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Liberty Specialty Markets
Liberty Specialty Markets appoints Marilyne Furlan as Head of Casualty, Europe
18th October 2023
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), a subsidiary of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Marilyne Furlan as Head of Casualty, Europe, effective December 2023, reporting to Pierre-Edouard Fraigneau, Chief Underwriting Officer, LSM, Europe. Furlan takes over from Katja Bobrowski, who is retiring in February 2024. Until then, they will work together to ... Read the full article
Nicole Lim named Chief Executive & Principal Officer of Liberty Specialty Markets, Singapore
3rd October 2023
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Nicole Lim as Chief Executive & Principal Officer, Singapore, effective January 2, 2024, subject to regulatory approval. Lim initially joined Liberty in 2003 and has since held various key positions within the industry. Her journey includes pivotal roles at Allianz Global ... Read the full article
Chaucer hires Liberty Specialty Markets’ Sidawi as new Class Underwriter in Dubai
7th July 2023
Specialty re/insurance group Chaucer has hired Nadine Sidawi as a new Class Underwriter within its political violence team in Dubai. Sidawi joins the reinsurer following 12 years of service at Liberty Specialty Markets. The firm, part of US based Liberty Mutual Group, provides commercial insurance and reinsurance solutions across Europe and the ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty Markets names Luis Prato as President, LSM London
19th June 2023
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), a leading insurance provider and part of the Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Luis Prato as President of LSM London, effective from December 2023. Prato will report to Phil Hobbs, President and Managing Director of LSM. In his newly created role, Prato will assume ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty Markets names Zara Ismail as Head of Business Development – Claims
12th June 2023
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, appointed Zara Ismail as the new Head of Business Development - Claims, based in London. Ismail's appointment is effective immediately and she will report to Scott Kellers, Head of London Claims and Deputy Head of GRS International Claims, along with Mark ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty Markets announces dual trade credit hires
6th June 2023
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has announced the appointments of Dillon Matthews and Chris O’Brien to the multi-buyer trade credit (MBTC) UK and Europe team as Senior Underwriter and Underwriter, respectively. They will both be based in London, where they will report to Jesse van Cleef, ... Read the full article
LSM France names Myriem Houfaf Khoufaf Claims Manager
16th May 2023
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), a division of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has announced the appointment of Myriem Houfaf Khoufaf as Claims Manager for France, effective 1st May 2023. She is taking over the role from Serge Davidoux, Claims Manager, LSM France, he is retiring on 1st October 2023. In her new role, Houfaf ... Read the full article
LSM France names Olivier Reiz General Manager Insurance
14th March 2023
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Olivier Reiz to the role of General Manager Insurance, France. Based in Paris, Reiz will be responsible for leading the LSM team in the country, delivering excellent service standards and driving growth for LSM’s insurance business ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty Markets promotes Lukehurst to Head of Private Equity
8th March 2023
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), has announced the promotion of Rachael Lukehurst to the newly created role of Head of Private Equity, effective immediately. In the role, she will be based in London, and will report to Mark Stephenson, Head of Business Development and market relationships, LSM, and Amy Gross, global private ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty Markets seen as top brand in London Market
7th March 2023
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) has been ranked as the leading London Market insurer brand based on data compiled by Insurindex, which looked at a combination of market share and brand awareness factors. Notably, LSM climbed five places up the brand rankings from last year to take over the top spot from ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty Markets names Protasio Head of Distribution for LatAm & US
3rd February 2023
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has appointed Beatriz Protasio as Head of Distribution for Latin America and the US. Based in Miami, Protasio will report to LSM President for Latin America and the US, Ronald Bolaños and LSM Head of Business Development and Market Relationships, Mark Stephenson. Within ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty Markets promotes Owen to Global Head of FRS
19th January 2023
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) has promoted Huw Owen to the role of Global Head of Financial Risk Solutions (FRS), effective immediately. Owen will be based in London where he will report to Rachel Conran, Chief Underwriting Officer. In the role, Owen will be responsible for strategic development of the global FRS team. ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty Markets promotes O’Neill to CUO London
17th January 2023
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) has promoted Melanie O’Neill to the role of Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) in London, effective immediately. Within her new role, O’Neill will hold responsibility for setting and delivering the underwriting strategy and annual underwriting plan for LSM’s London-based Commercial and Specialty business. Previously Chief Underwriting Officer, Commercial, O’Neill ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty Markets names Head of Digital Strategy for Europe
10th January 2023
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Carl Faulkner to the newly-created role of Head of Digital Strategy for Continental Europe. Faulkner joins LSM from BNP Paribas where he was Head of Digital for five years His new role forms part of LSM’s recently ... Read the full article
Liberty Mutual appoints Rachel Conran as CUO of LSM
21st November 2022
Rachel Conran is set to take over as Liberty Specialty Markets' (LSM) new Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) on January 1st, 2023. Based in Cologne, Germany, she will be responsible for underwriting performance across the business. The appointment was announced today by Liberty Mutual Insurance's Global Risk Solutions (GRS) unit. In her new ... Read the full article