BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : OCTOBER 23, 2000 ISSUE
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

Life Is Short


Valuation losses on invested premiums by the top five Japan insurance 
companies

                  BILLIONS*

NIPPON              $3.6
DAIICHI             2.2
SUMITOMO            1.9
MEIJI               1.3
ASAHI               1.2

* Fiscal year ended March, 2000

DATA: MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER


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