Becoming an Infrastructure Player in the Animal Services Industry

「The Group’s business scope has expanded beyond its continued focus on the insurance business to include upstream “support for appropriate breeding and distribution and matching animals with families,” midstream “health-maintenance services, including prevention and pre-disease care, and the provision of various care products,” and downstream “the provision of veterinary care, from primary to advanced treatment,” forming an organic portfolio that also benefits the insurance business that has led the Group to date.」

「As a group seeking to become an infrastructure player in the pet industry, we will pursue sustainability management that balances economic and social value.」

「As described in “IV. Financial Information, 1. Interim Consolidated Financial Statements, Notes (Segment Information, etc.),” the Group’s business segments are “Non-life Insurance Business (Pet Insurance),” “Internet Services for Pets,” “Veterinary Hospital Operations,” “Health Innovation Business,” and “Other Businesses.”」

「The Group’s business scope has also developed into an organic portfolio centered on the insurance business but incorporating upstream “breeding and support for matching puppies and kittens,” midstream “insurance with health checkups and the provision of oral-care and gut-health products,” and downstream “the provision of medical care,” while enabling the agile introduction of new health-promotion initiatives and generating positive effects for the insurance business that has led the Group to date.」

「The Group’s business scope has also developed into an organic portfolio centered on the insurance business but incorporating upstream “breeding and support for matching puppies and kittens,” midstream “insurance with health checkups and customized food tailored to individual animals rather than the conventional offering,” and downstream “the provision of medical care,” while enabling the agile introduction of new health-promotion initiatives and generating positive effects for the insurance business that has led the Group to date.」

「The primary purposes of this fund-raising are to expand the insurance business and establish a solid foundation for realizing a “preventive insurance company,” actively develop new businesses and establish a position as an infrastructure player that develops and organically connects the animal industry from upstream to downstream while creating synergies with the insurance business, and strengthen the financial base required to operate the insurance business.」

「As its management VISION for fiscal 2018, the company set out its aim to “bring together the Group’s resources and accelerate progress toward establishing an infrastructure player that develops and organically connects every part of the animal industry, from upstream to downstream.”」

「As its Medium-Term Management VISION, the Group has set out its aim to “recognize the diversity of all life as an infrastructure player in the animal industry and provide the new value of a world free from concerns about genetic diseases and extended healthy life expectancy.” It also set out the following as its management VISION for fiscal 2017: “Bring together the Group’s resources and take the first step toward becoming an infrastructure player that develops and organically connects every part of the animal industry, from upstream to downstream.”」