Sompo Japan Vice President Murase to head Social Insurance Agency

Sompo Japan Vice President Murase to head Social Insurance Agency

TOKYO, Japan - Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. Vice President Kiyoshi Murase (in undated file photo) has been named as commissioner of the Social Insurance Agency, making him the first from a private firm to head the auxiliary body of the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry. Murase, 57, will replace Akira Mano, who will retire.

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