Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Hiroaki Shirota, hereinafter "Tokio Marine & Nichido") and Funai Soken Holdings Inc. (President and Group CEO: Takayuki Nakatani, hereinafter "Funai Soken Holdings") are pleased to announce that they have entered into a capital and business alliance agreement with the aim of further advancing initiatives to support the sustainable growth of mid-to-small-sized enterprises and strengthening human resource development to achieve this goal. Through this alliance, both companies will build new collaborative models to support mid-to-small-sized enterprises, contributing to the revitalization of regional economies and the development of the Japanese economy as a whole. 1. Background In December 2025, Tokio Marine & Nichido and Funai Soken Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "Funai Soken") entered into a strategic comprehensive partnership agreement*1. Under this agreement, Tokio Marine & Nichido's risk solutions and Funai Soken's growth support consulting have been integrated to promote one-stop support for mid-to-small-sized enterprises. As a result, the collaboration between the two companies has steadily progressed, leading to concrete achievements such as deal creation and service provision. Based on these results, the two companies have entered into a capital and business alliance agreement to further deepen and accelerate their collaboration. *1 News release dated January 14, 2026: Tokio Marine & Nichido and Funai Soken Enter into Strategic Comprehensive Partnership Agreement ~Supporting the Growth and Risk Management of Mid-to-Small-Sized Enterprises~ (https://www.tokiomarine-nichido.co.jp/company/release/pdf/260114_01.pdf) 2. Overview In recent years, corporate management challenges have become increasingly complex and sophisticated due to factors such as intensifying natural disasters and rising cyber risks, as well as the worsening labor shortage and business succession issues. In this environment, Tokio Mari