Liberty Specialty poaches Aon exec

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Guillaume de Lestang as senior underwriter for financial lines in its Zurich office.

De Lestang has 15 years’ industry experience including 10 years as a broker, most recently at Aon in Geneva.

Reporting to Felix Böni, Zurich branch manager, de Lestang will focus primarily on Switzerland’s French-speaking regions. He will oversee underwriting and product development for directors and officers liability, professional liability, crime, kidnap and ransom and cyber risks.

John McCammon, LSM’s head of international network offices, sad: “The creation of this new role is part of our drive to extend our offering across the Swiss region. Guillaume brings to the team an impressive amount of market experience. His main focus will be to strengthen our presence and to further develop our financial lines book.”

“Working alongside our existing Zurich team, his arrival marks a real enhancement to our underwriting capability in Switzerland.”