Liberty Specialty Markets announces new Country Manager for Germany
Authored by Liberty Specialty Markets
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, announced that Michael Harth will be joining the company in January 2022 as Country Manager for Germany. He will report to Kadidja Sinz, Head of Central Region and will be based in Cologne.
Harth will be responsible for leading the team in Germany to deliver the strategy and objectives for LSM’s insurance business in the region. He will take over from Angelika Gasser, current Interim Country Manager who will stay in charge until December 31. She will work closely with Michael in her role of Deputy General Manager Insurance Germany and her Underwriting Management role.
Commenting on the new appointee, Kadidja Sinz, Head of Central Region, Liberty Specialty Markets said: “We look forward to Michael Harth joining the team in January to drive the growth strategy for LSM as we expand our offering to the German market leveraging our expertise and accessing a broader audience.”
Harth has over 15 years of experience in the insurance industry leading several successful businesses for major industry players both on the insurer and broker side. He will be joining LSM from AXA XL where he was Head of Broker, Client, Portfolio Solutions & Revenue Synergies Management Europe, and a Member of the Executive and Operational Management Board.
About Liberty
Liberty Specialty Markets offers specialty and commercial insurance and reinsurance products across key UK, European, Middle East, US and other international locations.
We provide brokers and insureds with a broad range of products through both the Company and Lloyd’s markets and have over 1,700 staff in approximately 65 offices. Liberty Specialty Markets was established in September 2013 bringing together Liberty’s company, syndicate and reinsurance operations into one combined operation, composed of three business units: Commercial, Specialty, and Reinsurance (Liberty Mutual Re). This integrated approach means brokers and clients can benefit from our global reach and operating efficiencies.
Liberty Specialty Markets is part of global insurer, Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, a diversified global insurer, formed in 1912 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Liberty Mutual is the 5th largest global insurer based on 2017 gross written premium, with over 50,000 employees in 30 countries and economies around the world. Our purpose is to help people embrace today and confidently pursue tomorrow. The promise we make to our customers throughout the world is to provide protection for the unexpected, delivered with care. We achieve this by offering a full range of personal, commercial, and specialty Property & Casualty insurance coverages. Our customers’ trust has earned us the 68th spot on the Fortune 100 list of largest corporations in the U.S., based on 2017 revenue.