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Cihan Kalender
General Manager
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Sompo Direct
Cihan Kalender works at the Sompo Group in Japan across Sompo Japan Insurance, and Sompo Direct. With 20 years of international experience across Turkey, Brazil, Japan, and Southeast Asia, he focuses on pricing strategy, insight-led pricing, and data-driven portfolio management across insurance businesses.
His work centers on building strong data foundations and developing practical AI and machine-learning solutions that support decision-making across pricing, underwriting, claims, and customer functions. A core part of his role is knowledge transfer, translating global best practices into local execution and scalable operating models. Cihan has contributed to multiple transformation initiatives across products and markets, combining analytics expertise with hands-on business delivery.
His work centers on building strong data foundations and developing practical AI and machine-learning solutions that support decision-making across pricing, underwriting, claims, and customer functions. A core part of his role is knowledge transfer, translating global best practices into local execution and scalable operating models. Cihan has contributed to multiple transformation initiatives across products and markets, combining analytics expertise with hands-on business delivery.