Tokio Marine Group Companies Donate $250,000 for Hurricane Harvey Relief

NEW YORK, Sept. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Tokio Marine Group companies are combining to donate a total of $250,000 to assist with Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.  With the storm and its remnants still impacting Texas and parts of the south, each company is also inviting its employees to make contributions to help the affected communities. 

"Tokio Marine has several offices and employees in the path of Harvey, including the headquarters of Tokio Marine HCC in Houston," shared Yasunobu Fukuda, President and CEO of Tokio Marine North America. "On behalf of the Tokio Marine Group, I extend our thoughts and prayers to everyone affected by this disaster."

Nine of the companies, including Tokio Marine Holdings in Japan, have pledged a total of $225,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. Safety National will donate $25,000 to All Hands Volunteers, a U.S.-based non-profit organization that addresses the immediate and long-term needs of communities impacted by natural disasters.

Here is the full list of Tokio Marine companies pledging their support:

• Tokio Marine Holdings (Japan): $100,000
• Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY): $50,000
• Tokio Marine America: $25,000
• Safety National: $25,000
• Delphi Financial Group: $10,000
• First Insurance Company of Hawaii (FICOH): $10,000
• TMNA Services: $10,000
• Tokio Millennium Re: $10,000
• Reliance Standard Life Insurance: $5,000
• Matrix Absence Management: $5,000

FICOH and Tokio Millennium have also pledged to match employee donations up to $10,000. Reliance Standard and Matrix have each pledged to match employee donations up to $5,000. Employees at Tokio Marine HCC have already raised $28,000 through a Youcaring.com crowdfunding site for their colleagues.

Tokio Marine is also calling on its other group companies to consider extending support.

About Tokio Marine Group

Tokio Marine Group consists of Tokio Marine Holdings and 245 subsidiaries and 32 affiliates located worldwide, operating extensively in the non-life insurance business, life insurance business, and financial and general businesses.  For more information, please visit http://www.tokiomarinehd.com/en/group/ 

SOURCE Tokio Marine Group