Liberty Specialty Markets (Liberty), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, today announced a restructured leadership team for its Fine Art & Specie (FA&S) line of business in Europe, effective from 1st May 2026.
Bjoern Reusswig is appointed European Underwriting Manager for Contingency, Fine Art & Specie and War & Terrorism. He takes on the additional responsibility for Fine Art & Specie from David Saillen, Chief Underwriting Officer for Europe. In his new role he will report to Saillen.
Reusswig’s extensive reputation, global-lines background and previous FA&S experience, ensures that he will be able to maintain our reputation of underwriting excellence while accelerating profitable growth across key lines of business.
Paolo Frassetto is appointed Fine Art & Specie European Underwriting Manager. He will retain his existing responsibilities as Underwriting Manager FA&S Italy. Frassetto will continue to be based in Milan (Italy) reporting to Bjoern Reusswig and Antonio Sacchi, General Manager, Italy. All FA&S Underwriting managers in countries as well as the European Underwriting Specialist report into their respective country managers with a dual report to Frassetto.
Frassetto brings proven regional underwriting expertise and a clear focus on disciplined product differentiation to help drive our enhanced, market differentiated offerings forward to meet our ambition of becoming the market leader in Europe.
David Saillen, Chief Underwriting Officer – Europe, said, “I am delighted to announce these appointments for our European business as we continue to drive disciplined, purpose-led growth in FA&S under our 2030 Invest in Europe strategy. Both Bjoern and Paolo have been with Liberty for more than eleven years combined and demonstrate the strength of our talent at Liberty. I am delighted to be able to recognise their dedication and high performance which will only strengthen our expertise-led business.”