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Tokio Marine Holdings (8766) — moat facet

Tokio Marine is the largest of three Japanese groups that were caught fixing prices, and has out-grown the global insurers.

In Japan, Tokio Marine competes with two groups of similar size. Its non-life company holds 27% of the market; Sompo Japan 24%; and MS&AD's two companies, Mitsui Sumitomo at 19% and Aioi Nissay Dowa at 14%, together 33%12. The company describes the top three as dominating approximately 90%3.

Japan non-life market share (%)MS&AD (two companies)33%Tokio Marine & Nichido27%Sompo Japan24%Other16%Tokio Marine IR conference, May 2026; MS&AD is a calculation
The largest single company, the second-largest group.

That structure explains both the moat and its limits. An oligopoly of three large groups can price rationally, and the regulators found it had gone further than that: the Japan Fair Trade Commission issued orders against the non-life insurers for price-fixing in October 20244. All three groups are now under pressure to compete harder and to sell their client shareholdings.

Abroad, the competitors are different in each niche. In American high-net-worth insurance Pure is second to Chubb5; at Lloyd's, Kiln's syndicate is third by capacity6; in Brazilian auto, Tokio Marine Seguradora is third7.

Against the large global insurers, Tokio Marine's own comparison is favourable: ten-year EPS growth of 19.4% a year, against 8.9% at Allianz, 7.7% at AXA, 5.8% at Zurich and 3.8% at Chubb8.

The Japanese market these groups share had premiums of ¥9,578.2 billion9. Tokio Marine & Nichido's share of auto, at 26.3%10, is close to its overall share, which means its position does not rest on any single line.

The measure is the Japanese market share. Holding 27% as the market becomes more competitive after the regulatory orders would show the franchise does not depend on coordination.

Moat trajectory: Holding steady

Japanese share steady; international growth ahead of peers.

The number that tests this moat
Reported
Japan non-life market share
27% (MS&AD's two companies 33%, Sompo Japan 24%)

The home-market position as competition intensifies after the orders.

Source: Tokio Marine IR conference, May 2026 ↗
Dig deeper
DIG DEEPER 01
MS&AD: Two Companies, a Third of the Market
MS&AD's two companies together are bigger than Tokio Marine in Japan.
DIG DEEPER 02
Sompo Japan: The Rival Under the Same Orders
Sompo Japan faces the same regulators and the same slow market, three points of share behind.
DIG DEEPER 03
Chubb: The Leader Pure Chases
In insuring wealthy Americans, Chubb is three times Pure's size.
DIG DEEPER 04
Allianz, AXA and Zurich: The Global Peers
Tokio Marine says it has grown earnings twice as fast as Allianz and five times as fast as Chubb for a decade.
References
  1. ReportedIts non-life company holds 27% of the market; Sompo Japan 24%; and MS&AD's two companies, Mitsui Sumitomo at 19% and Aioi Nissay Dowa at 14%, together 33%.
    Tokio Marine Holdings, Group Business Strategy IR conference, 26 May 2026 - Japan P&C: market share, combined ratios, auto insurance, premiums, sales channels and the regulatory orders. — 2016-2026 · publ. 26 May 2026 · source ↗
  2. Moat Explorer calcIts non-life company holds 27% of the market; Sompo Japan 24%; and MS&AD's two companies, Mitsui Sumitomo at 19% and Aioi Nissay Dowa at 14%, together 33%.
    Moat Explorer calculation from Tokio Marine's reported figures. Market value: ¥7,932 x 1,899,994,045 shares outstanding (1,934,000,000 issued less 34,005,955 treasury at 30 June 2026) = ¥15.07 trillion; over JGAAP net income of ¥980.4bn = 15.4 times; over IFRS adjusted net income guidance of ¥950.0bn = 15.9 times; over ordinary income of ¥8,872.3bn = 1.70. March year-end P/E (company market value over JGAAP net income): 3,536.2 / 273.8 = 12.9 (2017) ... 14,133.7 / 980.4 = 14.4 (2026). IFRS trailing net income: 531.3 - 256.0 + 264.3 = 539.6. Japan non-life shares: MS 19% + AD 14% = 33% against TMNF 27%. Equity-sale gains inside JGAAP adjusted net income: 1,204.8 - 711.6 = 493.2. Strategic equities: 1,964.3 / 3,605.6 - 1 = -45.5%. International share of IFRS adjusted net income: 578.5 / 881.5 = 65.6%; Japan P&C 234.7 / 881.5 = 26.6%. NICO share price against the current price: 7,932 / 5,962 - 1 = +33%. First-quarter progress: 261.4 / 950.0 = 28%; 264.3 / 830.0 = 31.8%. Agrihedge goodwill: 71.8 / 150.0 = 48%; Ignyte 54.5 / 102.8 = 53%. PHLY profit growth: 1,265 / 180 = 7.0 times. Bonds and borrowings over equity: 598.0 / 7,955.6 = 0.075. Segment ordinary profit shares, year to March 2026: domestic non-life 744.5 / 1,348.6 = 55%; international 559.1 / 1,348.6 = 41%. Domestic non-life profit against strategic equity sales: 744.5 against 745.6. Dividends: 218 / 36.7 = 5.9 times since the year to March 2016 (split-adjusted). Market value since March 2017: 14,133.7 / 3,536.2 = 4.0 times. Unrealized loss change: 914.6 - 590.5 = 324.1. Auto rate increases compounded: 1.035 x 1.085 = 1.123. CRE loan book: 8.73 / 11.21 - 1 = -22%. Distributions: 860.6 / 267.6 = 3.2 times. Nat-cat losses against the 10-year average: 131.2 / 160.9 = 82%; 200.7 / 160.9 = 125%. Two combined-ratio points on Japanese premiums: 0.02 x 2,596.3 = ¥51.9bn. Large deals: 94.1 + 473.5 + 215.0 + 898.0 + 356.7 = ¥2,037.3bn. Ignyte and Agrihedge goodwill: 54.5 + 71.8 = 126.3. Distributions since the year to March 2018: 860.6 / 267.6 = 3.2 times. Analysts' target against the price: 8,653 / 7,932 - 1 = 9%. Channel share: 28.5 + 25.0 + 18.4 = 71.9%. Ignyte and Agrihedge prices: 102.8 + 150.0 = 252.8; 10% of that = 25.3. Pure profit growth: 43.2 / 38.0 - 1 = 13.7%. Agency commissions: 19.7% x 2,596.3 = ¥511bn. HCC profit against price: 122.1 / 898.0 = 13.6%. Suncorp against HCC: 14 / 7.5 = 1.9 times. — FY to March 2026 · publ. September 2026 · source ↗
    Method: Arithmetic on figures reported in Tokio Marine's results, presentations and market data; operands shown in the source line.
  3. ReportedThe company describes the top three as dominating approximately 90%.
    Tokio Marine Holdings, Group Business Strategy IR conference, 26 May 2026 - Japan P&C: market share, combined ratios, auto insurance, premiums, sales channels and the regulatory orders. — 2016-2026 · publ. 26 May 2026 · source ↗
  4. ReportedAn oligopoly of three large groups can price rationally, and the regulators found it had gone further than that: the Japan Fair Trade Commission issued orders against the non-life insurers for price-fixing in October 2024.
    Japan Fair Trade Commission, 31 October 2024 - cease and desist orders and surcharge payment orders against non-life insurance companies for price-fixing. — October 2024 · publ. 31 October 2024 · source ↗
  5. ReportedIn American high-net-worth insurance Pure is second to Chubb; at Lloyd's, Kiln's syndicate is third by capacity; in Brazilian auto, Tokio Marine Seguradora is third.
    Tokio Marine Holdings, Group Business Strategy IR conference, 26 May 2026 - international businesses, acquisitions and synergies. — 2016-2026 · publ. 26 May 2026 · source ↗
  6. ReportedIn American high-net-worth insurance Pure is second to Chubb; at Lloyd's, Kiln's syndicate is third by capacity; in Brazilian auto, Tokio Marine Seguradora is third.
    Tokio Marine Holdings, Group Business Strategy IR conference, 26 May 2026 - international businesses, acquisitions and synergies. — 2016-2026 · publ. 26 May 2026 · source ↗
  7. ReportedIn American high-net-worth insurance Pure is second to Chubb; at Lloyd's, Kiln's syndicate is third by capacity; in Brazilian auto, Tokio Marine Seguradora is third.
    Tokio Marine Holdings, Group Business Strategy IR conference, 26 May 2026 - international businesses, acquisitions and synergies. — 2016-2026 · publ. 26 May 2026 · source ↗
  8. ReportedAgainst the large global insurers, Tokio Marine's own comparison is favourable: ten-year EPS growth of 19.4% a year, against 8.9% at Allianz, 7.7% at AXA, 5.8% at Zurich and 3.8% at Chubb.
    Tokio Marine Holdings, Group Business Strategy IR conference, 26 May 2026 - capital, strategic equities, shareholder returns, the ten-year key statistics and the 2035 aspiration. — 2016-2026 · publ. 26 May 2026 · source ↗
  9. ReportedThe Japanese market these groups share had premiums of ¥9,578.2 billion.
    Tokio Marine Holdings, Group Business Strategy IR conference, 26 May 2026 - Japan P&C: market share, combined ratios, auto insurance, premiums, sales channels and the regulatory orders. — 2016-2026 · publ. 26 May 2026 · source ↗
  10. ReportedTokio Marine & Nichido's share of auto, at 26.3%, is close to its overall share, which means its position does not rest on any single line.
    Tokio Marine Holdings, Group Business Strategy IR conference, 26 May 2026 - Japan P&C: market share, combined ratios, auto insurance, premiums, sales channels and the regulatory orders. — 2016-2026 · publ. 26 May 2026 · source ↗
Sources
Generated September 24, 2026