Liberty Specialty Markets appoints Karine Paul as Head of Client and Broker Distribution, Europe
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), a division of the Liberty Mutual group, announces the hire of Karine Paul (pictured) as Head of Client & Broker Distribution, Continental Europe. Paul’s position is effective immediately, and she will dually report to Kadidja Sinz, Regional President Europe, LSM, and Andrew Jackson, Global Head of Business Development & Market Management, LSM.
In her new role, Paul has a wide remit across Continental Europe. She is responsible for leading the team to deliver LSM’s European distribution strategy and managing the European distribution team to provide first-class service to LSM’s clients and broking partners. Paul will work closely with underwriting teams across Continental Europe to deliver LSM’s global, market-leading offering, while leveraging local expertise.
Kadidja Sinz said: “I am delighted to welcome Karine to LSM. Her client relationship, strategy and underwriting experience will be vital as LSM delivers its European distribution strategy in the key markets in which we operate. Karine is a highly respected and experienced leader with an impressive track record of navigating transformative cycles at the businesses she has worked with. We look forward to the positive impact she will inevitably have on our preeminent service to our clients and broking partners.”
Paul’s most recent role was Director of Commercial and International Strategy at French loss adjustment firm Alkera. Prior to this, she was at Chubb for almost 11 years, her last role being Vice President, Global Client Executive, Continental Europe.
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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.
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.