About Philfire
Non-Life Insurance Corporation
Philippine Fire and Marine Insurance Corporation
September 1949 – Present (67 years 7 months)
The Philippine Fire and Marine Insurance Corporation (Philfire) has built a solid reputation, based on years of outstanding performance and reliable service.
1949: The company traces its roots to the Manila Underwriters Insurance Co., Inc., which was established in this year, during the exuberant period of post-World War II Philippines. 1977: the company was acquired by Lepanto Investment and Development Corporation (a subsidiary of Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company), Far East Bank and Trust Company, the Fernandez-Palanca Group, Filsyn Corporation, and the Tugu Insurance Company, Ltd,; (a Hongkong subsidiary of Pertamina, the Indonesia Oil and Gas Co.). It was subsequently renamed as Philippine Fire and Marine Insurance Corporation.
Drawing from the strength of its new owners, Philfire has become one of the most reputable and stable non-life insurance companies in the country.