Liberty Specialty Markets hires Terry Fitzgerald as divisional head of FINPRO
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, announced the appointment of Terry FitzGerald to the role of Divisional Head of Financial and Professional Lines (FinPro). He will be based at LSM’s London office and joins with immediate effect.
Terry reports to Melanie O’Neill, Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), Commercial. This new FinPro role was created following Melanie’s promotion to CUO last year. He has strategic oversight of the London FinPro book of business which covers financial institutions, directors & officers, professional indemnity and strategic assets cover, and includes business written in Bristol, Manchester and Dublin. He will work closely with his team of Underwriting Managers and the Commercial CUO to further develop the FinPro books of business to build LSM’s market position.
Melanie O’Neill, CUO Commercial at Liberty Specialty Markets said: “I am delighted to welcome Terry to the team. He brings a wealth of experience and his strengths of portfolio management, people management, formulating and executing strategies are pivotal to the success of this newly created role.”
Terry joins from Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, where he was Head of D&O & Financial Institutions - UK and was responsible for a portfolio of over €100m GWP. He has over 20 years’ insurance and reinsurance experience.
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