According to a survey conducted in 2021, 59 percent of the respondents in Japan stated they had purchased life insurance for medical and hospitalization expenses, making this the leading reason to purchase life insurance. Around 52.4 of the respondents stated to have purchased life insurance to provide for their families in the event of an emergency.
Reasons for purchasing life insurance in Japan as of May 2021
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Other statistics that may interest you Life insurance industry in Japan
Overview
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Companies and agencies
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- Premium Statistic Number of life insurers in Japan 2017-2023
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Key players
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- Premium Statistic Premium income of major life insurance companies in Japan FY 2020-2022
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- Premium Statistic Dai-ichi Life Group's premium and other income FY 2016-2022
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Premium income and benefits paid
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- Premium Statistic Premium and other income of life insurers in Japan FY 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Premium income of life insurers in Japan FY 2013-2022, by type
- Premium Statistic Annualized premium of individual life insurance policies in force Japan FY 2013-2022
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- Premium Statistic Benefits paid by life insurers in Japan FY 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Benefits paid by life insurers in Japan FY 2013-2022, by type
Individual life insurance
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- Premium Statistic Number of individual life insurance policies in force in Japan FY 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of individual life insurance policies in force in Japan FY 2022, by type
- Premium Statistic Value individual life insurance policies in force in Japan FY 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of new individual life insurance policies in Japan FY 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Newly issued individual life insurance policies in Japan FY 2022, by type
- Premium Statistic Value of new individual life insurance policies in Japan FY 2013-2022
Cooperatives
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- Premium Statistic Number of life insurance policies in force of cooperatives in Japan FY 2016-2022
- Premium Statistic Premium income from life insurance of cooperatives in Japan FY 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of annuity insurance policies in force of cooperatives in Japan FY 2016-2022
- Premium Statistic Premium income from annuity insurance of cooperatives in Japan FY 2016-2022
Small amount and short-term insurers
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- Premium Statistic Number of small amount and short-term insurers in Japan FY 2022, by type
- Premium Statistic Policies in force of small amount and short-term insurers in Japan FY 2016-2022
- Premium Statistic Breakdown of policies in force of small amount insurers in Japan FY 2022, by line
- Premium Statistic Premium income from life and health insurance of mini insurers in Japan FY 2016-2022
Customer demographics
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- Premium Statistic Most common life insurance sales channels in Japan 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic Reasons for taking out life insurance 2021
- Premium Statistic Life insurance ownership among households in Japan 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic Life insurance ownership among households in Japan 2009-2021, by insurer type
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- Premium Statistic Annual expenses for medical insurance per household in Japan 2015-2022
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Japan Institute of Life Insurance. (December 20, 2021). Reasons for purchasing life insurance in Japan as of May 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/755439/japanese-consumers-reasons-purchase-life-insurance/
Japan Institute of Life Insurance. "Reasons for purchasing life insurance in Japan as of May 2021." Chart. December 20, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/755439/japanese-consumers-reasons-purchase-life-insurance/
Japan Institute of Life Insurance. (2021). Reasons for purchasing life insurance in Japan as of May 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/755439/japanese-consumers-reasons-purchase-life-insurance/
Japan Institute of Life Insurance. "Reasons for Purchasing Life Insurance in Japan as of May 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/755439/japanese-consumers-reasons-purchase-life-insurance/
Japan Institute of Life Insurance, Reasons for purchasing life insurance in Japan as of May 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/755439/japanese-consumers-reasons-purchase-life-insurance/ (last visited May 25, 2024)
Reasons for purchasing life insurance in Japan as of May 2021 [Graph], Japan Institute of Life Insurance, December 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/755439/japanese-consumers-reasons-purchase-life-insurance/