UK insurer grows commercial casualty operation

Liberty Mutual Insurance (LMI), the commercial lines division of Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe (LMIE), has invested in growing its commercial casualty operation with an internal promotion and two new appointments.

Neil Hammond has been appointed as UK commercial casualty manager. He has over 24 years’ experience in the casualty/liability market. He reports to Richard Coxon, chief underwriting officer of LMI, and will be responsible for the profitable growth of LMI’s commercial casualty portfolio throughout the UK.

In addition to Hammond’s appointment, Chris Fletcher has joined LMI as senior casualty underwriter – Birmingham. He will be responsible for the casualty book in the Birmingham region. He fills the position left by Dave Canning, who has been promoted to commercial casualty manager – regions. Dave will now be responsible for managing casualty underwriting for all of LMI’s regional offices.

“The changes to the team reflect the growing demand that our commercial casualty team is experiencing,” said Coxon. “Neil brings a wealth of experience and expertise and we are confident that he will be able to help drive the growth of the commercial casualty portfolio across the UK. We congratulate Dave and welcome Neil and Chris to the team.”