Liberty lands AXA XL underwriter for casualty reinsurance

Liberty Mutual Re (LM Re), part of Liberty  Mutual Insurance Group, has hired a senior casualty reinsurance underwriter from AXA XL to strengthen its offering and capabilities in the sector.

Alice Sharman (pictured) has been appointed to the role of senior underwriter – casualty reinsurance, responsible for underwriting  LM Re’s US casualty treaty portfolio, based in London.

Sharman replaces Max Mallen, who has been promoted to the newly created role at  LM Re of head of portfolio management – London & rest of the world. She reports to Ralph Stainbank, underwriting manager – reinsurance casualty.

Sharman joins from AXA XL where she was casualty reinsurance underwriter, having joined them in 2019. She has over 10 years of experience in reinsurance, firstly in actuarial and capital modelling before moving to underwriting.

Stainbank said: “Alice is a very welcome addition to our Casualty underwriting team. Her broad experience and strong broker relationships will strengthen our offering and add real depth to our underwriting capabilities.”

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