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Liberty Specialty Markets appoints Bas Wijnhoven to Senior Underwriter
28th November 2017
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) has appointed Bas Wijnhoven to the new role of Senior Underwriter to lead the Directors & Officers (D&O) and Crime segment for the Netherlands. Based in The Hague, he will report to Jona Alblas, Manager of the D&O/FI department. Wijnhoven will lead the development of the commercial D&O ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty Markets promotes Beechey in Global Financial Risks
24th November 2017
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), the London underwriting centre of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has promoted Andrew Beechey to a new role of Head of Underwriting and Strategic Development for its Global Financial Risks business. Beechey is currently based in Singapore for LSM, as Head of Global Financial Risks for the Asia Pacific ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty launches new project finance offering
15th November 2017
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), a division of global insurer and reinsurer Liberty Mutual Insurance, has announced the launch of a new project finance offering as part of its Global Financial Risks (GFR) suite of solutions. Liberty's GFR team, which is led by Senior Underwriter, Sam Wilde, has expanded its coverage to ... Read the full article
Bruce Love joins Liberty Specialty’s Casualty Treaty division from Munich Re
6th November 2017
Liberty Mutual Insurance subsidiary, Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), has announced the hiring of Bruce Love from Munich Re as Director, Assumed Reinsurance, Casualty Treaty, based in the firm's Stamford, Connecticut office. Love will report to Thomas Greene, the company's Head of Casualty, Reinsurance, and will have responsibility for production, underwriting and ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty hires Jennie Beard as Senior Underwriter
2nd November 2017
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), a division of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has appointed Jennie Beard, who joins from Sompo Canopius, to Senior Underwriter of War and Terrorism. Based in LSM’s London headquarters, she will report to Paul Beattie, Underwriting Manager of War & Terrorism. Michael Burle, LSM’s Head of Marine, welcomed Beard to ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty to establish specialist renewable energy team
2nd October 2017
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), a division of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has announced plans to establish a new specialist renewable energy team as it looks to expand its onshore energy capabilities. The new team will offer insurance solutions tailored to meet the demands of brokers and clients, and will be based ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty announces four senior appointments
27th September 2017
Liberty Mutual Insurance subsidiary, Liberty Specialty Markets, has announced four new senior additions, subject to regulatory approval. Phil Hobbs has been named Deputy Managing Director, and Dieter Winkel has been appointed President Liberty Mutual Reinsurance (assumed reinsurance). Furthermore, Chris Short has been named Chief Actuary, while Peter Smith has been appointed Executive ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty Markets names Jennifer Wilson as new underwriter
21st August 2017
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Jennifer Wilson as underwriter of its London Global Financial Risks team. Wilson joins LSM from a role as underwriter of political and credit trade risks with Fidelis. Her new underwriting role spans all areas of LSM’s Global ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty Markets promotes CUO Moore to lead firm
16th August 2017
Matthew Moore is taking over the leadership of Liberty Specialty Markets, in a move that had been planned as the previous President and Managing Director Nick Metcalf was planning to step down. Moore commented on his promotion; “I am delighted to be leading LSM in its next phase of evolution. I ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty enters Netherlands Fine Art & Specie market with underwriting hire
4th August 2017
Subsidiary of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), has announced the appointment of Paul Seip as Senior Underwriter, Fine Art & Specie, signalling the firm's entry into the business line in the Netherlands. Seip will undertake his new role from August 1st, 2017 and will be based in the ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty Markets hires new casualty reinsurance underwriter
24th July 2017
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), the London headquartered unit of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has hired Angus Hampton as an Underwriter for the firms Casualty Reinsurance Division. Hampton, who moves over from Ascot where has worked as an assistant underwriter since 2014, will be based in Liberty Specialty Market's London headquarters and ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty Markets selects Luxembourg as post-Brexit EU domicile
4th July 2017
International provider of specialty and commercial insurance and reinsurance solutions, Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), has selected Luxembourg as the home of its post-Brexit European operations, the company has announced. The firm has said that after conducting thorough analysis of a number of potential jurisdictions, it will seek the necessary regulatory approvals ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty Markets hires new Senior Underwriter, Global Financial Risks
22nd May 2017
Liberty Mutual Insurance Group subsidiary, Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), has announced the appointment of Sam Wilde from Deutsche Bank, as a Senior Underwriter, Global Financial Risks. Wilde will report to Huw Owen, Global Financial Risks, Head of London Markets, and will be based in the firm's London office. In the new ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty Markets promotes Burns to Head of Business Development, Commercial
18th May 2017
Liberty Mutual Insurance Group subsidiary, Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), has announced the promotion of Laura Burns to Head of Business Development, Commercial. Burns joined LSM in 2010 and prior to her new appointment served as Broker Account Manager at the firm. In her new role she will be responsible for managing ... Read the full article
McKay joins Liberty Specialty Markets to Head EU Distribution and Client Management
27th April 2017
Liberty Mutual Insurance Group subsidiary, Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), has hired Kerry McKay from XL Catlin as Head of Distribution and Client Management for Continental Europe, a newly-created role. In his new role McKay will report to Kadidja Sinz, Head of Europe, LSM, and is expected to take up the position in the summer of ... Read the full article