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Fraigneau takes over as Liberty Specialty Markets’ President for Europe
8th July 2025
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Pierre-Edouard Fraigneau as the President, Europe, effective September 1st, 2025. In his new role, Fraigneau succeeds incumbent President Kadidja Sinz and will continue to work closely with her until her retirement at the end of 2025. Currently, Fraigneau is the ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty Markets appoints Niala Butt as Head of Casualty Claims, UK
2nd July 2025
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Niala Butt as Head of Casualty Claims, UK, effective immediately, based in London. In her new role, she will report to Nik Mahida, Head of Third-party claims, UK & MENA, LSM. Butt will lead the casualty claims team, supporting ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty Markets promotes Daniel Unstad to Head of Nordics
18th March 2025
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Daniel Unstad as Head of Liberty Nordics, effective immediately. With 25 years of experience in insurance and surety, Unstad will now lead the region's strategic direction. According to LSM, he will also oversee the development of a combined surety and ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty Markets and Baobab Insurance launch E-Crime insurance for SMEs
17th March 2025
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), a division of Liberty Mutual Group, and Baobab Insurance, a digital technical risk underwriter, have partnered to introduce a new e-crime insurance product designed specifically for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Under the collaboration, LSM will provide capacity for the new product, while Baobab will handle operational ... Read the full article
LSM joins WTW’s Neuron platform to enhance digital risk trading
11th March 2025
Global advisory, broking, and solutions firm WTW has announced that Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) will be an early adopter of Neuron, its digital trading platform. WTW reportedly developed Neuron to modernise specialty risk placement by connecting brokers and insurers in real time, streamlining complex risk trading, and enhancing efficiency across the ... Read the full article
LSM expands Dipam Pandit’s role to include Head of Broker Distribution Asia
13th February 2025
Liberty Specialty Markets (Asia Pacific) (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has expanded Dipam Pandit’s role as Head of War and Terrorism, Asia Pacific, to also include Head of Broker Distribution, Asia. LSM now offers more than 20 commercial and specialty product lines in Asia, and Pandit’s expertise will support ... Read the full article
Howden launches new cyber insurance solution backed by Mosaic, Chubb and LSM
31st October 2024
Global insurance intermediary group Howden has launched Howden Safe+, a cyber insurance solution developed in partnership with Safe Security aimed at clients with revenues between $250 million and $2 billion. Backed by Mosaic Insurance, Chubb and Liberty Specialty Markets, Howden Safe+ reportedly enables quicker risk assessment without compromising coverage quality. Clients are ... Read the full article
LSM names Mahida Head of Third Party Claims, UK & MENA
22nd October 2024
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Nikunj Mahida as Head of Third Party Claims, UK & MENA with immediate effect. In his new role, Mahida will lead the London claim team for LSM’s Financial and Professional (FINPRO), Cyber and Casualty lines. He will report to Scott ... Read the full article
Henry Nelson named Liberty Specialty Markets CUO for the UK & MENA region
30th September 2024
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Henry Nelson as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) for the UK & MENA region, effective January 1, 2025. According to the announcement, Nelson will begin transitioning into his new role over the coming weeks, working alongside current CUO Mel O’Neill, ... Read the full article
Paul named LSM Head of Client & Broker Distribution, Europe
3rd July 2024
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), a division of the Liberty Mutual group, has hired a new Head of Client & Broker Distribution, Continental Europe, Karine Paul, who will take over her role with immediate effect. In her new role, Paul has a wide remit across Continental Europe. She will be responsible for ... Read the full article
LSM enhances CAR book with broker-backed digital capabilities
9th May 2024
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), affiliated with Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, introduces a fresh digital trading solution for Contractors All Risks (CAR), crafted in collaboration with Howden. This latest addition, coupled with previously established CAR digital trading solutions with WTW and another major broker, solidifies LSM London’s CAR book with robust ... Read the full article
Liberty (LSM) promotes Anabella Frontado to Head of War & Terrorism, US & LatAm
22nd March 2024
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has recently announced the promotion of Anabella Frontado to the newly established position of Head of War & Terrorism for the US and Latin America (LatAm). In her new role, Frontado will oversee the profitable growth of this line of business ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty Markets promotes James Boyle to Head of Energy, London
31st January 2024
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has promoted James Boyle to the newly created role of Head of Energy, London, effective immediately. According to LSM, Boyle is perfectly placed to lead its underwriting team. Boyle and his team will continue to work closely with LSM’s in-house risk engineers ... Read the full article
Sarah Howell named London Head of First Party Claims for LSM
23rd January 2024
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has announced the promotion of Sarah Howell to the role of London Head of First Party Claims. Howell will take over her new role with immediate effect and report to Scott Kellers, LSM London Head and Deputy Head of Claims. She will ... Read the full article
Liberty (LSM) announces new appointments naming Bolaños as CUO
17th January 2024
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Ronald Bolaños to the role of Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), and Manuel Moreno as President, LSM, US and Latin America. Bolaños and Moreno are to remain based in Miami and the appointments are effective immediately. In his new position Bolaños ... Read the full article
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