Our group aims for a "resilient and sustainable society" by 2030, and is working to achieve this through corporate activities that create "stories of value creation."
As a management foundation to support this, we will implement transparent and highly effective corporate governance in our medium-term management plan (2022 -2025).

Basic Policies on Corporate Governance

  • In line with its Corporate Philosophy (Mission), MS&AD, as a holding company overseeing all group businesses, has established a management framework that ensures transparent, fair, swift and decisive decision-making that takes into account the standpoint of all stakeholders. The Company's objectives are to sustain stability and consistent growth over the long term by using corporate resources efficiently and managing risks properly and ultimately, to further increase enterprise value.
  • To this end, the “MS&AD Insurance Group Corporate Philosophy (Mission), Corporate Vision, and Values” were formulated as something all officers and employees of the Group should adhere to in all situations. In addition to working to disseminate these principles among all officers and employees of the Company and its Group companies, corporate governance, compliance, and risk management are positioned as important management issues in the medium-term management plan, and efforts shall be made to actively promote that plan.

     ※There is a movement to set "Purpose" as an expression of the raison d'etre of a company separate from the management philosophy. However, because our group's Management Philosophy (Mission), which expresses the raison d'etre of a company in a simple and easy to understand manner, has already permeated throughout the Group, our group has determined that "Purpose" is the same as the Management Philosophy.

Corporate Governance Stance

  • As a company with an Audit & Supervisory Board, the Company will endeavor to improve governance by ensuring that independently appointed Audit & Supervisory Board Members appropriately act in their auditing functions, in addition to ensuring that the Board of Directors appropriately acts in its oversight functions, while strengthening the functions of each and actively disclosing information.
  • The Company has formed the Governance Committee (made up of all outside directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board and the President) in addition to the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee (a majority of the members and a chairperson each have been appointed from among the Outside Directors) as internal committees of the Board of Directors, thus building a highly effective and transparent corporate governance system.
  • The Company has introduced an executive officer system and is proceeding to delegate authority over business execution to these executive officers to ensure swift execution.

Supervision System (Board of Directors)

Role of the Board of Directors

  • In addition to matters specified by law and the Articles of Incorporation, the Board of Directors discusses and decides upon important matters involving Group management strategy and corporate management, including the Group's management policies, management strategies and capital policy, in addition to overseeing the duties of directors and executive officers.
  • The Board of Directors allocates management resources according to risk appetite controlled with a balance of risk, return and capital, and aims to increase enterprise value in the medium-to-long term by achieving sustainable growth and improvement in earnings and capital efficiency with a foundation of soundness.
  • In addition to appointing executive officers, the Board of Directors aims to separate management decision making and oversight by the Board of Directors from business execution by executive officers by clarifying their respective roles.
  • Executive officers are responsible for executing business in the respective areas of business entrusted to them by the Board of Directors, and report on the status of business execution to the Board of Directors.

Composition of the Board of Directors

Composition of the Board of Directors

More than one-third of the Board of Directors which has eleven members (eight men and three women) are nominated as Outside Directors to incorporate perspectives independent from management, strengthen monitoring and oversight functions, and conduct highly transparent management. As shown below, we are striving to ensure diversity including gender, race, and nationality, while considering the balance of knowledge, experience and abilities of the Board of Directors as a whole. Please refer to Policies on the Board of Directors' Overall Balance of Expertise, Experience, Capabilities, Diversity, and Scale below.

Expected Roles of Outside Directors

Outside Directors are expected to perform the following roles:

 

  • Provision of advice from a broad perspective on management policies and management improvement based on their knowledge and experience, with the aim of promoting sustainable corporate growth and increasing enterprise value over the medium-to-long term
  • Supervising of management through important decision making at the board level
  • Monitoring of conflicts of interest between the Company and related parties such as management* and/or major shareholders
  • Realizing supervising from a standpoint independent of management by fulfilling accountability for stakeholders, including shareholders
     

* Collectively refers to the directors, Audit & Supervisory Board Members, and executive officers of the Company and domestic insurance companies in the Group in which the Company has a direct investment.

Committees Comprised Mainly of Outside Directors / Providing Opportunities for Opinion Exchanges

Aiming to enable Outside Directors to engage freely in constructive discussions and opinion exchanges, we have formed the following committee and meetings.
 

  • Governance Committee (meets about twice a year)
  • Outside Directors Council
  • Outside Directors and Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members Joint Council

Support Systems for Outside Directors and Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members

Support for the activities of the Outside Directors is provided by the Corporate Planning Department, and support for the Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members is supplied by the Internal Audit Department. The agenda for the Board of Directors' Meetings is explained to the Outside Directors and Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members in advance of the meetings by the Corporate Planning Department, which acts as the secretariat for the Board of Directors. In addition, information, such as important risk information, is reported on an ongoing basis to all Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members, internal and external.

Support Systems for Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members / Training Policy

The Company has the following systems in place as required for Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members to effectively fulfill their roles and responsibilities:

 

  1. The Company has assigned a person in the secretariat of the Board of Directors to each of the Outside Directors and Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members (hereinafter referred to as “Outside Officers”) to provide support in areas such as providing briefings in advance.
  2. The Company has established a system for ongoing provision of information and training at the time of appointment and during the term of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members.
  3. The Company provides appropriate opportunities for Outside Officers to share information and exchange opinions with management and senior employees.
  4. The Company bears the expenses required to enable Outside Officers to fulfill their roles.

Evaluation of Board of Directors Effectiveness and the Analysis Process

Analysis and evaluation process

(1)  Questionnaires conducted for Directors’self-evaluation and its summary
・ A questionnaire consisting of 12 questions (concerning the roles and responsibilities of the Board of Directors, its operation, etc.) was distributed to each Director in advance and the secretariat conducted an interview with each Director based on the questionnaire*.
*Excluding the Chairman & Director, the Vice Chairman & Director, and the President & Director
・ Evaluation responses mainly focused on whether or not Directors had carried out initiatives to enhance the effectiveness of the Board of Directors in accordance with the improvement measures (measures for improving capabilities in FY2021) that had been formulated based on the evaluation of the Board of Directors in FY2020.

(2)  Exchange of opinions at the Outside Director Council
・ At a meeting of the Outside Director Council (consisting of all the Outside Directors), Outside Directors exchanged opinions about analysis and evaluation based on the results of the questionnaire.
 

(3)  Analysis and evaluation by the Governance Committee and formulation of measures for improving capabilities
・ The Governance Committee (consisting of all the Outside Directors, the Chairman & Director, the Vice Chairman & Director, and the President & Director) conducted analysis and evaluation, also taking into account the results of exchanges of opinion at the Outside Director Council and formulated this as measures for improving capabilities in FY2022.

(4)  Measures for improving capabilities in FY2022 include rapid start and strengthening of initiatives and operation of a PDCA cycle for improving effectiveness

 

Summary of the Results of Analysis and Evaluation

Taking into consideration factors such as the content of deliberations at meetings of the Board of Directors, the fulfillment of functions by the Board of Directors, its operation, and efforts to train and provide information to Outside Officers in FY2021, the results were as follows.

FY2021
initiatives and
Board of
Directors’
evaluation result

・Constructive discussions were conducted aiming to improve corporate value over the medium to long  term, including growth strategies taking into account the environment surrounding the Company and other factors, with a view to formulating the next medium-term management plan. In the discussions, active use was made of meetings outside of the Board of Directors (Outside Officers Study Sessions, etc.)
・In regard to sustainability initiatives, the content of initiatives related to climate change risk was proactively disclosed and communicated, including reporting aligned with TCFD.
・Sufficient explanation was provided regarding the investment  objectives and risks, particularly around overseas business investments, and in-depth discussions and examinations were conducted.
・An atmosphere that allows free and direct discussion has been fostered in the Board of Directors, and frank discussions were held, mainly on important proposals.
・By holding all types of meetings in online format, it became difficult to have informal exchanges of opinions among fellow Outside Officers and with Inside Officers. Developing  a picture of Inside Officers and understanding their thinking requires provision of opportunities to exchange opinions with Inside Officers in small groups.

FY2022
capability
improvement
measures

・Expand opportunities for Outside Officers to talk with management teams of overseas subsidiaries in order to grasp the potential risks at outside subsidiaries.
・Provide opportunities for Outside Officers to observed operating companies and opportunities for them to talk directly with operating company members.
・Provide opportunities for free exchanges of opinion between Outside Officers and small groups of Executive Officers.

※Our company will exchange opinions with third-party organizations regarding the results of the "Analysis and Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Board of Directors" for fiscal 2021. The results will be reflected in our efforts in fiscal 2022.

Auditing

Audit & Supervisory Board Members and Audit & Supervisory Board

  1. Responsibilities of Audit & Supervisory Board Members
    As an independent entity entrusted with authority by the shareholders, the Audit & Supervisory Board Members are responsible for ensuring the sound and sustainable growth of the Company, and establishing good corporate governance in response to the public trust by supervising the performance of duties of the Directors.
  2. Authority and Roles of Audit & Supervisory Board Members
    Each Audit & Supervisory Board Member shall appropriately exercise his/her legal investigating authority, including the authority to audit operations and assets, and supervises the performance of duties of the Directors by attending meetings of the Board of Directors and other important meetings, viewing important approval documents, investigating departments within the Company, and investigating subsidiaries in accordance with the auditing policies and plans stipulated by the Audit & Supervisory Board.
  3. Composition and Roles of the Audit & Supervisory Board
  • The Audit & Supervisory Board comprises two Audit & Supervisory Board Members (Full-time) and two Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members, for a total of four members (two men and two women). Candidates for Audit & Supervisory Board Member are nominated by the Board of Directors with the approval of the Audit & Supervisory Board, based on the “Criteria for the Selection of Director Candidates and Audit & Supervisory Board Member Candidates”.
  • The Audit & Supervisory Board receives reports from Audit & Supervisory Board Members on the status of performance of duties and reports from officers and employees on important matters related to auditing, and also makes decisions regarding auditing policies and auditing plans.

Internal Auditing

  • The Company has established the “MS&AD Insurance Group Basic Policy for Internal Audits.” Under this basic policy, the Company and domestic Group insurance companies have formed the Internal Audit Department that acts as an independent body with auditing functions.
  • The Company's Internal Audit Department has been established as an organization to report directly to the Board of Directors. The General Manager of the Internal Audit Department (General Manager of the Audit Department) shall report important matters that have been discovered as a result of internal audits of the Company and domestic Group insurance companies to the Board of Directors and the Group Management Committee. In addition, the Internal Audit Department cooperates with auditing conducted by the Audit & Supervisory Board Members.

Accounting Auditors

  • The Company has appointed KPMG AZSA LLC as its independent audit corporation. Please note that there are no special conflicts of interest between this company and MS&AD Holdings.
  • The Board of Directors and the Audit & Supervisory Board endeavor to take appropriate action to ensure adequate auditing by the Accounting Auditors.
  • The Audit & Supervisory Board makes decisions regarding proposals submitted to the General Shareholders' Meeting on the appointment or dismissal of Accounting Auditors. It also has the right to consent to decisions regarding remuneration of the Accounting Auditors.
  • The Audit & Supervisory Board prepares criteria for appropriately selecting and evaluating Accounting Auditor. To promote appropriate accounting by the Accounting Auditors, measures are taken to confirm the independence, specialist capabilities, and other requisite characteristics of the Accounting Auditors.

Accounting Auditor Remuneration

(¥ million)
Scope FY2020 FY2021
Compensation for
audit services
Compensation for
non-audit services
Compensation for
audit services
Compensation for
non-audit services
The Company 92 0 108 0
Consolidated
subsidiaries
588 3 753 3
Total 680 3 862 4

* Non-audit operations at our company are compliance support operations. Non-audit operations of consolidated subsidiaries include the preparation of comfort letters.

Nomination and Remuneration

For the purpose of maintaining high transparency, the Company has formed the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee as internal committees of the Board of Directors. Please note that these two committees comprise eight members each, and the chairpersons and other members are appointed from among members of the Board of Directors. With respect to each of the two committees, a majority of the members and the chairperson have been appointed from among the Outside Directors.

Nomination Committee (Nomination Process)

  • The Nomination Committee deliberates on major management personnel matters and provides advice on these matters to the Board of Directors. Such matters include the selection of candidates for the positions of Director, Audit & Supervisory Board Member, and Executive Officer of the Company as well as the selection of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members for domestic insurance companies in which the Company has direct investments.
  • With respect to the evaluation of candidates for Director and candidates for Executive Officer, evaluation items include performance evaluations (corporate performance and personal performance) and other items.
  • The Board of Directors appoints candidates for Director as well as candidates for Audit & Supervisory Board Member and Executive Officers based on advice from the Nomination Committee. The consent of the Audit & Supervisory Board must be obtained for candidates for Audit & Supervisory Board Member. In fiscal 2022, the Committee has eight members made up of all five outside directors, the Chairman of the Board and the President.
  • From the perspective of making effective discussions to strengthen corporate governance at the Nomination Committee, policy for selecting candidates for Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members is added to the deliberation items. It has been clarified that the Nomination Committee shall meet about twice a year.
  • In fiscal 2021, the Nomination Committee met six times, and held a discussion on the candidates for outside directors etc.

Remuneration Committee

  • This committee advises the Board of Directors regarding the remuneration of Directors and Executive Officers of the Company as well as the remuneration systems for management of domestic insurance companies in which the Company has direct investments.
  • From the perspective of making effective discussions to strengthen corporate governance at the Remuneration Committee, policy for remuneration of Directors and Executive Officers is added to the deliberation items. It has been clarified that the Remuneration Committee shall meet about twice a year.
  • In fiscal 2021, the Remuneration Committee met one times.

Policies for determining the content of individual remuneration for Directors, etc.

The Board of Directors of the Company passed the following resolution on policies for determining the content of individual remuneration for Directors, etc. at its meetings held on February 14, 2019, May 20, 2019 and May 20, 2021 after deliberation by the Remuneration Committee of which a majority of the members are Outside Directors.
 

a.  Basic policy

  • The purpose is to strengthen governance and enhance the medium- to long-term corporate value of the Group.
  • The officer remuneration system shall function as an appropriate incentive for sustainable growth, linking with the business performance of the Company.
  • The level of remuneration shall be competitive as a global company.

b.  Decision process

(a)  Remuneration for Directors

  • To ensure transparency, it shall be decided by resolution of the Board of Directors after deliberation by the Remuneration Committee, of which a majority of the members are Outside Directors, within a range determined by resolution of the Shareholders Meeting.
  • The Remuneration Committee provides advice to the Board of Directors on the amount of remuneration for Directors and policies regarding decisions on the determination of officer remuneration.
  • The Board of Directors respects the advice of the Remuneration Committee to the maximum possible extent. And the amount of remuneration is determined after confirmation that it is in line with the remuneration system established by resolution of the Board of Directors.
     

 Furthermore, the Board of Directors has confirmed that, in regard to the individual remuneration of Directors for the relevant fiscal year, the advice of the Remuneration Committee has been respected to the maximum possible extent and it is in line with the remuneration system established by resolution of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has therefore judged that it is in line with this basic policy for determining the remuneration of Directors.
 

(b)  Remuneration for Audit & Supervisory Board Members

  • It shall be decided by discussion among Audit & Supervisory Board Members within a range determined by resolution of the Shareholders Meeting, taking into consideration full-time/part-time, audit operation assignment, the details and level of Directors’ remuneration.

c.  Overview of remuneration
 (a)  Composition of remuneration

  Fixed remuneration Performance-linked remuneration
Monetary remuneration Stock-based
remuneration
Directors (excluding Outside Directors)
Outside Directors
Audit & Supervisory Board Members

  • Composed of fixed remuneration and performance-linked remuneration. Outside Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members shall be provided only fixed remuneration.
  • Fixed remuneration is determined in accordance with officers’ position.
  • Performance-linked remuneration is determined based on business performance.
  • Performance-linked remuneration is composed of monetary remuneration and stock-based remuneration.
  • Fixed remuneration is paid on a monthly basis, and performance-linked remuneration is paid after the end of each fiscal year.
  • The standard proportions of the components of officer remuneration differ depending on the officer’s position, as shown below. (This excludes Outside Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members.)


<President & Director>
The proportion of performance-linked remuneration is higher than for other positions.

(Standard ratios)

[Fixed remuneration]
50%

 

[Performance-linked remuneration]
Monetary remuneration
25%

[Performance-linked remuneration]
Stock-based remuneration
25%

 


<Other positions>
 The composition is such that the proportions of fixed remuneration and performance-linked remuneration differ depending on the officer’s position

 (Standard ratios)

[Fixed remuneration]
Approx. 60% - approx. 70%

 

  [Performance-linked remuneration]
 Monetary remuneration
 Approx. 20%

[Performance-linked remuneration]
Stock-based remuneration
Approx. 10% -
approx. 20%


(b)  Contents of stock-based remuneration

  • Restricted stock shall be provided as stock-based remuneration and in principle, the Transfer Restrictions shall be released upon retirement of the related Director.
  • If it is found that a Director was involved in a fraudulent act while in office, the Company acquires the restricted stock for free during the Transfer Restriction Period or the Director is made to return it after the transfer restriction is released. (Malus Clawback Clause)

Overview of restricted stock remuneration plan

Eligible Directors Directors excluding Outside Directors
Amount of monetary remuneration to be provided (maximum) 200 million yen per year
Type of shares to be allotted Common shares (with transfer restrictions under a restricted stock allotment agreement)
Number of shares to be allotted (maximum) 130,000 shares per year
Transfer restricted period Period from the allotment date to the date on which the related Eligible Director resigns or retires as the Company’s Director or from another position which the Board of Directors has determined.


d.  Key performance indicators pertaining to performance-linked remuneration

  • Performance-linked remuneration shall be linked with the business performance of the Company and determined based on financial and non-financial indicators.
  • Financial and non-financial indicators have been selected after taking into consideration the Group’s Medium-Term Management Plan, “Vision 2021,” and the details of indicators and reasons for their selection are as follows.


(a)  Financial indicators

  • Financial indicators are indicators that are used to reflect business performance in a single fiscal year in officer remuneration.

Indicator

Reasons for selection
GroupAdjustedProfit(*1)  These indicators have been selected based on the fact that Group Adjusted Profit and Group Adjusted ROE are given as numerical targets in the Group Medium-Term Management Plan, “Vision 2021,” as well as the fact that Consolidated Net Income is a key indicator of business performance for the Group.
Consolidated Net Income
Group Adjusted ROE (*2)

*1:  Group Adjusted Profit
Consolidated net income +  provision for catastrophe loss reserve and others -  other incidental factors (amortization of goodwill and other intangible fixed assets, and others) +  equity in earnings of the non-consolidated group companies
*2:  Group Adjusted ROE
Group Adjusted Profit ÷ average of beginning and ending amounts on BS of adjusted net assets (consolidated net assets +  catastrophe reserves, and others -  goodwill and other intangible fixed assets)

 

(b)  Non-financial indicators

  • Non-financial indicators are indicators that are used to reflect initiatives contributing to medium- to long-term business performance in officer remuneration.
  Evaluation item Reasons for selection
Sustainability                                    〇 Key sustainability issues     
・ Deal with new risks
・ Create comfortable mobility society without accidents
・ Strive for resilient community development
・ Support “good health and longevity”
・ Contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation
・ Strive to improve sustainability of natural capital
・ Work toward realization of “leaving no one behind”
〇 Quality that earns the trust of society
〇 Management platforms that enable employees to play active roles
These indicators have been selected as non-financial evaluation items in order to ensure that, under the “key sustainability issues” raised in “Vision 2021,” officers contribute to the creation of “quality that earns the trust of society” and “management platforms that enable employees to play active roles,” as well as to create shared value with society.
Key
Strategies
〇 Pursue the Group’s comprehensive strengths
〇 Promote digitalization
〇 Reform portfolio
The three items on the left have been selected as non-financial evaluation items because they are “Key Strategies” under “Vision 2021.”


(c)  Application methods for financial and non-financial indicators

  • The standard ratio between financial and non-financial indicators used in the calculation of performance-linked remuneration shall be “50:50.”
  • The application coefficients for financial and non-financial indicators shall vary within ranges of 0 to 3.0 and 0.5 to 1.5, respectively, with 1.0 as the standard.
  • The monetary remuneration and stock-based remuneration components of performance-linked remuneration shall each be calculated as follows, based on standard amounts for each position.


Monetary remuneration:      Standard amount per position × business performance coefficient (financial indicators × 80% + non-financial indicators × 20%)

Stock-based remuneration: Standard amount per position × business performance coefficient (financial indicators × 20% + non-financial indicators × 80%)

  • Monetary remuneration is structured such that it more strongly reflects business performance in a single fiscal year, by having a higher ratio for financial indicators than non-financial indicators.
  • Stock-based remuneration is structured such that it more strongly reflects an evaluation of initiatives contributing to the enhancement of corporate value over the medium- to long-term, by having a higher ratio for non-financial indicators than financial indicators.
     

(d)  Actual financial and non-financial indicators in the fiscal year under review
<Financial indicators>

  Actual Target Vs. target
Group Adjusted Profit ¥347.1 billion   ¥315.5 billion 110.0%
Consolidated Net Income ¥262.7 billion ¥232.1 billion 113.2%
Group Adjusted ROE 9.5% 8.5% 1.0 point


<Non-financial Indicators>

Evaluation item  Results of evaluation
Sustainability

As a result of evaluation based mainly on the following points, performance is evaluated to be at a standard level:
・Development and provision of products and services that correspond to new risks and businesses
・Development and provision of products and services that contribute to safe driving and the prevention of accidents
・Customer satisfaction, etc.

 

Key Strategies As a result of evaluation based mainly on the following points, performance is evaluated to be at a standard level:
・Promotion of synergy initiatives (products, claim services, etc.) that capitalize on the knowhow of group companies
・Progress in digitalization initiatives
・Portfolio transformation, etc.


e.  Resolutions related to officer remuneration at the Shareholders Meeting
 <Remuneration of Directors>

Shareholders Meeting held on June 25, 2018 [10th Annual Shareholders Meeting] Resolved that the maximum amount of remuneration of Directors in total (exclusive of wages as an employee payable to a Director also serving as an employee) shall be 500 million yen per year (of which remuneration for Outside Directors shall be no more than 100 million yen per year). The number of Directors was twelve (12) (including five (5) Outside Directors) as at the close of the Annual Shareholders Meeting.
Shareholders Meeting held on June 24, 2019 [11th Annual Shareholders Meeting] Resolved to introduce a new restricted stock remuneration plan with delayed delivery and that the total amount of monetary remuneration receivables to be paid for the allotment of restricted stock to Directors other than Outside Directors shall be up to 200 million yen per year. The number of Directors other than Outside Directors was seven (7) as at the close of the Annual Shareholders Meeting.


<Remuneration of Audit & Supervisory Board Members>

Shareholders Meeting held on June 25, 2009 [1st Annual Shareholders Meeting] Resolved that remuneration shall be up to 110 million yen per year. The number of Audit & Supervisory Board Members was four (4) as at the close of the Annual Shareholders Meeting.

 

Performance-Based Remuneration

  • The Company has introduced performance-based remuneration (linked to corporate and personal performance) into its corporate officer remuneration system.
  • In order to realize a director remuneration system functioning as an appropriate incentive for improving linkage between director remuneration and business performance and achieving sustainable growth for the purpose of strengthening governance and increasing medium term corporate value of the Group, the Company has introduced a restricted stock remuneration plan for Directors (excluding Outside Directors). The plan involves granting treasury stock or new stock (allotment of restricted stock) by replacing a portion of the Company’s performance-based monetary remuneration with monetary remuneration receivables provided by means of contribution in kind.
  • The Company introduced the same system as mentioned above and granted treasury stock or new stock (allotment of restricted stock) to the Company’s executive officers and the Directors (excluding Outside Directors) and Executive Officers of Group domestic insurance companies in which the Company has direct investments, by replacing a portion of the Company’s performance-based monetary remuneration with monetary remuneration receivables provided by means of contribution in kind.

Directors' and Audit & Supervisory Board Members' Remuneration

We disclose the total amounts of remuneration to all Directors and to all Audit & Supervisory Board Members according to the category (Directors/Audit & Supervisory Board Members) and according to the types of remuneration. We also disclose total amounts of consolidated remuneration to officers amounting to 100 million yen or more.

Total Amount of Remuneration by Directors/Audit & Supervisory Board Members Category, and the Number of Recipients (fiscal 2021)

Category Number Total Remuneration
(¥ million)
Directors (excluding Outside Directors) 8 330
Audit & Supervisory Board Members
(excluding Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members)
3 56
Outside Directors/Audit & Supervisory Board Members 6 81

Persons with consolidated Remuneration (including remuneration for corporate officer posts at main subsidiaries, etc.) of ¥100 Million or More (fiscal 2021)

Name Corporate Officer
Posts
Company Total consolidated
remuneration, etc.
(¥ million)
Yasuyoshi Karasawa Director The Company 123
Director MSI
Yasuzo Kanasugi Director The Company 122
Director ADI
Noriyuki Hara Director The Company 133
Director MSI

Our company has established the Guidelines for Ownership of Treasury Shares in order to enhance corporate value over the medium to long term by encouraging directors and executive officers (excluding outside officers) to own treasury stock and further raising the motivation and morale of directors and executive officers.

Criteria for the Selection and Independence of Outside Directors and Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members

1. Policies on the Board of Directors' Overall Balance of Expertise, Experience, Capabilities, Diversity, and Scale

  • Five of the eleven Directors (eight men and three women) and two of the four Audit & Supervisory Board Members (2 men and 2 women) have been appointed from outside the Company to incorporate perspectives independent from management, strengthen monitoring and oversight functions, and conduct highly transparent management. Please note that there are no concerns that the interests of these Outside Directors and Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members of the various companies will be in conflict, in terms of human, capital, transactions, or other relationships, with the interests of shareholders in general. These Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members are independent, and their names as independent outside officers have been filed with the Tokyo Stock Exchange Co., Ltd., and Nagoya Stock Exchange Co., Ltd.
  • Outside Director candidates must satisfy the eligibility requirements as defined in the Companies Act and the Insurance Business Act. In addition, with the goal of selecting candidates able to accurately and fairly supervise the overall management of insurance companies, candidates are selected based on consideration of specialized expertise such as that stemming from experience working as a general business company corporate officer, government administration officer, lawyer, and academic as well as specialized expertise regarding social, cultural, and consumer issues.
  • Director candidates other than Outside Director candidates must meet legal eligibility requirements. In addition, with the goal of selecting candidates able to accurately and fairly supervise the overall management of insurance companies, candidates are selected based on consideration of specialized expertise, such as that stemming from extensive experience working as a manager in an insurance company as well as on consideration of varied experience, highly specialized experience, and the ability to exercise leadership in accordance with the Company's corporate philosophy.
  • At least one candidate for Audit & Supervisory Board Member must have sufficient knowledge of accounting or finance.

 

2. Criteria for the Selection of Director Candidates and Audit & Supervisory Board Member Candidates and Criteria for Determining the Independence of Outside Corporate Officers

  • Outside Director candidates must satisfy the eligibility requirements as defined in the Companies Act and the Insurance Business Act. In addition, with the goal of selecting candidates able to accurately and fairly supervise the overall management of insurance companies, candidates are selected based on consideration of specialized expertise such as that stemming from experience working as a finance-related government administration officer, general business company corporate officer, lawyer, and academic as well as specialized expertise regarding social, cultural, and consumer issues.
  • Director candidates other than Outside Director candidates must meet legal eligibility requirements. In addition, with the goal of selecting candidates able to accurately and fairly supervise the overall management of insurance companies, candidates are selected based on consideration of specialized expertise, such as that stemming from extensive experience working as a manager in an insurance company as well as on consideration of varied experience, highly specialized experience, and the ability to exercise leadership in accordance with the Company's corporate philosophy.
  • In addition, the Company has instituted the “Criteria for the Selection of Director Candidates and Audit & Supervisory Board Member Candidates” below. The determination of “independence” when selecting Outside Director candidates is undertaken in accordance with the criteria described in section “1. (3) Independence” below.

Criteria for the Selection of Director Candidates and Audit & Supervisory Board Member Candidates

1. Outside director candidates and outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member candidates

Candidates must meet the following requirements.

  • Must not be disqualified from serving as a director or Audit & Supervisory Board Member pursuant to the Companies Act.
  • Must not be disqualified from serving as a director or Audit & Supervisory Board Member of an insurance holding company pursuant to the Insurance Business Act.
  • Must have a sufficient level of public credibility.
  • An outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member must satisfy the eligibility requirements for an Audit & Supervisory Board Member pursuant to the Insurance Business Act.

Additionally, candidates must satisfy the following three requirements

 

(1) Eligibility

A candidate must have the qualities listed below that are necessary to monitor the overall management of the company and provide advice, based on a general knowledge of company management and a basic understanding of the roles of the directors and board of directors.

  • Ability to discern facts from materials and reports
  • Capability to detect problems and risks and apply own knowledge to solve them
  • Capacity to appropriately monitor business strategy and provide advice
  • Mental independence to openly question, debate, re-examine, continuously deliberate, and propose ideas in opposition to a resolution

 

(2) Expertise

Must have knowledge in a specialized field such as management, accounting, finance, law, administration, or social/cultural affairs, and have a record of achievement in that field.

 

(3) Independence

The following persons are ineligible.

[1] An executing person of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company.
[2] A director or Audit & Supervisory Board Member of a subsidiary of the Company.
[3] A person for whom the Company is a major business partner (i.e. a person who received payments from the Company or subsidiaries of the Company that represent 2% or more of annual consolidated sales for the most recent fiscal year), or an executing person thereof (in the case of a consulting firm, auditing firm or law firm, a consultant, accounting professional, or legal professional who belongs to said corporation, partnership, etc.).
[4] A major business partner of the Company (i.e. a person who made payments to subsidiaries of the Company representing 2% or more of the Company consolidated direct premiums written excluding deposit premium from policy holders for the most recent fiscal year), or an executing person thereof.
[5] Any of the Company's top 10 largest shareholders (or, if the shareholder is a corporation, an executing person thereof).
[6] An executing person of a company to which the Company or a subsidiary of the Company has appointed a director.
[7] A consultant, accounting professional, or legal professional who has received, other than officer compensation, average cash or other financial benefits of at least 10 million yen per year for the past three years from the Company or subsidiaries of the Company.
[8] A person falling under any of the items [2] through [7] during the past five years.
(Note) “During the past five years” means five years from the time the content of a proposal to the General Shareholders Meeting to elect the outside director or outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member was resolved by the Board of Directors.
[9] An individual who was an executing person of the Company or subsidiaries of the Company in the past (in the case of an outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, including an individual who has been a director of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company.)
[10] A spouse or second-degree or closer relative of a person listed in items [1] through [9] above (an executing person means an executive director, executive officer or an employee in a position of general manager or higher.)

(4) Term limits

The total terms of office for newly elected outside directors and outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members from April 1, 2015 onwards are as listed below.

[1] For outside directors, the expectation is 4 terms, 4 years, renewable for a maximum of 8 terms, 8 years.
[2] For outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members, in principle the total term is 1 term, 4 years, but this is renewable for a maximum of 2 terms, 8 years.

 

2. Candidates for director other than outside director and candidates for Audit & Supervisory Board Member other than outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Candidates must meet the following requirements.

  • Must not be disqualified from serving as a director or Audit & Supervisory Board Member pursuant to the Companies Act.
  • Must not be disqualified from serving as a director or Audit & Supervisory Board Member of an insurance holding company pursuant to the Insurance Business Act.
  • Must satisfy the eligibility requirements for a director or Audit & Supervisory Board Member who engages in daily business at an insurance company pursuant to the Insurance Business Act.

Additionally, a candidate must have varied experience as well as highly specialized experience and must embody our corporate philosophy in the exercise of leadership.

Appointment of Outside Directors and Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members and Related Matters

Outside Directors

Name Date of
Selection
Reason for Selection Attendance at Board of
Directors Meetings*
Mariko Bando June 2017 Ms. Mariko Bando has gained a wealth of insight and
experience in the administrative and educational fields as
well as diversity promotion from previously serving as Director
General of Gender Equality Bureau of the Cabinet Office,
Consul General of Japan in Brisbane, Australia, President of
Showa Women’s University, etc. We expect to continue to
draw that insight and experience and have her supervise the
management and provide advice on management overall
from her expert perspective, particularly in regard to
promoting diversity.
12 of 12
meetings
Akira Arima June 2018 Mr. Akira Arima has a wealth of insight and experience
concerning telecommunications business as a management
executive gained from previously serving as Director of
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, President,
Chief Executive Officer, Representative Director of NTT
Communications Corporation, etc. We expect to continue
to draw that insight and experience and have him supervise
management and provide advice on management overall
from his expert perspective, particularly in regard to
promoting digitalization and global management.
12 of 12
meetings
Junichi Tobimatsu June 2018 Mr. Junichi Tobimatsu has a wealth of insight and experience
concerning overall corporate legal affairs including those of
overseas companies as an attorney-at-law. We expect to
continue to draw that insight and have him supervise
management and provide advice on management overall from
his expert perspective, particularly in regard to securing
soundness of the management of the Group.
12 of 12
meetings
Rochelle Kopp June 2020 Ms. Rochelle Kopp has a wealth of insight into cross-cultural
communication and experience in both Japan and the U.S. as
a management consultant. We expect to continue to draw that
insight and experience and have her supervise management
and provide advice on management overall from her expert
perspective, particularly in regard to the Group’s global expansion.
12 of 12
meetings
Akemi Ishiwata June 2022 Ms. Akemi Ishiwata has a wealth of insight on sustainability
gained from previously serving as Executive Officer of Kao
Corporation, leading its ESG activities. She also has experience
as a general manager in charge of public relations and
corporate branding.We expect to draw that insight and
experience and have her supervise management and provide
advice on management overall from her broad perspective.

* The number of Board of Directors' meetings attended during fiscal 2021.

Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members

Name Date of
Selection
Reason for Selection Attendance at Board of Directors/
Audit & Supervisory Board Members
Kunio Chiyoda June 2016 Mr. Kunio Chiyoda is an expert in accounting and
auditing and has served as a university professor
and a member of a public institution. He has been
stating opinions at meetings of the Company’s Board
of Directors and on other occasions based on his
knowledge and experience. We appointed him as
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member to reflect
his wealth of knowledge and experience in the
management of the Company.
Board of Directors meetings:
12 of 12
Audit & Supervisory Board meetings:
11 of 11
Kyoko Uemura June 2017 As a legal professional, Ms. Kyoko Uemura has held
a number of posts, including a judge and
attorney-at-law. She has been stating opinions at
meetings of the Company’s Board of Directors and
on other occasions based on her knowledge and
experience. We propose to reappoint her as Outside
Audit & Supervisory Board Member in order to
draw on her knowledge and experience in the
management of the Company.
Board of Directors meetings:
12 of 12
Audit & Supervisory Board meetings:
11 of 11

* The number of Board of Directors' meetings and Audit & Supervisory Board meetings attended during fiscal 2021.

 

Skills Matrix of Directors, Audit & Supervisory Board Members, and Executive Officers

In order to promote debate from diverse viewpoints in our efforts to reach the goal of achieving growth strategy for the MS&AD Group, the Group deliberated regarding skills necessary to assure the effectiveness of the Board of Directors (knowledge, experience, and capability), and from the standpoint of supervising the decisions made and execution of duties on matters required for management strategy, we set forth the following.

(1) Base skills that are generally required
“Corporate management,” “human resources and human asset development,” “legal affairs and compliance,” “risk management,” and “finance and accounting” 

(2)  Skills complementing the fact that the core business of the MS&AD Group is insurance, and that we engage in business globally
“Insurance business” and “internationality”

(3)    Skills that take into account our current business environment and that are necessary to address business reform and issues considered important by the market 
“IT and digital” and “sustainability”

Furthermore, regarding Audit & Supervisory Board Members, we also consider “finance and accounting” to be important skills.