Dai-ichi Life Partners with capgemini for India Digital Transformation Center

⁤ Updated ⁢June 12, 2025
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Tokyo-based Dai-ichi Life Holdings, a major Japanese‍ life insurance company founded in 1902, has entered into a ⁢multi-year agreement with Capgemini to create a Global⁣ Capability Center (GCC) in India. ⁢The partnership aims to accelerate Dai-ichi Life’s digital⁤ transformation, ⁤leveraging India’s talent pool to ⁤bolster its IT and digital⁣ strategies ⁤with advanced software development.

The new GCC will concentrate on ⁢AI and data solutions, ⁢infrastructure modernization, and cybersecurity, initially supporting Dai-ichi Life ‍operations in Japan, the United States, ‍and Australia. Plans include further expansion. The collaboration follows a Build-Operate-Transfer model, enabling Dai-ichi Life to gradually internalize key digital functions and enhance its in-house capabilities in ⁣artificial intelligence, data management, and cybersecurity.

Capgemini will provide its global expertise to co-innovate solutions designed to streamline operations and ⁢improve customer service. While the specific location of ⁣the global capability Center in India has not been disclosed,it is expected to⁣ be in a major tech hub such as Bengaluru,Pune,or Hyderabad,where‍ Capgemini has‍ a strong presence.

Tetsuya Kikuta, CEO of Dai-ichi Life, emphasized that⁤ this collaboration will strengthen in-house capabilities in AI, data, and cybersecurity, setting the foundation ⁣for long-term innovation.

What’s next

dai-ichi Life will continue to expand⁤ its international ⁢presence, building on existing subsidiaries like Protective Life Corporation in the U.S., ⁣Dai-ichi Life Vietnam, and Dai-ichi Life Cambodia. ⁤The company also maintains a presence‍ in India ⁢through⁤ Star Union ⁢Dai-ichi Life Insurance (SUD Life),a joint venture ‍with Bank of India and Union Bank of India,further ‍solidifying its global reach in insurance,asset management,and financial services.