Benfield Group Ltd. today announced the opening of an office in Seoul, South Korea, to be known as Benfield Korea.

Choi Chiwan has been appointed president of Benfield Korea. He has 30 years of experience in the reinsurance market and was formerly a senior executive at Korean Re as well as chief representative in Korea for an international reinsurance company.

J.S. Lee was appointed managing director of Benfield Korea and joins the office from Guy Carpenter Korea, where he held the position of managing director of the company's Korean operations.

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