NU Online News Service, June 22, 11:55 a.m. EDT

Willis Group Holdings plc said it has opened an office in Kazakhstan, the third such office the insurance broker has opened in the former Soviet Union.

The other branches are in Russia and the Ukraine.

Willis also announced that Simon Aubrey-Jones, executive director, Willis Eastern Europe, will lead its Kazakhstan venture. Mr. Aubrey-Jones, who is based in London, has been involved with Willis' Russian and Ukrainian representative offices since their establishment in the 1990s, the firm said.

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