18 April 2018Insurance

Liberty taps senior AXA exec for fine art, specie Germany launch

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, is to begin underwriting fine art and specie in Germany with the appointment of Ulrike Janvier as senior underwriter.

She joins LSM from AXA Art where she was senior underwriter. Prior to that, she worked for an auction house and a gallery.

In her new role, Janvier will develop new business and bespoke solutions for a wide range of clients in Germany.

Based in LSM’s office in Cologne, Janvier will report to David Saillen, head of fine art and specie for Continental Europe and also Wolfgang Weis, country manager for Germany.

Kadidja Sinz, LSM’s head of Europe, said: “With this key appointment we are very happy to be in a position to best serve the German brokers and clients for their growing needs for expert Fine Art and Specie coverages. We have seen tremendous interest for our specialist solutions and have been building a team of recognised professionals led by David in Europe and part of our European Strategy.”

LSM launched Fine Art and Specie in the Netherlands in April 2017 and in France in March 2018.

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