America's Gallagher debuts Japan insurance brokerage

The brokerage will support the reinsurance team in Tokyo.

American insurance broker Gallagher sets a new stone in Japan with an insurance brokerage firm specialising in supplying solutions for the insurance needs of its clients.

Services and products will be available for commercial clients and wholesale fac insurance to related brokers.

Gallagher has an existing clientele base in Japan. The expansion of a new hub enables a concise offering of products and services that are familiar with the local and international standards amidst the Japanese trading environment.

Joining the operations are Takuya Aibe and Tetsuro Nakazawa from Marsh. These business leaders are well-established and experienced in the challenges and opportunities floating around the Japanese market, internally and externally.

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The business will become part of Gallagher’s North Asia arm, which is spearheaded by regional CEO Thomas Wang.

 Around 15 professionals will serve Gallagher’s Japan HQ in Tokyo by offering superior risk management and insurance solutions to businesses across various sectors such as property & casualty, marine, financial lines, energy, construction, and aviation. 

Additionally, they will provide employee benefits services and products. The team will complement Gallagher’s Tokyo-based reinsurance team, led by Tsuyoshi Noguchi, and remain a part of the Gallagher Re global business.

Gallagher currently has centres in Singapore and India and also operates in Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia.