This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Westfield Specialty International and Liberty Specialty Markets.
A summary of these new hires follows here.
Westfield Specialty Int’l Taps Zurich’s Watson to Lead New Cyber Offering
Westfield Specialty International has named Ben Watson as class underwriter to lead its newly launched cyber team, which will start writing business from January 1, 2026.
Based in London, Watson will report directly to Mark Fellows, divisional director, Financial and Professional Lines. New hires will be made in 2026 to join Watson’s team.
Watson has over nine years’ experience as a cyber and technology underwriter. He joins Westfield Specialty International from Zurich, where he held the role of senior cyber underwriter for nearly six years. Previously, he worked as a US cyber and technology underwriter at Beazley.
“We identified providing a cyber offering as the next step in growing our financial lines portfolio and increasing our London underwriting capability,” Fellows commented.
“Our long-term, sustainable growth strategy has underwriting discipline at its core. This means being bold and championing expansion when the opportunity is right, and the cyber market is an area ripe for investment and profitability. As we build out our international offering, we will be able to leverage the expertise of Westfield Specialty’s established cyber business in the US,” he added.
Westfield Specialty International is part of Westfield Specialty, a specialty insurance carrier that leverages the financial strength of Ohio Farmers Insurance Company (OFIC), a leading US-based property and casualty insurance company. Syndicate 1200 is a well-established Lloyd’s of London Syndicate that was acquired by OFIC in 2023. Westfield Specialty currently underwrites 10 lines of business in the U.S., 15 in the U.K., 5 in Dubai, and has over 400 employees.
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Liberty Names Delvos From Corvus as Head of Cyber and Tech E&O, Europe
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, announced the appointment of Oliver Delvos as head of cyber and tech E&O, Europe, effective December 1, 2025.
Based in Germany, Delvos will report to Pierre-Edouard Fraigneau, president and chief underwriting officer, Europe, LSM, and align with the global cyber office.
He replaces Jelmer Andela, who has been promoted to global commercial director for cyber, Liberty Mutual.
Delvos will be responsible for coordinating the European execution of the global cyber strategy. He will work closely with the European management and local teams to further build out Liberty’s cyber book across the region.
Delvos brings more than 15 years of experience in the international insurance market to the role. He joins from Corvus Insurance, where he was managing director, leading the growth of its international and European operations. He holds degrees in law and economics.
His appointment follows the launch of Liberty’s flagship global cyber product suite: Liberty Cyber Resolution and Liberty Tech Resolution.
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