Liberty taps Allianz exec to develop UK, international coverholder business

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Lewis Edwards to the newly created role of head of underwriting, delegated authority for specialty lines.

Edwards joins LSM from Allianz, where he most recently served as head of portfolio solutions in the global corporate and specialty division. Prior to that, he was head of broker management and has held underwriting and governance roles at Allianz, AIG and Heath Lambert.

Reporting to chief underwriting officer (CUO) specialty Mike Gosselin, Edwards will focus on developing and implementing the underwriting strategy for large, multiline binders, mainly in property, casualty, environmental, personal accident (PA) and contingency.

Gosselin said: “We’ve created this new role to develop our specialty coverholder business both in the UK and internationally. As the market evolves, providing the full breadth of our products to our coverholders presents an increasingly important platform within our underwriting model of the future. We believe we have a real opportunity to build a market-leading brand and reputation in this sector.”

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