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Founded
  
1 October 1922

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Stock price
  
000060 (KRX) ₩ 15,900 +100.00 (+0.63%)17 Mar, 3:30 PM GMT+9 - Disclaimer

Headquarters
  
Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea

CEO
  
Kim Yong-Beom (20 Mar 2015–)

Subsidiaries
  
Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co, ESOP

Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co, Ltd. (Hangul: 메리츠화재), formerly Oriental Fire & Marine Insurance (Hangul: 동양화재), is a South Korean insurance company, headquartered in Seoul and established in 1922.

History

  • October 1, 1922 Founded Chosun Fire & Marine Insurance. First Insurance Company founded in Korea
  • May 23, 1950 Renamed as Oriental Fire & Marine Insurance Company
  • March 14, 2005 Disaffiliated from Hanjin Group
  • October 1, 2005 Renamed as Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.
  • October 7, 2005 Company headquarters relocated to Meritz Tower in Gangnam, Southeastern Seoul
  • November 24, 2005 Acquired Meritz Securities Company as subsidiary

    • References

    Meritz Wikipedia
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