Japan Earthquake Reinsurance
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This entry sits under non-life-insurers INDEX. Read it against Toa Reinsurance for peer / contrast context and insurance index for the broader system / regulatory boundary.
TL;DR
Japan Earthquake Reinsurance Co., Ltd. (日本地震再保険株式会社) is an earthquake reinsurance company listed on the FSA’s non-life insurance company license list. It is a central operating-company anchor for understanding Japan’s public-private residential earthquake insurance scheme, and the concept page is placed at natcat-reinsurance-japan.
1. License / group boundary
| Item | Notes |
|---|---|
| Legal name | 日本地震再保険株式会社 |
| License route | Insurance Business Act non-life insurance company; FSA non-life insurer list |
| Protection scheme | Non-Life Insurance Policyholders Protection Corporation member |
| Business type | Earthquake reinsurance |
| Wiki role | Company anchor for Japan earthquake insurance reinsurance scheme |
2. Operating model
Japan’s residential earthquake insurance is not a normal private-only catastrophe product. Primary insurers including Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance, and Sompo Japan Insurance cede earthquake risk into a public-private reinsurance structure described at natcat reinsurance Japan, and 日本地震再保険 sits at the operational center of that scheme.
3. Why this page matters
- Separates the company page from the broader natural-catastrophe concept page.
- Key anchor for public-private earthquake insurance analysis.
- Registry-backed D5 specialty / reinsurance page.
Related
- natcat-reinsurance-japan
- toa-reinsurance
- tokio-marine-nichido-fire
- mitsui-sumitomo-insurance
- sompo-japan-insurance
Sources
- FSA: non-life insurance company license list, as of 2026-04-01.
- Non-Life Insurance Policyholders Protection Corporation of Japan: member-company list, as of 2026-04.
- 日本地震再保険 official website.
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