Liberty Special Markets reveals four senior appointments
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has shuffled its leadership team with four senior appointments.
Phill Hobbs has been appointed as deputy managing director, having previously served as chief actuary.
Peter Smith will now serve as executive underwriting officer, further to his existing role as active underwriter.
Dieter Winkel has been appointed as president of Liberty Mutual Reinsurance (Assumed reinsurance), having previously served as head of reinsurance.
Chris Short will now serve as chief actuary, having previously served as head of reserving.
LSM president and managing director Matthew Moore commented: “I am delighted to announce these appointments which will build on the existing success of LSM while helping to power the next phase of our evolution. These promotions represent both continuity and change in the organisation, illustrating the depth of talent in the business which has allowed us to create a first class leadership team internally.
“There is tremendous change and opportunity in the insurance market today, and to achieve the goals we have set ourselves some alterations were required to the way we are organised. This is an exciting time for LSM, and achieving our ambitions will require a dynamic, creative and disciplined approach from everyone across the entire organisation, and I look forward to working with my colleagues in the months and years to come.”
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