichi Life

    Star Union Dai-ichi Life
    Expanding bancassurance channel by strengthening partnerships
    Star Union Dai-ichi Life aims to further grow the topline and earning capability through more collaboration with joint venture partners, strengthening of wholesalers, and training highly efficient staff in the sales representative (fixed salary) channel.
  • Panin Dai-ichi Life

    Panin Dai-ichi Life
    Focus on increasing the number of individual agents and establishing and strengthening the over-the-counter sales model at banks
    Panin Dai-ichi Life continues to further strengthen sales channels by expanding the roles of individual agents and improving training systems and activity management for sales staff in the bancassurance channel.
  • OCEAN LIFE

    OCEAN LIFE
    Reinforce individual agency channel by strengthening recruitment and training
    OCEAN LIFE aims for sustainable growth through the creation of a platform for future growth that includes continuing to recruit and train new personnel for the individual agency channel, expanding capabilities of leaders to head the channel, and workplace development.
CONNECT with customers, CONNECT as a group / Early stage

Prepare for commencing business in the Mekong region with
promising medium- to long-term growth prospects

In addition to having the advantages of being a pioneer through early entry into Mekong emerging countries with prospects for medium- to long-term economic growth and expansion in the life insurance market, we will promote efficient business operations by utilizing the knowledge and resources at our regional headquarters and Dai-ichi Life Vietnam, our Group company in the region, as we aim for further growth.
In March 2018, we established the first subsidiary for a Japanese life insurance group in Cambodia in preparation for commencing the life insurance business.

  • 8. Decent work and economic growth

    Stability
    through insurance