The appointment follows Howden's recent expansion of its Australian sport and entertainment practice with the recruitment of multiple former Marsh executives.
The insurer expects Prudential of Japan's return to market to take up to 18 months, with sales set to resume in February 2027 under a phased reopening.
The insurers have been ordered to overhaul compensation structures, strengthen sales oversight and submit externally reviewed remediation plans by November.
External committee linked sums to 159 current and former staff and 794 customers, and said it found structural failings in sales management, culture, and governance.
The insurer has voluntarily stopped writing new business since February, but the FSA is planning a formal order after employees improperly obtained JPY3.1bn (US$19.7m) from about 500 customers.
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