Liberty promotes James Boyle to Head of Energy, London
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Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of James Boyle to the newly created role of Head of Energy, London. Boyle will have a dual reporting line into Melanie O’Neill, CUO, London, and Ronald Bolaños, LSM’s CUO and global Head of Energy. Boyle’s promotion is effective immediately and he is based in London.
With more than 15 years of London market experience, Boyle is perfectly placed to lead LSM’s globally recognized, market-leading underwriting team. Boyle and his team will continue to work closely with LSM’s in-house risk engineers and claims team to provide agile solutions for clients and brokers.
Mel O’Neill said: “I am really happy to congratulate James on his new role. Since joining Liberty in 2021, he has risen through the ranks and become an invaluable member of the team. I am confident that he will continue to provide excellent leadership and drive the London energy team to deliver for our clients and broking partners now and in the future.”
Boyle joined Liberty in 2021 as Senior Underwriter, Onshore Energy, before being promoted in 2022 to Underwriting Manager, Onshore Energy. He was previously Vice President, Senior Underwriter, Onshore Energy for Swiss Re. Boyle’s first London Market role was in 2007.
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Liberty Specialty Markets offers specialty and commercial insurance and reinsurance products across key UK, European, Middle East, US and other international locations.
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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.