Brief History

July. 1999
Enactment of the Act on General Rules for Incorporated Administrative Agency
Dec. 1999
Enactment of the Act which partly amended the Trade and Investment Insurance Act
Apr. 2001
Establishment of Nippon Export and Investment Insurance
Apr. 2001
Guidelines on the Environmental and Social Consideration in Trade Insurance
Apr. 2003
Creation of the Trade Insurance for Standing Orders with Specific Buyer
Apr. 2003
Formulation of the NEXI Customer Service Charter
Sep. 2003
Establishment of the Objection Procedures based on the Environmental Guidelines
Oct. 2003
Creation of the Intellectual Property License Insurance
Apr. 2004
Establishment of the Asset Management Department
Apr. 2005
Creation of the Export Credit Insurance for SMEs
Apr. 2007
Introduction of optional coverage for Comprehensive Insurance contracts with exporters’ associations
Apr. 2007
Creation of the Investment and Loan Insurance for Natural Resources and Energy
July. 2008
Creation of the Trade and Investment Insurance for Preventing Global Warming
July. 2010
Creation of the Comprehensive Export Insurance with Simplified Procedure

The Trade and Investment Insurance Act was enacted in March 1950 and thereafter trade and investment insurance was managed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (former Ministry of International Trade and Industry) until the end of March 2001.