Japan's Insurance Companies Hold Ceremonies For Their Mergers

Toshiaki Egashira, president of MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc., right, Yasuyoshi Karasawa, president of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., left, Ichiro Tateyama, president of Nissei Dowa General Insurance Co., second from left, and Hisahito Suzuki, president of Aioi Insurance Co., second from right, shake hands after unveiling the new holding company's logo at the inauguration ceremony for the new insurance organization in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, April 1, 2010. MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc., Japan's biggest casualty insurer after a three-way merger, said it's in talks with Chinese and Indian firms to expand its life business as earnings growth stalls at home. Photographer: Tohiyuki Aizawa/Bloomberg via Getty Images