MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (the “Company,” President & CEO: Noriyuki Hara) has been selected as the “Noteworthy Digital Transformation Stock (DX Stock) 2020”, the second highest evaluation after “DX Stock,” in the Digital Transformation Stock Selection (DX Stock) 2020 conducted jointly by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Tokyo Stock Exchange. This is the third consecutive selection for the Company, following the “Noteworthy IT Strategy Company” selection two years ago and the “Competitive IT Strategy Company” selection last year.
MS&AD Group will continue to increase the value of customer experience and business productivity through the promotion of digitalization in order to achieve sustainable growth and increase our corporate value.
1.About DX Stock 2020
As part of its efforts to promote strategic IT investment, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, in cooperation with the Tokyo Stock Exchange, has selected over the past five occasions “Competitive IT Strategy Companies” and introduced them as attractive companies for investors who place importance on improving corporate value over the medium to long term.
In recent years, there has been a global trend toward “Digital Transformation (DX)” in which business models are being radically transformed with digital technologies, leading to new growth and competitiveness. In light of this trend, from this fiscal year, the DX-focused “DX Stock” selection has been introduced.
2. Selection of MS&AD Group
In its medium-term management plan “Vision 2021,” MS&AD Group has identified “promotion of digitalization” as one of its three key strategies and has been working on “digital transformation (DX),” “digital innovation (DI)” and “digital globalization (DG).” The following initiatives were highly evaluated in this selection.
〇Agent sales support system “MS1 Brain”
By connecting customers, agents, and our company with big data and AI, we can accurately grasp customer needs and provide optimal products and services in a timely and easy-to-understand manner.
〇Website for real-time damage prediction “cmap.dev”
As the number of buildings damaged by typhoons, earthquakes, and heavy rain is predicted quickly and automatically at the municipal level, we are able to establish a rapid disaster response system and contribute to rescue and support activities by providing access to the website free of charge.