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Liberty Mutual Insurance Acquires Malaysian Insurer AmGeneral

Aug 1 2022 // Liberty Mutual Insurance has completed the acquisition of Malaysian insurer AmGeneral Insurance Berhad, which is expected to make Liberty Mutual the country’s largest auto insurer.AmGeneral was previously 51%-owned...

Freight Broker Sues Liberty Mutual for ‘Excessive’ Work Comp Premiums

Jul 29 2022 // An Illinois freight broker has filed a lawsuit accusing Liberty Mutual of overcharging it by demanding payment of workers’ compensation premiums for independent contractors who are ineligible for benefits.Virnich...

People Moves: Liberty Mutual Global Risk Solutions Names Geary President, Insurance Solutions; Norton Promoted to K&K President & CEO as Bixler Retires

Jul 21 2022 // Liberty Mutual Global Risk Solutions Names Geary President, Insurance SolutionsLiberty Mutual Insurance Global Risk Solutions (GRS) has appointed Elizabeth Geary as president, Insurance Solutions. Geary will report to GRS...

People Moves: MS Amlin Names Liberty Mutual’s Baxter as Head of Reinsurance; DUAL Hires HDI’s Biemann for Cyber; Gallagher Re Taps Swiss Re’s Kreutzer for Nordic Region

Jul 6 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at MS Amlin, DUAL Europe, and Gallagher Re.A summary of these new hires follows here. MS Amlin Names Liberty Mutual’s Baxter as Head of Reinsurance,...

People Moves: Liberty Mutual Promotes Foley, Ughetta; Ex-Regulator Joins Lemonade

Jun 16 2022 // Liberty Mutual Name Foley, Ughetta to New PostsLiberty Mutual Insurance announced that Melanie Foley has been named executive vice president and chief administration officer, effective July 2022. Foley previously served as...

UK Pubs Group Sues Zurich, Liberty Mutual, MS Amlin for $1.2B Over COVID BI Losses

Jun 13 2022 // Britain’s biggest pubs group Stonegate, which is suing Zurich Insurance and two peers for 1 billion pounds ($1.2 billion) over lockdown losses, battled the COVID-19 pandemic “day by day, venue by venue,”...

Liberty Mutual Chairman and CEO Long to Retire; Sweeney Named Successor

Jun 9 2022 // Liberty Mutual Insurance said David H. Long, CEO since 2011 and a nearly 40-year veteran of the company, will retire at the end of the year.The company’s board of directors appointed Timothy M. Sweeney, currently...

11th Circuit: Safeco Doesn’t Owe in Subro Claim by Agency’s E&O Carrier

May 18 2022 // A federal appellate court threw out a Florida jury verdict that would have required a Liberty Mutual unit to pay $1.6 million in damages for failing to defend an independent insurance agency against a lawsuit that accused...

People Moves: Liberty Mutual Re Hires AXA XL’s Sharman for Casualty Re; SiriusPoint Taps AXA XL’s Pascall as Head of London and Int’l Casualty

May 17 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Mutual Re and SiriusPoint.A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Mutual Re Hires AXA XL’s Sharman for Casualty ReinsuranceLiberty...

People Moves: WTW Grows Relations Team; Liberty Mutual Names 3 Execs; BHSI Promotes Reid; Waters Takes FM Global Climate Post; Doroff Heads Mosaic Claims

May 2 2022 // WTW Bolsters Relations Team with 3 Appointments in North AmericaGlobal insurance broker Willis Towers Watson recently announced three key appointments: Joe LaRocco has been appointed head of Industry – Broking, North...

7th Circuit: Liberty Must Defend USA Gymnastics in Nassar Lawsuits; Coverage May Be Limited

Mar 2 2022 // Larry Nassar is accused of sexually assaulting hundreds of girls and young women while working with USA Gymnastics, resulting in his criminal conviction and hundreds of lawsuits that forced the organization into...

Liberty Mutual Closes Deal for State Auto Group

Mar 1 2022 // Liberty Mutual Insurance said it completed the all-cash deal of about $1 billion for super-regional insurer State Auto Group.The transaction was originally announced in July 2021. Now that it gained all required regulatory...

Agency Salary Survey: Why Money Isn’t Everything to Agency Hires

Feb 21 2022 // Salaries and total compensation rose in 2021 for all levels of empoloyees reporting in the Insurance Journal Agency Salary Survey.But while insurance agency personnel on average made more money last year, their...

Markets: Liberty Mutual Covers ‘Last Mile’ Delivery; Roamly Serves RV Rental Firms; Next Targets Auto Repair Industry

Feb 10 2022 // Liberty Mutual Motor Cargo Product Serves ‘Last Mile’ Delivery MarketLiberty Mutual Insurance has launched a motor cargo product to serve the emerging last mile and gig economy delivery segments, including the...

People Moves: Garland to Be President of State Auto After Liberty Mutual Acquisition

Dec 9 2021 // Liberty Mutual Insurance plans to appoint Kim Garland as president of State Auto Financial Corp. following the completion of Liberty Mutual’s pending acquisition of State Auto. The deal is expected to close in...

People Moves: QBE Names Liberty Mutual’s Hunter as Dir. of Canada; Amwins Global Risks Hires Apollo’s Graham for Casualty; Ardonagh Promotes 2 Snr. Leaders

Nov 30 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the insurer QBE Canada and brokers Amwins Global Risks and Ardonagh Group.A summary of these new hires follows here. QBE Appoints Liberty Mutual’s...

People Moves: Mosaic Launches London M&A Team, Hiring From Liberty Mutual, AIG; BHSI Promotes 2 in UK; Marsh’s Dubreuil to MGA Alta Signa in Brussels

Nov 23 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Mosaic Insurance, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance and MGA Alta Signa Europe.A summary of these new hires follows here. Mosaic Launches London...

Liberty Mutual Is Moving Its 2,200 Exclusive Agents to Its New Digital Agency

Nov 5 2021 // Liberty Mutual Insurance, the nation’s sixth-largest personal lines property/casualty insurer, is planning to transition its more than 2,200 exclusive insurance agents in 200 offices across the country to working for...

Fitch Sees No Ratings Change, ‘Modest Benefit’ for Liberty Mutual in State Auto Buy

Jul 29 2021 // Fitch Ratings said it does not expect Liberty Mutual Holding Co. Inc.’s ratings to be impacted by its planned acquisition of State Auto Group for an estimated $1 billion of cash consideration.“Given the...

Liberty Mutual Looks to Acquire Malaysian P/C Insurer AmGeneral

Jul 19 2021 // Boston-based Liberty Mutual Insurance said it will be applying for regulatory approval to acquire Malaysian property/casualty insurer AmGeneral Insurance Berhad, which is currently 51%-owned by AmBank Group and 49%-owned...