General Insurance Article - Liberty Mutual Insurance grows Commercial Casualty operation

 Liberty Mutual Insurance (LMI) has grown its commercial casualty operation with an internal promotion and two new appointments.

 Neil Hammond, ACII, joined LMI on 1 August as UK Commercial Casualty Manager. Neil has over 24 years’ experience in the casualty/liability market. He reports to Richard Coxon, Chief Underwriting Officer of LMI and will be responsible for the profitable growth of LMI’s commercial casualty portfolio throughout the UK.

 In addition to Neil’s appointment, Chris Fletcher has joined LMI as Senior Casualty Underwriter – Birmingham. Chris will be responsible for the casualty book in the Birmingham region. He fills the position left by Dave Canning, who has been promoted to Commercial Casualty Manager – Regions. Dave will now be responsible for managing casualty underwriting for all of LMI’s regional offices.

 Richard Coxon said: “The changes to the team reflect the growing demand that our commercial casualty team is experiencing. Neil brings a wealth of experience and expertise and we are confident that he will be able to help drive the growth of the commercial casualty portfolio across the UK. We congratulate Dave and welcome Neil and Chris to the team.”

 LMI was launched in 2011 to target the UK mid-market commercial sector. The division offers a wide range of products including property, casualty and financial lines backed up with risk management and risk engineering services. In addition to its London office, it has regional offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Cheltenham, Glasgow, Leeds and Manchester.