Liberty Specialty Markets
Dual adds Liberty and Barbican to capacity provider list
Liberty and Barbican are to join Arch, Hiscox and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance as capacity providers for Dual International's global financial lines portfolio from 1 October 2012.
Market moves: Merlin staff find new roles at LAS
Recruitment this week continued to be dominated by the fallout from the demise of loss adjuster Merlin. While GAB Robins moved for regional manager Andrew Considine last week, it was the turn of LAS, which added 19 former Merlin staff to its force.
Liberty Mutual names Manchester broker manager
Liberty Mutual’s commercial lines division has appointed Richard Chapman, pictured, to broker account manager for its Manchester operation.
US property and catastrophe insurers to sustain largest Hurricane Isaac losses
Primary insurers including Liberty Mutual Group are likely to bear the brunt of any insured losses arising from Hurricane Isaac, Fitch Ratings has claimed.
Liberty Mutual receives CIRC approval to open Shandong branch
Liberty Mutual Insurance Group has been granted approval to establish a branch in Shandong province by the China Insurance Regulatory Commission.
Liberty sets sights on specialist risks
Liberty Syndicates is setting up a new underwriting team to focus on specialty products headed up by Peter Smith.
Cyber insurance struggles to take off in Europe
Cyber exposures are headline news but, as Francesca Nyman reports, with ample capacity in the market and a lack of regulatory guidance, insurance uptake remains low.
Cyber Risk Insurance Forum sets focus in inaugural meeting
The Cyber Risk Insurance Forum, established to develop a security framework for companies taking out cyber insurance, has held its inaugural meeting, expanding its membership and developing two lines of focus for its on-going campaign.
€1.7bn Quinn Insurance administration costs is 'shocking', says High Court president
Justice Nicholas Kearnes has described the €1.65bn administration costs for Quinn Insurance as "truly shocking".
Liberty Mutual launches risk management tool for policyholders
Liberty Mutual Insurance has launched a risk management website to provide best practice risk engineering guidance to commercial policyholders.
Liberty Mutual launches event cancellation cover for MENA
Liberty International Underwriters and Liberty Syndicates have launched an initiative to provide a new event cancellation product for clients in the Middle East and North Africa.
Liberty launches event cancellation policy
Liberty Mutual has launched an event cancellation product for clients in the Middle East and North Africa.
Market moves: Zurich and Mitsui continue recruitment push
Last week's busiest recruiters, Zurich and Mitsui Sumitomo, followed their recent appointments with the addition of more new staff. Mitsui has added two members to its underwriting team, while Zurich welcomed a new head of human resources.
Commercial lines division primed for further growth, says LMIE boss Rocks
Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe chief executive Sean Rocks is eyeing further expansion in the firm's commercial lines division after reporting substantial profitable growth.
Liberty Europe's commercial arm reports 'profitable growth'
Liberty Mutual Insurance, the commercial lines division of Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe, is reporting 'substantial profitable' growth.
Market moves: Another busy week for insurers
This week, once again, belonged to insurers, with a number of firms making significant management changes. While Aviva stole the limelight with another reshuffle, Zurich quietly added a new CEO and Mitsui Sumitomo at Lloyd's rejigged its risk management…
Liberty Mutual targets Midlands push following key hire
Liberty Mutual Insurance has moved to bolster its Midlands presence by establishing new underwriting capacity.
Liberty hires new assistant vice president
Liberty International Underwriters Europe has appointed Mark Esdaile as assistant vice president in the company’s trade credit and political risk team.
Liberty appoints trade credit and political risk VP
Liberty International Underwriters Europe, part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Mark Esdaile as assistant vice president for trade credit and political risk.
Liberty Mutual joint venture to start writing Indian business
Liberty Mutual Insurance joint venture, Liberty Videocon General Insurance Company Ltd, has been granted regulatory approval to begin operating in India.
Ex-Liberty Mutual CFO joins White Oak Underwriting
Lloyd's-based White Oak Underwriting Agency has appointed Graham Ward as finance director.
Analysis: Major events in the Russian insurance market in Q1 2012
Problems in the motor insurance market, new legislation and major deals made the news in Russia for Q1 of 2012. Paul Koshik reports.
Liberty Mutual names Martella senior VP for commercial markets
Liberty Mutual Insurance, the commercial lines division of Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe, has named Anthony Martella as senior vice president of its commercial markets unit.
Market moves: Liberty and Garwyn lead the pack
Insurer Liberty Mutual and loss adjuster Garwyn were the main movers and shakers this week, with LMI officially opening its new office in Leeds and recruiting four new members of staff.