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13 March 2023Insurance

Liberty Specialty Markets plucks Chubb leader to drive growth in France

Liberty Specialty Markets plucked a Chubb leader who had plotted growth across European markets to focus down and lead its forays on the French market.

Olivier Reiz (pictured) steps in as general manager of insurance for France. Reiz comes to Liberty Specialty from Chubb, where he was Director of Strategic Growth for continental Europe, the latest post in a 25-year career said to span roles in sales, distribution, marketing, and actuarial.

Liberty Specialty Markets president of Europe & MENA Kadidja Sinz commented: “We are delighted to welcome Olivier to our French team. His wide-ranging experience in the European insurance market will help us to provide excellent service to our clients and brokers and further strengthen our ability to deliver our growth targets. We are determined to fortify our position as a leading provider of specialty insurance products in France. Olivier’s expertise will help us achieve just that.”

Newly appointed general manager Olivier Reiz added: “This is an exciting time to join the LSM team in Paris. I look forward to building out our well-regarded business in France and further developing our insurance solutions. LSM has an ambitious growth plan in Europe and our business in France will play an important part.”

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