Laughter is the last thing you’d expect to hear from the mouths of orphans, homeless children and young victims of broken homes. But the air rang with the giggling of kids under the care of the Baan Nokkamin Foundation during a special football match played in Bangkok this month.

AXA Group, which is engaged in insurance and asset management, has announced the appointment of Claude Seigne as chief executive of AXA Thailand, succeeding Martin Rueegg who moved to AXA Hong Kong.