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Article: Updates; Benfield Group opens South Korean office.(World)(Broker Benfield Group Ltd)
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- January 2, 2006
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Broker Benfield Group Ltd. has opened an office in Seoul, South Korea. Benfield Korea Ltd. has been licensed by the Financial Supervisory Service of Korea, London-based Benfield said in a statement. Choi Chiwan, formerly a senior executive at Korean Reinsurance Co., has been named president of the operation.
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