Norway's Gard is the latest protection and indemnity mutual to beef up its presence in Japan in the hope of winning more business from local owners.
Tadashi Sugimoto, managing director at Gard Japan, said he has ambitions to grow and diversify Gard's Japanese business streams through key appointments.
“These changes will focus our efforts to further develop and build our long-term partnerships with the Japanese shipping and maritime trading community, including the commodity, energy and offshore sectors,” he said.
