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April 13, 2004

Increase in Net Unrealized Gain on Available-for-Sale Securities as of March 31, 2004

To whom it may concern:

NIPPONKOA Insurance Co., Ltd.
President: Ken Matsuzawa  

NIPPONKOA Insurance Co., Ltd. (the "Company") announces as follows its estimate of increase in net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities as of March 31, 2004:

(A) Net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities as of March 31, 2004

306.1 billion yen

(B) Net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities as of March 31, 2003

157.3 billion yen

(C) Increase in net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities as of March 31, 2004 (A-B)

148.7 billion yen

(D) Shareholders' equity as of March 31, 2003
    (C/D x 100)

440.1 billion yen(33.8%)

Note:
The increase in net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities as of March 31, 2004 (C in the above table) exceeds 30% of the shareholders' equity as of March 31, 2003 (D in the above table.) Consequently, the Company is required to disclose this information in accordance with timely disclosure regulations.

<Reference>
Before tax unrealized gain/loss on available-for-sale securities whose fair value is readily determinable

(Unit: Billions of Yen)

As of March 31, 2003

As of March 31, 2004

Change in difference

= (b) - (a)

Cost

Fair value

Difference(a)

Cost

Fair value

Difference(b)

Public and corporate bonds

699.8

726.0

26.2

901.1

910.1

8.9

-17.2

Domestic equities

475.6

670.0

194.4

439.2

900.8

461.5

267.1

Foreign securities

432.3

458.8

26.5

423.8

431.4

7.5

-18.9

Others

8.3

7.6

-0.7

7.8

9.3

1.4

2.2

Total

1,616.1

1,862.6

246.4

1,772.1

2,251.7

479.5

233.1

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