Tokyo, Feb. 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc. said Thursday that it has confirmed 1,155 cases of unauthorized data transfers by 64 employees seconded from affiliated insurance companies to 28 agents, including banks. The information taken from the insurance agents without permission included personal data of customers, Dai-ichi Life Holdings said. The company reprimanded Senior Managing Executive Officer Mamoru Akashi. President and Group CEO Tetsuya Kikuta will voluntarily return 30 pct of his monthly executive compensation for one month. The findings were based on a Dai-ichi Life Holdings survey on group entities, including Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. and Dai-ichi Frontier Life Insurance Co., that examined the period from April 2021 to October 2025. Industry leader Nippon Life Insurance Co. has reported 1,543 cases of unauthorized data transfers, Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. 780 cases, and Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. 39 cases. This is the first time the Dai-ichi Life group has disclosed the number of such cases. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
Dai-ichi Life Reports 1,155 Unauthorized Data Transfers