Nippon Life Insurance Company (President: Satoshi Asahi; “Nippon Life”) hereby announces that, as of May 14, 2026, it has completed the acquisition of Medical Data Vision Co., Ltd. (“Medical Data Vision”) as a wholly owned subsidiary, through prescribed procedures.
Nippon Life group is committed to enhancing sustainability management, aiming to realize “a society in which everyone can live their lives with peace of mind,” and working to resolve social issues in the three areas of “People,” “Community,” and “Environment.” Nippon Life has also defined its long term corporate vision as becoming “a corporate group offering various types of reassurance across diverse areas centering around life insurance, spanning out to asset management, healthcare, long term care, childcare, and others as a provider of ‘multidimensional peace of mind’.”
Nippon Life group has positioned the healthcare, long term care, childcare, and related sectors as key areas directly linked to solving the challenges of a declining birthrate and aging society, and has accelerated consideration of ways to achieve, through value propositions beyond insurance, both the resolution of social issues and corporate growth. In the healthcare area in particular, Nippon Life has been considering ways to strengthen its market competitiveness and solidify its growth foundation in light of growing societal interest in health promotion and disease prevention.
Medical Data Vision has a strong network of medical institutions, mainly hospitals, holds over 50 million records of health data, primarily DPC data*, and provides health-data analysis and data utilization services, and has the functions and capabilities Nippon Life has sought to acquire and strengthen.
By acquiring Medical Data Vision as a wholly owned subsidiary, Nippon Life aims to establish health data and health-data analytics capabilities, among others, as a new business foundation for Nippon Life group and to enhance both the healthcare and the insurance businesses. In addition, by integrating AI and digital technologies, Nippon Life will also pursue the creation of new customer value propositions, including preventive medicine and health support services.
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It refers to medical data, recording comprehensive patient clinical information (such as diagnoses, treatment details, medications, and medical resources), collected and managed by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare from hospitals that have implemented the DPC (Diagnosis Procedure Combination) system (a medical service payment system for acute inpatient care).
Overview of Nippon Life
| Name | Nippon Life Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Establishment | July 4, 1889 |
| Major Business Activities | Life insurance business |
| Location | 5-12, Imabashi 3-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka |
| Representative | Satoshi Asahi |
Overview of Medical Data Vision
| Name | Medical Data Vision Co., Ltd |
|---|---|
| Establishment | August 20, 2003 |
| Major Business Activities | Development, production, sales, and maintenance of medical information integration systems; Analysis, research, and consulting services for various medical data; Business consulting services for medical institutions; Operations and service provision of various medical data; Planning, design, development, and operation of portal websites. |
| Location | 7 Kanda Mitoshirocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
| Representative | Hiroyuki Iwasaki |