Miller has appointed Midori Katayama (pictured above) as head of its Japan Desk in Singapore, as the firm continues to expand its specialist re/insurance services in the Asia-Pacific region.
Katayama brings more than 14 years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance sector. Her background includes treaty and facultative reinsurance expertise, with a focus on the Asia-Pacific market. She joins Miller from Mitsui & Co. Risk Solutions Ltd., where she was deputy general manager and specialized in insurance risk management and reinsurance solutions.
Prior to her most recent role, Katayama served as practice leader at Mitsui & Co. Risk Solutions Ltd. from September 2024 in Tokyo. She also spent over two years at Gallagher Re as assistant manager in Tokyo, focusing on bilingual communications and sales.
Earlier in her career, she was vice president at Guy Carpenter, working in the non-marine treaty broking team in Tokyo and Hong Kong, and held a position in the Accident and Health Department at AIG in Tokyo.
In addition to her industry roles, Katayama has contributed as an English-Japanese translation volunteer at the Children Family Support Center in Koto-ku, Tokyo, assisting mothers in accessing municipal family support services.
Katayama holds a Master of Science degree in geology and earth science from Tohoku University and has completed CFA Program Level I, issued by the CFA Institute.
Elsewhere in the region, Miller has also expanded its Singapore team with the appointment of Tam Hui Von as a reinsurance broker. Tam brings more than a decade of experience in the insurance industry, including facultative and treaty reinsurance as well as specialty construction risks.
In addition to strengthening its team, Miller recently formed a partnership with Specialty Program Group Canada and NormanMax Syndicate 3939 to launch a parametric earthquake insurance product for commercial property owners in British Columbia. The agreement grants SPG Canada full underwriting authority for the product, which is designed to provide rapid and transparent payouts based on seismic activity data.
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