Liberty Specialty Markets News

London Financial Industry Welcomes Brexit Breakthrough but Won’t Alter EU Plans

London’s financial industry welcomed progress on a divorce deal with the European Union on Friday but said it saw little reason to alter preparations for when Britain leaves the EU. The agreement on Friday paves the way for arduous trade …

Liberty Specialty Markets Appoints Hobbs, Winkel, Short & Smith to Senior Roles

London-based Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has announced the appointment of four senior roles (subject to regulatory approval). Phil Hobbs has been named deputy managing director. Hobbs previously was chief actuary. Dieter Winkel has been named …

Liberty Specialty Markets Names Chubb’s Gibbs as Chief Technology Officer

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Max Gibbs as its new chief technology officer. Based in LSM’s London headquarters, Gibbs will report to Nick Metcalf, president and managing director. He will be responsible for …

Liberty Specialty Markets Names AIG’s Sutherland to Lead Casualty Team

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Stuart Sutherland as its head of Casualty. Based in LSM’s London headquarters, Sutherland will report to Alan Telford, chief underwriting officer – Commercial. Joining in July, he will …

Liberty Taps XL Catlin’s McKay for New Distribution & Client Mgmt Role

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Kerry McKay to the newly created role of head of Distribution and Client Management for Continental Europe. He will report directly to LSM’s head of Europe, Kadidja Sinz. …

Liberty Specialty Markets Taps Equinox Global’s Paton as European Head of GFR

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), the London-based subsidiary of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Alexandra Paton as head of Continental Europe for Global Financial Risks (GFR). Paton will be based in both Paris and London. She will report directly to …

Talbot Underwriting Launches $50M Consortium to Cover NBCR Terrorism

Talbot Underwriting Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Validus Holdings Ltd., announced the launch of a Lloyd’s led consortium for nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological (NBCR) terrorism. The facility will allow brokers to fully bind through one underwriter, with Talbot …

Aspen Risk Management Enters Renewal Agreement with Liberty Specialty Markets

Aspen Risk Management Ltd. (ARML), the regional UK property and casualty business of Aspen Insurance, has entered into a renewal rights agreement with Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), which is part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group. Under the agreement, LSM’s UK …

Liberty Specialty Markets Appoints Sinz as Head of Europe

London-based Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Kadidja Sinz to the new role of head of Europe. Sinz will be responsible for leading and directing the specialty and commercial insurance business in Continental Europe. …

Liberty Hires Quintrell for Global Financial Risks Team in D.C.

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has hired Edith Quintrell as its U.S.-based underwriting development director for its Global Financial Risks division.