Liberty Specialty Markets (Liberty), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, today announced four appointments within its Financial and Professional Lines (FinPro) division, strengthening its underwriting capabilities across London and UK Regional markets. The promotions are effective immediately and all will report to Emma Pearce, Head of FinPro.
Directors & Officers Liability:
Lucy Ling – Underwriting Manager, D&O London
Ling, previously senior underwriter, brings three decades of experience to her new role, including 20 years at Liberty. She will now be responsible for the management of the D&O London team and future growth in the business line.
Helen Parsons – Underwriting Manager, D&O UK Regions
Parsons has over twenty years of experience, most recently holding the position of senior regional underwriter at Liberty. Based in Bristol, she will be responsible for broadening Liberty’s D&O and ancillary product offering for our clients across the UK Regions.
Professional Indemnity:
Amanda Burnell – Underwriting Manager, PI London
Burnell, formerly Underwriting Manager, Large Corporate and International, has more than 30-years of underwriting experience. Burnell’s expanded role will bring together all PI business written out of London, for clients based in the UK and Internationally, with key strategic reporting lines below her across Construction, Professional and Financial Services risks.
Sean Gilborson – Underwriting Manager, PI UK Regions
Gilborson, formerly a senior regional underwriter, brings over 25 years of insurance industry experience to this new role. He will be based in Bristol with responsibility for further building our regional PI proposition to meet longer-term goals while supporting LSM’s regional growth aspirations.
Both Amanda and Sean will report into Andrew Townsend, who continues to lead Liberty’s UK, Ireland and MENA PI class, based out of London.
Emma Pearce explains “the restructured leadership, splitting London and regional responsibilities, reflects Liberty’s focus on better addressing evolving market trends. Realigning the FinPro underwriting structure in these two key classes will help enhance agility, meet client and broker needs more effectively and increase speed to market. This mirrors Liberty’s ongoing strategy across the UK Retail business, where the organisation continues to expand its lead market proposition.”
FinPro forms part of the Third Party Lines Division within Liberty Specialty Markets in London. Divisional Director Terry FitzGerald adds: “I am extremely proud to see these four internal appointments, which demonstrate our ability to cultivate the talent required for the future needs of our business and our customers. Their considerable abilities, plus the redefined leadership structure, reinforce Liberty’s commitment to delivering a leading financial lines proposition for the London and UK regional markets.”