October 23, 2000 Creating Services Better Suited to Customer Needs and Building a More Open Infrastructure Overview of Companies Participating in the Joint Project Group (as of end of March 2000)   Sumitomo Marine & Fire Insurance Mitsui Marine & Fire Insurance Total assets 2.9809 trillion Yen 2.9570 trillion Yen Net premiums written 542.9 billion Yen 599.4 billion Yen Market share (direct net premium base) 8.0% 8.7% Solvency margin ratio 1,747% 1,443% No. of employees 7,468 7,416 No. of sales network 68-branches, 461-sub-branch offices, 97-sales offices. 99-branches, 395-sub-branch offices, 73-sales offices. No. of claims handling offices 135 163 No. of agencies 51,315 51,492   Dowa Fire & Marine Insurance Nissay General Insurance Company Total assets 1.0952 trillion Yen 75.2 billion Yen Net premiums written 219.5 billion Yen 37 billion Yen Market share (direct net premium base) 3.3% 0.5% Solvency margin ratio 1,645% 1,548% No. of employees 3,431 532 No. of sales network 55-branches, 186-sub-branch offices, 35-sales offices. 5 branches No. of claims handling offices 96 25 No. of agencies 68,808 46,809   Nippon Life Insurance company Total assets 43.2054 trillion Yen Net premiums written 5.8098 trillion Yen Market share (direct net premium base) 21.2% Solvency margin ratio 1,095% No. of employees 11,164 No. of sales network 125 branches, 1,854 sales offices No. of sales staff 60,270