明治安田生命是日本最大的寿险公司之一，它是由明治生命保险和安田生命保险于2004年合并而成。公司的产品包括：个人寿险、年金、团体寿险和养老金以及投资产品。在法律允许保险公司可以同时开展寿险和非寿险业务后，明治安田生命成立了子公司明治通用保险公司，该子公司同时提供寿险和非寿险产品.

公司开展业务的区域包括亚洲、欧洲和北美，和德累斯顿银行（Dresdner Bank）及其母公司安联保险公司有协作关系。在合并前，明治生命和安田生命分别隶属于三菱集团（Mitsubishi Group）和瑞穗金融集团（Mizuho Financial Group）

The company, formed in the 2004 merger of Meiji Life Insurance and Yasuda Mutual Life, is one of Japan's largest life insurers. It offers individual life and annuities, group life and pensions, and investment products. It formed subsidiary Meiji General Insurance in response to a Japanese law allowing firms to sell both life and nonlife insurance products. The company operates in Asia, Europe, and North America. It has alliances with Dresdner Bank and Dresdner's parent, Allianz. Prior to the merger, Meiji Life and Yasuda Mutual Life were part of the Mitsubishi Group and Mizuho Financial Group, respectively.