Liberty swoops for Berkshire Hathaway property claims leader in London

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of  Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has tapped a Berkshire Hathaway senior claims professional for the newly created role of claims manager – open market specialty.

Based in London, Sarah Howell (pictured) joins LSM with immediate effect.

In her new role, Howell will be responsible for managing the marine, aviation, energy, property and construction claims team, and report to Gavin Coley, head of specialty claims.

Howell comes to LSM from Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance where she was head of property claims. She has over 16 years of experience in the industry in various technical and managerial roles including a role as head of syndicate claims. She was previously at LSM for seven years.

Coley said: “We are delighted to welcome Sarah back to a role which strengthens our management team. She is a highly regarded claims professional.

“We believe her experience and capability, aligned to the claims team she inherits, will continue to develop our claims proposition to support our clients at every stage of the relationship.”

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