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Native name | 주식회사 메리츠금융지주 |
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| Company type | Public |
| KRX:138040 | |
| Industry | Financial services |
| Predecessor | Financial arm ofHanjin |
| Founded | March 2011; 14 years ago (2011-03) |
| Headquarters | , South Korea |
Key people | Cho Jung-ho(Chairman) |
| Website | www |
Meritz Financial Group Inc. (Korean: 주식회사 메리츠금융지주) is a financial holding company headquartered inSeoul,South Korea. Meritz Financial, with its major subsidiaries including Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance and Meritz Securities, is one of the major financial groups in South Korea.[1]
Meritz Financial Group was formed whenHanjin Group founderCho Choong-hoon died in 2002.[2] After the founder's death, the group was succeeded by his four sons.Cho Jung-ho, the founder's fourth son, inherited Hanjin's financial arm, including Oriental Fire & Marine Insurance, Meritz Securities, and Korean-French Banking.[3][4] In 2005, Cho formally broke off the financial affiliates from Hanjin and renamed them Meritz Financial Group.[5] In 2011, Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance launched a financial holding company. It was founded by spinning off a holding company, Meritz Financial Group Inc., from Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance.[6] Meritz Financial Group has five major subsidiaries, including Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance, Meritz Securities, Meritz Asset Management, Meritz Alternative Investment Management, and Meritz Capital.[7]
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