Since the establishment of the Representative Office in Hanoi in October 2005, Dai-ichi Life has been actively studying the Vietnam Life Insurance Market. With the official approval of the acquisition of Bao Minh CMG by the Ministry of Finance on the 18 th January 2007, Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company of Vietnam, Limited. (“Dai-ichi Life Vietnam”) was established. Entering into the Vietnam Life Insurance market, Dai-ichi Life brings with it more than a century expertise in the life insurance industry, an operating philosophy of “Policyholder First” and its commitment to management quality.