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Department

Executive

Main Role

Michael Abdallah is the President & Managing Director of Liberty Asia Pacific, and has global product line oversight for Liberty’s Energy, Marine and Construction business.

Personal Profile

Mike joined Liberty in New York in 1999 and led the successful re-underwriting of the acquired Albany Insurance Company, which helped kick-start Liberty’s US operations.

Prior to Liberty, Mike was President of Navigators in New York, and before that spent 25 years with CIGNA in various international locations.

During the last 25 years, Mike has worked in Tokyo, Philadelphia, London, New York and Sydney, and directed both regional and global operations.

Department

Global Transaction Solutions

Main role

Head of Asia Pacific

Personal profile

William is the Head of APAC for Liberty GTS. William joined Liberty (where he originally worked for Liberty’s subsidiary Ironshore as the Managing Director of Australia) from Allen & Overy in early 2013 to establish the Australian office and the Mergers & Acquisitions and Tax offering.

Prior to joining Liberty GTS, William was a private equity lawyer specialising for more than 10 years in tax structuring. William has worked at Weil Gotshal and Manges, Allen & Overy and at PricewaterhouseCoopers. William has a deep understanding of private equity transactions, tax structuring and insurance having advised numerous private equity houses while based in London, Australia and New Zealand.

William has a B’Com & LLB from the University of Canterbury and a Master of Laws (Tax & Commercial) from the University of Sydney.

Department

Global Transaction Solutions

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Assistant Underwriter

Personal profile

Marilyn joined Liberty GTS in February 2018 as a M&A paralegal.

Prior to joining the Liberty GTS team, she graduated from Macquarie University with a Bachelor of Commerce and subsequently pursued a Bachelor of Laws at Macquarie University in Sydney.

Department

Global Transaction Solutions

Main role

Australia & New Zealand Manager

Personal profile

Geoffrey is a senior associate M&A underwriter based in Sydney at Liberty GTS specializing in underwriting transaction risks relating to mergers and acquisitions throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Geoffrey has worked full-time at Liberty GTS (where he previously worked for Liberty’s subsidiary Ironshore) since March 2014, following a four-month secondment in mid-2013.

Geoffrey’s prior experience includes more than five year’s legal experience at international law firm DLA Piper. He has been involved in a broad range of corporate and commercial advisory work with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions. Geoffrey also worked in London with DLA Piper UK LLP in 2012. Geoffrey holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from Sydney University and is currently completing a Masters of Law at Sydney University. Geoffrey also holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance), University of Sydney.

Department

Global Transaction Solutions

Main role

Senior Underwriter

Personal profile

Nicholas is a mergers and acquisitions underwriter with the Liberty GTS Australia team. Nick focuses on transactions across the Asia-Pacific region as part of a team of underwriters operating out of Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo.

Nick is a qualified solicitor (admitted in New South Wales, Australia) with 5 years’ experience, prior to joining Liberty GTS, in corporate law, working on private M&A and private equity transactions while at King & Wood Mallesons. Nick holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Bachelor of Arts (Politics) from Macquarie University.

Department

Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President Asia Pacific

Main Role

John McCabe is responsible for the strategic direction of Liberty’s Asia Pacific offices, overseeing risk management, capital efficiency, structure, new business and mergers and acquisitions. 

Personal Profile

John’s experience includes over 23 years in insurance and 13 years in public practice accounting. Prior to his current role, John was global Chief Risk Officer in Liberty Mutual’s Boston head office.

John is a Certified Insurance Professional and a Fellow of ANZIIF.  He is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.  He is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Economics.

Department

Executive

Main Role

Senior Vice President - Asia Pacific.

Personal Profile

Ben has over 20 years' experience in the insurance industry.  He is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Business Degree from the University of Technology.

Department

Claims and Technology, Strategy and Change Management

Main Role

Vanessa manages the Claims and Technology Divisions for the Asia Pacific Region

Personal Profile

Vanessa has been handling claims since 1995 and has managed a range of claims including Professional Indemnity, Directors’ & Officers’ Liability, Bankers’ Blanket Bond, Compulsory Third Party, Public and Products Liability, Property, Marine, Engineering and Crisis Management claims.

She joined Liberty in 2001 and since that time has held a number of positions within the company, including Vice President Claims and Legal Counsel for Liberty’s Asia Pacific operations. Since joining Liberty she has also participated in policy wording development on a cross lines basis.

In 2012 Vanessa was appointed Senior Vice President Claims and Technology for the Asia Pacific Region.

Prior to joining Liberty Vanessa worked at a number of Australian insurers. This gave Vanessa exposure to a wide range of products, wordings and claims sizes. Vanessa has handled claims in jurisdictions throughout Australia and Asia.

Vanessa is legally qualified.

Department

Casualty Asia Pacific

Main Role

Noel manages the Liberty Casualty Division in the Asia Pacific, and has global product oversight of Casualty.

Personal Profile

Noel has over 35 years of Casualty insurance experience, is a member of Liberty’s regional executive management team, and is Chief Underwriting Officer, Global Casualty.
Noel has helped position Liberty as a leading market in the Asia Pacific region, working with international and regional brokers to deliver solutions for a wide range of diverse clients.
Noel is a sought after industry commentator, regularly speaking on Casualty and other insurance issues to industry bodies and professional associations.

Department

Risk & Governance

Main role

Chief Risk Officer - Australia

Personal profile

Michelle is a finance and risk management executive with more than 20 years of progressive experience in chartered accounting, financial services and insurance.  Michelle has a passion for applying finance and risk both pragmatically and commercially.

Michelle joined LIU over 17 years ago and in her current role as Chief Risk Officer for Australia, she is responsible for overseeing Enterprise Risk Management which is nicely complemented by a strong and embedded risk culture and supported by robust risk based business strategies.

Prior to the Chief Risk Officer role, she was Chief Financial Officer for Asia Pacific and prior to that held a number of Finance roles. 

Department

Human Resources

Main Role

Responsible for the leadership of the Human Resources Division across Asia Pacific.

Damien leads all areas of Liberty’s Human Resources activities including recruitment, compensation and benefits, training and development, communication and culture initiatives as well as developing, implementing and coordinating HR policies and programs that support the business strategy.

Personal Profile

Damien has a Bachelor of Commerce and over 20 years' experience in the human resources profession across a number of industries including insurance, pharmaceuticals, accountancy, law, finance and the not for profit sector.
 

Department

Civil Construction

Main Role

Working with a geographically dispersed team, Steve is responsible for the management of the Civil Construction product line globally.

Personal Profile

Steve joined Liberty in July 2008 with a mandate to formulate and execute a strategy for the global roll-out of Civil Construction as a new product line within Liberty. Prior to joining Liberty, Steve spent just under 20 years at Swiss Reinsurance, finishing there as Head of Engineering, Asia. During his time at Swiss Re, he was primarily involved in the insurance of major construction projects worldwide working in South African, London, Zurich and Australian markets. Before his time in reinsurance, Steve spent 10 years in a variety of site-related construction activities including bridge, mining and structural erection projects.

Steve comes from a Civil Engineering background, has a Bachelor of Commerce and is an Associate of the Insurance Institute and a Fellow of the Risk Management Institute of South Africa.

Department

Financial Risks Solutions

Main role

Senior Underwriter

Personal profile

Ian joins Liberty from Ironshore Australia where he oversaw the underwriting and strategy in Asia Pacific for political risk and trade credit lines.  Prior to joining Ironshore in 2012 Ian spent eleven years as a trade credit and political risk broker at Marsh London before moving to Sydney and serving as a trade credit underwriter with QBE.

Ian attained his BSc in Geology from the University of Birmingham (UK).

Department

Professional & Financial Risks

Main Role

Regional Underwriting Manager for Professional & Financial Risks covering financial lines, Professional Indemnity, Directors & Officers Liability and affiliated classes.

Personal Profile

Marcus has been in the professional and financial lines sector of the insurance industry since 1995, gaining experience in both underwriting and broking and has been with Liberty since 2003.

Marcus has a Bachelor of Science Degree (Honors) in Economics. 

Department

Energy Property Construction and Terrorism

Main Role

Brett is responsible for the underwriting and management of the Energy, Property, Construction and Terrorism products across Asia Pacific.

Personal Profile

Brett started his insurance career in 1997 with an international reinsurer, before moving into a role as a direct insurance broker where he worked on some of Australia's largest energy and mining companies at that time.

He joined Liberty in 2002 and since then has worked in our Sydney, Hong Kong and Singapore offices. His principal experience resides in the oil and gas industry as well as the power generation segment, where he has had major involvement in writing policies for a large number of the regions refining, petrochemical and LNG producers, as well as writing many of Asia Pacific's major power producers over many years.

Brett has a Bachelor of Economics from the University of New England.

Department

Surety

Main role

Laura provides quality underwriting support for both new and existing business in Asia Pacific across a variety of disciplines, with a key focus on larger construction and engineering accounts, and cross-border business both inbound and outbound from the region.

Personal profile

Laura joined our team in August 2018 following 10 years with Liberty in the New York Metro office handling multinational surety accounts with program needs across the Western Hemisphere.  Prior to her time at Liberty, Laura spent six years with The Hartford specialising in mid-market contract surety and three years with a small surety company focused on SME contractors.

Laura holds a BSc in International Business (Summa Cum Laude) from Liberty University, and is an Associate in Fidelity and Surety Bonding.

Department

Accident & Health

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Matt supports our broker network with the underwriting and distribution of Accident and Health products.

Personal profile

Joining Liberty in 2018, Matt brought with him a strong range of analytical and financial skills.

Matt holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Macquarie University.

Department

Energy Property Construction

Main role

Elyza works with NSW brokers to underwite commercial property risks.

Personal profile

Elyza joined Liberty in November 2018 and brings experience in both underwriting and broking.  Originally joining the insurance industry on a graduate program, Elyza has developed skills in Motor, Construction & Engineering, Sales and Property.

Elyza holds a Bachelor of Business (Management and Business Law) from UTS, is a Senior Associate with ANZIIF and has a DIploma in Financial Services (Broking).

Department

Energy & Construction

Main role

Alan leads and manages Liberty's Construction and Power Generation portfolios across the Asia Pacific region.

Personal profile

Alan has more than 40 years of insurance industry experience.  Prior to joining Liberty in Sydney in 1999, he held numerous underwriting and management positions with major British and American insurance companies.  The last 25 years of Alan's career have seen him focus exclusively on Energy and Construction business in the Asia Pacific region, and during this period he has cultivated and sustained an extensive range of relationships with key producers, ceding companies, clients and service providers throughout the region.

Department

Casualty

Main Role

Manages the NSW Casualty team.

Personal Profile

Alan has been with Liberty since February 2001 and was previously a senior account executive at Marsh Dublin.

He holds a first class honours degree in Insurance & Risk Management from the University of Limerick, Ireland, and holds the Chartered Associateship qualification from the Chartered Insurance Institute of London.
 

Department

Casualty

Main Role

Manages the Environmental Impairment Liability portfolio across the Asia Pacific Region.

Personal Profile

Alan's insurance career began in 2004 in his hometown of Wellington, New Zealand. Alan started with Liberty Brisbane in 2006 focusing on programmes and open market business. From there, Alan affirmed his underwriting prowess in the Corporate Division of Liberty's Toronto, Canada office. Alan now resides in Brisbane managing the Environmental Impairment Liability portfolio.

Alan holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Arts Degree.

Department

Professional & Financial Risks Claims

Main Role

Alison manages a wide range of Professional & Financial Risks claims.

Personal Profile

Alison has been working in insurance and the law since 2001 with experience in Public Liability, Professional Indemnity (PI) and Directors’ & Officers' Liability (D&O) matters. Alison has also gained international experience working with Liberty in London where she specialised in PI claims.

Prior to joining Liberty Alison handled Public Liability, PI and D&O claims across various jurisdictions in Australia.

Alison holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws and is admitted to practice as a solicitor in NSW.
 

Department

Claims

Main role

Allison is a Senior Claims Specialised based in the Sydney office and manages a variety of personal injury and property damage claims.

Personal profile

Allison joined the insurance industry in 2004.  Prior to joining Liberty, Allison worked for a London market insurer for 4 years handling large and complex Liability claims, Professional Indemnity, Product Recall, Product Guarantee, Financial Loss and sensitive claims.

As a Liability Claims Specialist for a large local insurer, Allison managed a portfolio of claims including third party personal injury, property damage, defamation, office bearers and legal expenses.

Allison is an Associate of ANZIIF and has completed General Insurance and Business studies.

Department

Casualty

Main role

As a member of the Liberty Adelaide Casualty team, Andrew underwrites corporate and commercial Casualty business in South Australia.  

Personal profile

Andrew’s insurance career began in 1999 and he held a range of management/underwriting roles with both domestic and international insurers and broking houses prior to joining Liberty in 2012.

Andrew holds a BA (Asian Studies) from Flinders University, as well as ASIC Tier 1 (Insurance Broking) qualifications and a Cert. IV in Frontline Management.

Department

Professional & Financial Risks

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Angela manages Professional Indemnity (PI), Directors’ and Officers’ Liability and financial lines claims for a range of professions and industries. Her particular emphasis is on claims for construction, engineering and architecture clients.

Personal profile

Angela joined Liberty in 2016 with 16 years’ claims experience in the PI and financial lines insurance sector, gained across the Asia Pacific region, specifically, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Japan. 

Prior to joining Liberty, Angela worked as a Senior Professional Indemnity & Financial Lines Claims Officer for various international and domestic insurers.

Angela holds a Bachelor of Laws degree, a Bachelor of Business degree and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice. She is an admitted solicitor in NSW and holds a current practice certificate.

Department

Claims

Main Role

Angus oversees the Casualty, Workers Compensation and Crisis Management claims team across the Asia Pacific Region working closely with underwriters, claims professionals and risk engineers to ensure optimum outcomes.

Personal Profile

Angus has over 25 years of commercial experience including 18 years leading a niche casualty claims management, adjusting and investigation business. Most recently Angus was General Manager of a large Australian loss adjusting business overseeing all professional claims staff across multi lines. Angus is highly regarded for his drive, attention to detail and client focussed approach.

His qualifications include Bachelor of Business, Executive Certificate in Insurance, ANZIIF (Fellow), CIP, FAIM.

Department

Crisis Management

Main role

Ashley underwrites risks for the three main product lines of Liberty Crisis Management: Contaminated Products, Product Recall and Kidnap & Ransom.

Personal profile

Ashley joined Liberty in 2014 with a decade of broking experience gained in the Lloyd’s of London market, and a specialisation in Kidnap & Ransom insurance. He holds Lloyd’s of London broking qualifications, as well as a qualification in newspaper journalism.

Department

Professional & Financial Risks

Main role

As the National Professional & Financial Risks Portfolio Manager for our SME Business, Ashley underwrites the full suite of Liberty’s Professional & Financial Risks products, with a particular emphasis on Professional Indemnity (PI), Construction PI, Financial Institutions insurance and Information Technology insurance. 

Personal profile

Ashley joined Liberty in 2011 with a decade of experience in the insurance industry, gained while working with a PI brokerage and as a financial lines underwriter for an insurance company.

Ashley holds a Bachelor of Business degree. 

Department

Crisis Management

Main Role

Bill underwrites risks for the three main product lines of Liberty Crisis Management Contaminated Products, Product Recall and Kidnap & Ransom.

Personal Profile

Bill joined Liberty in January 2018

Department

Casualty

Main role

Bree manages the stockfeed facility and underwrites corporate and commercial Casualty business across Victoria and Tasmania. 

Personal profile

Bree began her insurance career in 2003 and has over 10 years' experience in casualty underwriting.  She joined Liberty in July 2007.

Department

Casualty

Main role

Senior Underwriter focusing on international brokers.

Personal profile

Cameron began his insurance career in Newcastle NSW with a large domestic insurer.  From there he held a number of underwriting roles with both an international insurer, and Lloyd's syndicate, prior to joining Liberty's Sydney Casualty team in 2018.

Cameron holds a Bachelor of Business degree from the University of Newcastle and is a Fellow of ANZIIF.

Department

Professional & Financial Risks

Main Role

Portfolio Manager - Project PI

Personal Profile

Chris has been with Liberty since 2000 and has been underwriting Financial Lines business across Asia Pacific since 1993. Originally based in Sydney, Chris transferred to Liberty's Brisbane office in 2008 to establish and lead the QLD Financial Lines portfolio. He returned to Sydney in 2014 to manage Liberty's Project PI portfolio.

Department

Professional & Financial Risks

Main Role

Christian is responsible for managing Liberty’s Professional & Financial Risks portfolio in Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. He specialises in underwriting Liberty’s Financial Lines products, including Professional Indemnity (PI), Construction Project PI, Annual Construction PI, Financial Institutions, Umbrella Liability, Information Technology Liability, Cyber Liability and Directors’ & Officers’ Liability.

Personal Profile

Christian has over 20 years underwriting experience, with 17 of those years focused on Financial Lines.

Department

Professional & Financial Risks

Main role

Claudia manages Professional Indemnity, Directors’ and Officers’ Liability and financial lines claims for a range of professions and industries. 

Personal profile

Claudia joined Liberty in 2017 with experience in legal practice and insurance claims management in Australia. Prior to joining Liberty, Claudia worked as a Senior Claims Consultant, managing liability and professional indemnity matters.

Claudia holds a Bachelor of Arts/Laws (Honours) degree and a Masters of Business (Human Resources). She is an admitted solicitor in NSW and holds a current practising certificate.

Department

Casualty

Main Role

As the head of Casualty for Victoria, Daniel manages all the Casualty business for Victoria and Tasmania being written out of the Melbourne office.

Personal Profile

Daniel has over 20 years’ experience in the insurance industry including corporate broking, placement and underwriting roles.
Daniel joined Liberty in 2011 and is based in Melbourne. He is a Senior Associate of ANZIIF.

Department

Casualty

Main Role

David joined Liberty in 2009 and works with Liberty staff in Australia and Asia, providing technical support to Casualty underwriters and claims staff.

David’s main focus is on General and Products Liability. He conducts site visits and desk reviews for clients across a range of industries including construction, manufacturing, retail, chemical, transport and infrastructure.

Personal Profile

David has experience in both First Party and Casualty Loss Control.  Before joining Liberty he worked in the Construction Materials Industry and ran his own risk management consulting firm. David has Civil Engineering Qualifications and a Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety.

Department

Energy Property Construction 

Main role

As Head of Property for Liberty Asia Pacific, David manages the underwriting and marketing of Liberty’s corporate and commercial Property portfolios. David is based in Melbourne, Australia. 

Personal profile

David has more than 38 years of experience in Property underwriting. Before joining Liberty in early 2004, he spent more than 13 years as Facultative Property Manager/Programmes Manager (Asia Pacific) for a global Property/Casualty reinsurance company. 

Department

Professional & Financial Risks

Main Role

David manages the IT Liability and Cyber portfolios. 

Personal Profile

David has a passion for understanding and keeping abreast of the changes in technology.  In the rapidly changing technological landscape with evolving threats and losses, as well as the tightening legal and regulatory environment, the IT Liability and Cyber portfolios provide David and his colleagues with an exciting opportunity for specialisation and innovation.

David completed a Bachelor of Science in physics and a Bachelor of Commerce in economics and since graduating in 1993, he has worked in the professional lines area of insurance across a number of broking and underwriting roles.

Since joining Liberty in 2008, David launched Liberty's Information Technology Liability initiative and in 2012 Liberty’s Cyber Insurance initiative for Asia Pacific.

Department

Casualty

Main Role

Senior Vice President Casualty

Personal Profile

Dominic has over 30 years insurance experience and joined Liberty in 2000 as a Senior Casualty Underwriter. During this time, he has led our Casualty Underwriting teams in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Dominic also managed the set-up of our Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide offices.

Department

Crisis Management

Main role

Donna underwrites Liberty Crisis Management business for Asia Pacific from her base in the Liberty Melbourne office. Her emphasis is on the development of new business and the education of clients and brokers on Product Recall insurance.

Personal profile

Donna has more than 15 years’ experience in insurance, having held positions with both Australian and international insurers. She has extensive underwriting experience in specialist insurance areas, including Contaminated Products, Kidnap, Ransom & Extortion and Product Recall.

Donna joined Liberty in 2008, bringing several years of crisis management experience to the launch of the Liberty Crisis Management Solutions product suite in the Asia Pacific region.

Donna is a Senior Associate with ANZIIF.

Department

Marine

Main role

Elisabeth underwrites Commercial Hull, Marine General Cargo, Ship Builder’s Risk and Marine and General Liability insurance for the Asia Pacific region.

Personal profile

Elisabeth has over five years’ experience in insurance, gained in the Australian, Singapore and London markets. She has a background in Protection and Indemnity (P&I) underwriting with an International Group Club, and has had exposure to Middle Eastern P&I and Asian marine accounts. In addition, Elisabeth has worked in consulting and in corporate and financial lines insurance broking, and has experience with risk management and project management. 

Her qualifications include an MBA from ESMT Berlin, a Masters in Insurance and Risk Management, PRINCE2 qualifications and professional insurance qualifications in broking and risk management. Elisabeth is a Senior Associate (CIP) of ANZIIF.

Department

Casualty

Main role

As Programs Manager, Frank Salvatore oversees three liability programs and three liability facilities underwritten by Liberty.

Personal profile

Frank brings 30 years of insurance experience to the team.  He has 25 years of liability experience, across underwriting and claims in both Australia and Hong Kong.

Frank is a Senior Associate of ANZIIF.

Department

Marketing & Communications

Main role

Frankie leads our marketing and communication function across Asia Pacific and is our go-to person for events, sponsorships, advertising and partnerships.

Personal profile

Frankie joined Liberty in 2017.  She's worked for an airline, a motoring services organisation, a health services administrator and another insurer, and will happily testify that insurance is a great industry to work in.

Frankie has a bachelor degree in Public Communication and an MBA from one of Australia's leading business schools.

Department

Energy, Property, Construction & Terrorism Claims

Main role

Based in Sydney, Gareth oversees Liberty's Australian property claims portfolio.

Personal profile

Gareth has worked in claims since 2001, working across a variety of products including property, casualty, financial lines and CTP.  Prior to joining Liberty, he managed claims and claims teams at local and international Underwriters, and at an international brokerage.

Gareth holds a Bachelor of Business and a Diploma in Financial Services.  He is currently studying law.

Department

Professional & Financial Risks

Main role

Gavin underwrites the full suite of Professional Indemnity (PI) products, as well as Information Technology Liability; Financial Institutions (Investment Manager's insurance and PI for Financial Instutions); Directors' & Officers'; Umbrella Defence Costs; and Cyber insurance.

Personal profile

Gavin has worked in the insurance industry since 2004, and joined Liberty in 2012.

Gavin holds a Bachelor of Business Management and a Masters of Risk and Insurance

Department

Casualty 

Main role

As a member of the Liberty Melbourne Casualty team, Grant underwrites corporate and commercial Casualty business across Victoria and Tasmania.

Personal profile

Grant began his insurance career in 2003 and joined Liberty in May 2016 with over a decade of experience in Casualty underwriting.

Grant is an Associate of ANZIIF.

Department

Energy Property Construction

Main Role

Guy is Liberty’s global Power-Generation Practice Leader, and heads Liberty Australia’s team of EPC Engineers.

Based in Sydney, he works across the Asia-Pacific region conducting site surveys and assessing risk in oil and gas production; refining; pipelines; gas liquefaction; power generation; and construction projects. His key priorities are in providing global and regional direction with technical support to Liberty’s underwriters, fellow engineers and claims staff, as well as providing risk control expertise to brokers and clients.

Personal Profile

Guy holds a PhD in boiling heat transfer mechanisms. He has worked internationally in fields as diverse as deep-level mining, finite-element modelling, consulting, design, lecturing, and in the development of cryogenic satellite test facilities.

He gained specialist expertise in forensic engineering investigations while living in the UK, before joining Liberty in 1999.

A Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia, Guy is also a Chartered Engineer (UK), a Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (UK), and a Chartered Professional Engineer (Australia), including registration under Queensland legislation.

Department

Professional & Financial Risks

Main Role

Helen is a Senior Underwriter and Professional & Financial Risks Manager for Professional Indemnity, Financial Institutions (PI and Investment Managers Insurance), Cyber, Side A and Directors’ & Officers’ Liability insurance.

Personal Profile

Based in Brisbane, Helen joined Liberty in 2015. She has worked in the Professional & Financial Risks sector since 2001, working within both the broking and underwriting fields in the UK, USA, and Australia.

Helen holds a Masters in Mathematics and Masters in Business Administration.
 

Department

Accident & Health

Main role

Jack is responsible for underwriting the entire suite of Liberty’s Accident & Health products.

Personal profile

Jack has over 9 years’ experience in Accident & Health insurance gained through working with underwriting agencies and large corporate insurers. He has an extensive understanding of multiple industries and their particular insurance requirements.

Jack joined Liberty in January 2017 and is based in the Liberty Melbourne office. He holds Tier 1 (General Insurance Compliance Personal Accident and Sickness) qualifications with ANZIIF.

Department

Professional & Financial Risks

Main role

As a senior Professional & Financial Risks underwriter based in the Liberty Perth office, Jack is responsible for underwriting financial lines products for the Western Australian market. He specialises in Directors' and Officers' Liability insurance and Professional Indemnity insurance, and has valuable experience in mining sector insurance.

Personal profile

Jack has been a financial lines underwriter in Western Australia since 2007, having previously worked in the banking industry. He joined Liberty in September 2017.

Jack holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance and Information Systems.

Department

Casualty

Main role

Jack underwrites Casualty risks for the Liberty Sydney office .

Personal profile

Jack joined Liberty in 2013 with a background in project management in the commercial construction industry. In his first role with Liberty, as assistant underwriter, he focused on the demolition and asbestos facility, but since becoming an underwriter in 2016, he has dealt with an open market book of Casualty business.

Jack holds a Bachelor of Construction Management from the University of Newcastle.

Department

Claims

Main Role

James manages larger Commercial and Corporate Property claims across a wide range of industries, and also claims resulting from Liberty’s Product Recall and Contaminated Products Insurance Policies.

Personal Profile

James has a claims broking and claims examining background. He was initially a claims broker in the London insurance market, working for 2 major international broking houses, liaising with insurers in the Reinsurance, Casualty and First Party space.

He relocated to Sydney in 2001 as a Senior Reinsurance Claims Officer for a major reinsurer.

In 2008, James moved to First Party Property, examining Commercial, Strata and Householders claims with major insurers in the Australian Market, before joining Liberty in 2012.

He has been engaged in managing Energy Property Construction claims for 4 years, and Crisis Management Claims for over 2 years, within Liberty.

James has a Bachelor of Arts (honours) degree in Business Studies from the University of Greenwich, London, and a Master of Arts degree in International Relations, from the University of New South Wales.
 

Department

Professional & Financial Risks Claims

Main Role

Based in Sydney, James has technical and portfolio oversight of all SPC claims throughout Australia and construction PI claims throughout the Asia Pacific region. He also handles a portfolio of claims.

Personal Profile

James has over 30 years’ experience in financial lines claims across a variety of professions but with particular focus on complex and high value construction claim.

James holds a degree in Masters of Business Administration and is CIP, Fellow of ANZIIF and his professional experience includes work on Professional & Financial Risks claims at a number of other insurers in Australia as well as four years working as a claims broker in the London market.

Department

Claims

Main Role

James manages a range of Casualty claims, and his current portfolio includes occupier's liability, property damage and construction matters.

Personal Profile

James has 10 years' experience in the insurance industry.  James practiced as a solicitor for a specialised insurance firm in Melbourne for 4 years.  Upon moving to Brisbane James managed casualty claims with large Australian insurers before joining Liberty in February 2018.

James has significant experience in handling complex personal injury, property damage and product recall claims.  James has also handled product liability and management liability matters.

James appreciates that clients expect to be updated and advised as the matter progresses and will work with the insured and their brokers to obtain the most favourable outcome.

Department

Casualty

Main role

Janet supports the senior Casualty underwriters and the branch manager of Liberty Brisbane, and she has a growing book of Casualty business of her own. 

Personal profile

Janet has over 35 years’ experience in the insurance industry, having worked with global insurers and broking houses in London before immigrating to Australia and joining Liberty in 2009.

Department

Casualty

Main role

Manages the Environmental Impairment liability portfolio for the NSW region.

Personal profile

Jasper started his insurance career in 1998 in his home country The Netherlands.  Prior to specialising as an environmental impairment liability broker 6 years ago, Jasper held various general account servicing roles for a large international insurance broker in both Rotterdam and Sydney.  Jasper joined Liberty in August 2018 as an EIL underwriter based in the Sydney office, and he now manages the NSW EIL portfolio.

Jasper holds a Bachelor of Science degree.

Department

Professional & Financial Risks

Main role

As a senior underwriter and Liberty Professional & Financial Risks Manager for Western Australia, Jerome is responsible for coordinating and managing the Professional & Financial Risks business from the Perth office. He specialises in Professional Indemnity (PI), Construction PI, Financial Institutions PI, Investment Manager’s insurance, Information Technology Liability, Cyber insurance and Directors’ and Officers’ Liability insurance. 

Personal profile

Jerome has 10 years of underwriting experience, and also has a background in finance and risk consulting. He joined Liberty in 2015. 

Jerome is a qualified Chartered Accountant. 

Department

Claims

Main role

Jessica manages a portfolio of Casualty claims, and provides support for Liberty's Casualty’s Fast Track claims initiative.

Personal profile

Jessica joined Liberty in 2015, having previously worked as a claims adjuster for a personal Accident & Health insurer and later as a claims consultant with a top-tier brokerage firm, where she specialised in Industrial Special Risks, Public and Product Liability, Contract Works, engineering, Marine, ‘expat’/’inpat’ and travel claims. 

Jessica holds ANZIIF Tier 1 Insurance Broking qualifications (Providing Customer Advice and Insurance Law & Regulation) and is an affiliate member of ANZIIF.

Department

Energy Property Construction

Main Role

Joel is responsible for underwriting and developing Liberty’s Corporate & Commercial Property, Energy and Construction portfolio across Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.

Personal Profile

Joel’s insurance career began in 2004 as part of the Graduate Program for a large Australian insurer. From there, he relocated to London in 2008 working for a large reinsurer underwriting Property policies both on a direct and reinsurance basis. In 2011 he was transferred back to Melbourne where his focus was direct Property business.

Joel joined Liberty in 2012, bringing with him a wealth of local and international experience.

Joel has completed studies at the Chartered Insurance Institute, London and holds a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Economics, Finance and International Trade from Deakin University.

After completing postgraduate studies, Joel was awarded Fellowship with ANZIIF.

Department

Casualty

Main Role

As Vice President for Casualty Asia Pacific, John Campbell has overall responsibility for technical underwriting and portfolio management of the primary and excess liability lines across Liberty’s Asia Pacific Casualty business.

Personal Profile

John started his insurance career in 1988 in the United Kingdom with Royal Insurance and has been working in liability business ever since.

He relocated to Australia in 1991, working in Perth and Melbourne for MMI / Allianz before joining Liberty’s Melbourne team in 2002.  John subsequently moved to Sydney with Liberty where he is based today.

John is an Associate of ANZIIF.

Department

Casualty

Main Role

Senior Underwriter focusing on non-international brokers. John also manages our facility portfolios including, Ensurance Construction, Demolition & Asbestos, Heritage Rail and Fireworks. 

Personal Profile

John began his insurance career in 1997 as a broker with a local brokerage in Armidale, Northern NSW. Nine years later, John transitioned into underwriting when he moved to Sydney and began writing Crisis Management policies for a large international insurer. In July 2008, John joined the Liberty Casualty team.

John holds a Diploma of Financial Services and is a Senior Associate of ANZIIF.

Department

Casualty

Main Role

John is responsible for risk analysis across Liberty's broad Casualty portfolio.  His daily engagement includes working closely with our underwriting and claims professionals to enable them to have a deeper technical understanding of our clients' business needs.  By providing these risk engineering insights, our underwriters are empowered to tailor suitable value add risk solutions and coverages, no matter how diverse and complex the risk.

Personal Profile

As a risk engineering professional with over 30 years' experience across Asia Pacific, John has the ability to analyse risk and provides viable solutions to minimise the potential of loss.  His technical understanding across a wide spectrum of industrial, manufacturing and commercial occupancies enables him to recognise areas of potential risk and their resultant consequences.

His skill set and experience not only includes assessment of casualty related coverages, but also encompasses the risk know-how of complex property and associated business interruption exposures.

John holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Insurance.

Department

Surety

Main role

Jonathan manages the Surety operations for Liberty across the Asia Pacific region.

Personal profile

Jonathan has more than a decade of experience in the Surety business, the first seven years of which were gained in various underwriting roles for Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe Ltd. while he was based in the UK. He relocated to Australia in early 2014 to join the Liberty Sydney team as National Surety Manager (Australia). Jonathan was appointed Regional Surety Manager (Asia Pacific) in March 2016. 

Jonathan holds a BA in Business Economics (1st class) and is an Associate in Fidelity and Surety Bonding. He has been a Director of the Australian Surety Association since November 2014.

Department

Energy Property Construction Terrorism

Main Role

Jonathan underwrites property risks for NSW and ACT based brokers

Personal Profile

Jonathan joined Liberty in early 2018.  Prior to that he was with a large general insurer having begun on their graduate program.  Aside from property, Jonathan also has experience underwriting Liability and Motor Fleet business.

Jonathan holds a Bachelor of International Studies (with Distinction) from UNSW and is a Senior Associate (CIP) of ANZIIF.

Department

Professional & Financial Risks Claims

Main Role

Jonathan manages a wide range of Professional Indemnity (PI) and Financial Lines claims across a variety of professions and industries.

Personal Profile

Jonathan has been working in the insurance industry and related fields for more than 20 years.  In that time he has gained experience across the spectrum of liability claims with particular emphasis on financial lines claims including PI and Directors' & Officers' Liability (D&O) claims.

Prior to joining Liberty, Jonathan was employed as a solicitor in the insurance practice of a national Australian firm.  He has also worked as a claims manager for a major general insurer and an independent claims manager.

Jonathan holds degrees of Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws and has been admitted to practice as a solicitor in Queensland. He is based in Brisbane.
 

Department

Claims

Main Role

Jon manages and is responsible for all Recovery claims for each line of business for the Asia Pacific region.

Personal Profile

Jon is a qualified lawyer who has practiced in New South Wales and Victoria and has over 20 years of insurance experience.  He has advised on and handled many large and complex claims across numerous lines of business including Financial lines, Property, Casualty, Accident & Health, Crisis and Marine.

He joined Liberty in 2017 to establish a dedicated Recoveries Unit.

Prior to joining Liberty he worked for a number of international and Australian insurers and underwriters as a Claims Recovery specialist, General Counsel and Claims Manager.  He has drafted policy wordings, advised on compliance issues and managed claims in all jurisdictions of Australia, New Zealand, Asia and various other parts of the world.

Department

Professional & Financial Risks

Main role

Josh underwrites a broad range of financial and professional risks within the NSW Professional & Financial Risks portfolio and specialises in Directors’ & Officers’ Liability, Professional Indemnity (PI), Investment Manager’s insurance and Financial Institutions PI.

Personal profile

Josh has been in the insurance industry since 2000. He joined Liberty in 2010 with over 10 years of diverse experience in financial lines insurance, gained in both the Australian and UK (London) markets.

Department

Energy Property Construction

Main Role

Senior Underwriter specialising in Liberty's Industrial Special Risks product.

Personal Profile

Kane has 15 years' experience in the general insurance industry including commercial package product management. Kane has been with Liberty since 2010 and has been specialising in property and Industrial Special Risks for over 10 years.

Kane is a qualified ANZIIF Associate.

Department

Claims

Main Role

Kate is responsible for a broad range of Professional Indemnity, Directors’ & Officers’ and Financial Institution claims.

Personal Profile

Prior to joining Liberty in 2013, Kate spent 6 years working in the London insurance market where she predominantly dealt with large and complex financial institution claims. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Law degree.

Department

Crisis Management

Main role

Keith underwrites crisis management business for Liberty Australia from his base in the Liberty Melbourne office. His emphasis is on the development of new business and the education of clients and brokers on product recall insurance.

Personal profile

Keith joined Liberty in 2017 after more than 30 years in the insurance industry, having held positions with Australian and international insurers and brokers. His extensive experience in both underwriting and broking covers the specialist insurance areas of liability, contaminated products, product recall and kidnap, ransom and extortion insurance, as well as other niche insurance products.

Department

Claims

Main Role

Kristy manages a wide range of Professional & Financial Risks claims, including professional indemnity, financial lines and construction claims across a number of professions.

Personal Profile

Kristy has over 10 years’ experience as a lawyer practising in dispute resolution and litigation, predominantly in the areas of insurance and construction.

Kristy’s background involved acting for insurers and advising in relation to professional negligence claims against building and construction professionals, property industry professionals, local councils and allied health professionals.
 

Department

Claims

Main Role

Lauren manages the Liberty Australian Workers Compensation claims portfolio which comprises excess of loss and seafarers claims. She engages directly with clients, brokers, specialists and other stakeholders ensuring optimum claims outcomes are achieved. 

Personal Profile

Lauren joined Liberty in January 2017 with more than 12 years’ experience in the workers compensation market. Prior to LIU, Lauren was the Senior Advisor, Workers Compensation, News Corp. and held various senior workers compensation claims and risk management roles at Allianz Australia covering all Australian jurisdictions and gaining significant experience in catastrophic claims. She is passionate about workers compensation and the ability to influence positive outcomes from often difficult situations. 

Lauren has tertiary qualifications in health & rehabilitation and a masters of management.

Department

Crisis Management

Main Role

Lisa underwrites crisis management business for Liberty Australia from her base in the Liberty Melbourne office.  Her emphasis is on the development of new business and the eduction of clients and brokers on product recall insurance.

Personal Profile

Lisa joined Liberty in 2015 after 7 years in the insurance industry, having held positions with a global insurer and a niche underwriting agency.  Her experience in underwriting covers the specialist insurance areas of motor fleet, strata insurance, contaminated products, product recall and kidnap, ransom and extortion insurance.

Department

Marine

Main Role

Senior Underwriter Marine

Personal Profile

Madonna has over 30 years' experience in the marine insurance sector.

She is a Fellow of ANZIIF and holds a Graduate Certificate in Maritime and Logistics Management. 
 

Department

Accident & Health 

Main role

Marcus underwrites Liberty's Accident & Health business in Queensland and the Northern Territory from his base in the Brisbane office.

Personal profile

Marcus joined Liberty in 2017 bringing two decades of insurance underwriting experience across both corporate and consumer products. In his previous role, he managed a casualty portfolio for a large international insurer in Brisbane.

Marcus is an ANZIIF Fellow and holds a  Bachelor of Business degree and a Postgraduate Diploma of Insurance.

Department

Claims

Main Role

Marie manages the Energy Property Construction and Marine fast-track claims.

Personal Profile

Marie joined Liberty in 2008. Her consistent hard work and commitment resulted in her appointment to the Australian Claims team as a Technical Assistant. In this role she supported the Professional & Financial Risks Underwriting and Claims teams.

In June 2013, Marie was promoted to her current role as Claims Specialist in the Energy Property Construction and Marine teams where she handles Liberty’s fast-track claims. Her portfolio also consists of some major loss claims to facilitate her ongoing professional development.

Marie is currently studying Risk Management, whilst continuing to develop her skills as a Claims handler.

Department

Claims

Main Role

Mark manages a variety of Casualty claims emanating from the Brisbane office with particular emphasis on Construction.

Personal Profile

Mark has 25 years claims handling experience working with several major insurance companies. Mark joined Liberty London in 2003, transferring to the Australian operation in 2012.

Mark has extensive experience in handling a wide variety of Casualty claims including complex Personal Injury and Product Liability claims. Mark also has claims management experience of third party service providers.

Mark is a Senior Associate of ANZIIF and a member of the Institute of Legal Executives and has a Diploma in Insurance (UK).

Department

Executive

Main Role

As the Queensland Branch Manager, Mark is responsible for the operations, staff management, market responsiveness and vision of the branch. As Casualty Manager (Queensland), Mark oversees all Casualty business being written from the Liberty Brisbane office.

Personal Profile

Mark has over 30 years of general insurance experience. Before joining Liberty in 2003, he was a commercial development manager for a major international insurer, and had underwriting responsibility for property, liability and commercial motor products generated through middle market intermediaries.

For a few years after joining Liberty, Mark managed the developing portfolio of affinity business being written from the Brisbane office; more recently, his focus has been on open-market Casualty accounts, including construction.

Mark was appointed Queensland Branch Manager in November 2017.

Department

Professional & Financial Risks

Main role

As a Professional & Financial Risks underwriter based in the LIU Melbourne office, Mathew is responsible for underwriting financial lines products for the Victorian market. He specialises in Professional Indemnity (PI), Information Technology Liability and Construction (PI) insurance.

Personal profile

Mathew has more than 10 years of insurance industry experience, with an emphasis on underwriting financial lines and casualty products.

Mathew holds various insurance qualifications and is a Senior Associate member of ANZIIF.

Department

Energy Property Construction

Main Role

Matt's role is to oversee the Energy, Property and Construction business in WA.  This includes new business development, the servicing of existing accounts and actively engaging with all brokers to ensure Liberty has a strong presence within the WA market.

Personal Profile

Matt has worked in the insurance industry for over 28 years and has experience in underwriting, broking and reinsurance.  Matt worked in Melbourne for 11 years and has been based in Perth since 2001 and with Liberty since the opening of its Perth office in 2012. 

He is a Senior Associate of ANZIIF.

Department

Casualty 

Main role

Matthew manages the upstream Exploration & Production Casualty portfolio across the Asia Pacific Region. He is also the South Australia branch manager, in which role he oversees all branch operations, including branch Casualty business. In addition, he is responsible for promoting Liberty Adelaide’s cross-lines approach to business.

Personal profile

Matthew has 30 years of underwriting and broking experience - focused mainly on corporate national and international clients - in both Australia and Asia (specifically, Vietnam). He joined Liberty in January 2011.

Matthew holds a Diploma of Financial Services (Insurance Broking). 

Department

Energy Property Construction

Main Role

Based in Sydney, Mehdi works across the Asia Pacific region conducting site surveys and assessing risk in oil and gas production; refining; power generation; mining and construction projects.  His key priorities are in providing regional direction with technical support to Liberty's underwriters as well as providing risk control consultation to brokers and clients.

Personal Profile

Mehdi holds an Honours degree in Chemical Engineering.  He has worked in various risk management roles since 2009 and has been trained as a fire protection engineer and chemical risk surveyor in the United States and Germany respectively.  He has worked internationally and provided consultation in the specific areas of fire, machinery breakdown and natural hazard perils to a variety of different sectors, with special focus on the petrochemicals industry.

Mehdi is a member of the Institution of Engineers Australia, and a Chartered Professional Engineer (Australia), including registration under Queensland legislation (RPEQ).  Mehdi is also an associate member of the Institute of Chemical Engineers in the specialist field of Process Safety.

Department

Energy Property Construction

Main role

Melinda underwrites Material Damage and Business Interruption (delay in start-up/advanced loss of profit) insurance for Contract Works (Erection Risks, Construction Risks and Civil Construction Risks), as well as annual Contractor and Principal cover. She underwrites to a national portfolio from her base in the Liberty Melbourne office.

Personal profile

Melinda joined Liberty Sydney’s Energy Property Construction team in 2010 as an assistant underwriter. In 2011 she transferred to Liberty Melbourne, where she worked primarily on Construction and Property before becoming an underwriter with a core focus on Construction.

Melinda holds an Advanced Diploma in Business and is a graduate of the International Association of Engineering Insurers (IMIA) Engineering Academy. She is a Senior Associate with ANZIIF.

Department

Professional & Financial Risks

Main Role

Meredith underwrites Liberty’s Victorian Financial Lines portfolio, specialising in Directors’ & Officers’ Liability, Financial Institutions, Information Technology and Cyber Liability.

Personal Profile

Meredith has been in the insurance industry since 2002. Originally from Sydney, Meredith gained 8 years’ experience as a Financial Lines Insurance Broker for a large international brokerage. Meredith joined Liberty in 2011 and is based in Melbourne.

Meredith holds a Bachelor of Business from the University of Technology Sydney and a Diploma of Financial Services from the National Insurance Brokers Association.

Department

Crisis Management

Main role

Michael leads the Liberty Asia Pacific Crisis Management team from his base in the Liberty Sydney office.

Personal profile

Michael began his career in insurance while still at university, working part-time in administration for a general insurance company. After graduating in 1996 with a Bachelor of Economics from Macquarie University, he worked for five years, first in motor and householders’ insurance and then in contingency insurance, before moving into crisis management insurance with a leading global insurance company. 

Michael joined Liberty in 2009 with eight years’ experience in crisis management insurance.

Department

Professional & Financial Risks

Main Role

Senior Underwriter specialising in Financial Institutions (Investment Manager's insurance and Professional Indemnity), Directors & Officers Liability, Information Technology and Cyber insurance.

Personal Profile

Michael joined Liberty in 2008 with more than 15 years' experience in financial lines underwriting. His previous experience in banking, foreign exchange and Credit Union Insurance underpins his work in underwriting within the financial services sector.

Michael is currently a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance.
 

Department

Surety 

Main role

Mike has been integral to Liberty Mutual Insurance Company’s plan to grow the global Surety footprint. Based in Sydney, Mike’s focus is to underwrite mid-market Surety business for the Asia Pacific region. He works closely with clients and provides financial analysis and a solid understanding of the character and capabilities of each individual business. 

Personal profile

Mike joined the Liberty Asia Pacific Surety team in November 2014 with seven years’ experience gained in the US-based Liberty Mutual Surety team, first in Kansas - where he specialised in Contract and Commercial Surety - and then in Colorado, where for four years he led the SuretyFirst mid-market construction line across three States.

Mike holds a BSc (Finance & Banking and Economics) from the University of Missouri, and is an Associate in Fidelity and Surety Bonding. Mike is a member of the Australian Surety Association.

Department

Accident & Health

Main role

Murray is a senior underwriter for the Liberty Accident & Health line of business.

Personal profile

Murray has more than 30 years’ experience in both Accident & Health and Sports insurance, gained in Australia, New Zealand and the UK. He joined Liberty in July 2016 and is based in Liberty’s Melbourne office.

Murray holds a Diploma of Financial Services (General Insurance) and is a Senior Associate of ANZIIF.

Department

Accident & Health

Main role

Natasha underwrites the entire suite of products for the Liberty Accident & Health line of business.

Personal profile

Natasha has more than 6 years’ experience in Accident & Health insurance, gained through broking and underwriting across New South Wales and Victoria. She joined Liberty in January 2017 and is based in Liberty’s Sydney office.

Natasha holds Tier 1 (General Insurance Compliance Personal Accident and Sickness) qualifications with ANZIIF.

Department

Claims

Main role

Natasha manages a variety of Casualty claims out of the Melbourne office.

Personal profile

Natasha has 8 years' experience in the insurance industry.  Natasha practiced as a solicitor in an insurance focused firm in Melbourne, where she acted for insurers and advised on litigated claims, predominantly involving public and products liability.  Natasha then worked at a specialised insurer for 4 years, managing a portfolio of sensitive claims, before joining Liberty in July 2018.

Natasha has experience in managing complex personal injury, property damage and product liability claims, with significant experience in the handling of sensitive claims and psychiatric injuries.

Natasha has a Bachelor of Laws and is admitted to practice in Victoria.

Department

Claims

Main role

Nathan leads the First Party Claims team for Asia Pacific, encompassing Liberty's Marine, Energy, Property, Construction and Terrorism products.  He is responsible for the delivery of a responsive, technically sound and commercially pragmatic Claims service across these product lines.

Personal profile

Nathan joined Liberty in 2008.  He has managed Liberty's Asia Pacific Workers Compensation claims portfolio, the Australian Claims team across all products and the Asia Pacific First Party Claims team.

Nathan also served as Chief Legal Counsel for Asia Pacific from 2016 before returning to First Party Claims in late 2018.

Prior to joining Liberty, Nathan worked in both private practice and in-house Legal roles.  He has extensive experience in litigation, product development, wording review and in the management of highly complex claims across all of Liberty's product lines.

Department

Professional & Financial Risks

Main role

Neil is a Senior Underwriter based in Perth.  Neil specialises in mining and resources D&O business across the region.

Personal profile

Neil has been with Liberty since September 2017.  Previously he held the role of Financial Lines State Manager in Western Australia sequentially for two international insurers.

Neil is originally from London, where he began his insurance career in 1985.  He was a financial lines Underwriter for a prominent Lloyd's syndicate and held senior broking roles for major global broking houses before moving to Australia.

Department

Professional and Financial Risks

Main role

Nerida is based in Sydney and focuses on Professional Indemnity and Information Technology OQS risks and IMI, D&O and FIPI facility risks.

Personal profile

Nerida joined Liberty in 2018, bringing with her 17 years' insurance industry experience in broking, underwriting, product development and systems testing for international brokers, international underwriting agencies and international insurers.

Nerida holds a Certificate IV General Insurance via ANZIIF.

Department

Casualty

Main role

Senior Underwriter & Casualty Manager for Western Australia.

Personal profile

Neville has worked in the insurance industry since 1981, holding various roles across underwriting, claims and broking.  He has led liability and marine portfolios in Western Australia for several insurers, and also has seven years of experience managing a small underwriting agency handling liability insurance as a Lloyd's cover holder.  Neville joined Liberty in June 2017.

Department

Casualty

Main Role

Underwriting of corporate and commercial Casualty business in Victoria. Also responsible for the development and management of the Excess and Umbrella Liability portfolio for Australia.

Personal Profile

Paul started working with Liberty in March 2008. Prior to that he held senior Casualty underwriting roles with SRS Underwriting Agency, AIG and Zurich.

He is a Fellow of ANZIIF.

Department

Executive 

Main role

As manager of the NSW branch - Liberty Australia’s largest branch - Paul oversees operations, staff management, market effectiveness and overall coordination from the Sydney flagship office. 

Personal profile

Paul has more than 25 years’ experience in both claims and underwriting, during which time he has dealt with both international and domestic brokers. Although his focus has been mainly the General Liability product lines, Paul also has experience in construction, manufacturing and Sports Liability insurance. Paul joined Liberty in 2001 and spent the first 10 years in the Sydney office before moving to Melbourne in 2010. He relocated to Sydney in 2017.
He holds a Diploma in Financial Services and is a Senior Associate of ANZIIF.

Department

Marine 

Main role

As a senior underwriter with Liberty Marine and based in Melbourne, Paul’s main responsibility is managing and developing Liberty’s Marine portfolio for Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. While his focus is on Cargo, Carrier’s and Marine Liability insurance, he is also interested in promoting cross-lines protection for clients.

Personal profile

Paul joined Liberty in 2016 with 17 years’ experience in insurance, mainly in underwriting and managing Marine portfolios with a range of international and Australian insurers.

Paul holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Diploma of Frontline Management, and is currently completing a Diploma in Risk Management.

Department

Casualty 

Main role

Peter is responsible for leadership and coordination of all cross-lines initiatives; refinement of the Liberty Value Propositions and staff training in their delivery; marketing strategies; and broker relationships, with particular emphasis on preferred broker/cluster group arrangements.

Peter continues to be involved in the larger accounts and key relationships in the Brisbane Casualty market. 

Personal profile

Peter has spent 39 years in insurance, as a broker, underwriter and reinsurer, and he has three decades of management experience. Apart from five years in Sydney, he has spent most of his time working from Brisbane in the Queensland market. He is a Certified Insurance Professional  and Fellow of ANZIIF.

Department

Energy Property Construction

Main role

Based in Melbourne, Phillip provides guidance to Liberty's Energy, Property and Construction underwriters on technical aspects of risk selection in the Australasian region, as well as providing risk control expertise to brokers and clients.  Working closely with Liberty's global team of risk engineers and claims professionals, Phillip specialises in Highly Protected Risk and high-challenge risk engineering.

Personal profile

Phillip started his career in the building services industry, having graduated with Honours in Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Melbourne.  He later progressed into the technical evaluation of risk, providing risk engineering services to global property insurers.  Over the years, Phillip has participated in fire protection and natural hazards training programmes both in Australia and abroad, with a focused progression as a global flood and earthquake hazard specialist. 

Having provided risk engineering services to the insurance industry for over a decade, Phillip brings extensive knowledge and experience to our team.

Department

Casualty

Main role

Pierre underwrites corporate and commercial liability business as part of the Casualty team in Perth.

Personal profile

Pierre began his insurance career in Melbourne in 2011 where he assumed a number of underwriting roles prior to returning to Perth to join Liberty in 2018.

Pierre holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Curtin University of Technoloy and is a Senior Associate of ANZIIF.

Department

Professional & Financial Risks

Main role

Rian is based in the Liberty Sydney office and underwrites Professional Indemnity, Information Technology Liability, Directors’ & Officers’ Liability and Cyber insurance. 

Personal profile

Rian joined Liberty in 2015 with 7 years’ experience in insurance, gained in the Sydney and Melbourne offices of a global insurer.

Rian holds a Diploma of Financial Services - General Insurance and Diploma of Financial Planning, both through ANZIIF, and is currently studying for a Bachelor of Business (Insurance and Finance) through Charles Sturt University.

Department

Casualty

Main role

As a senior Casualty underwriter, Richard’s main focus is on expanding the corporate, commercial and Construction (liability) business written out of the Brisbane office.

Personal profile

Richard began his insurance career in New Zealand 30 years ago. When he joined Liberty in July 2013, he had spent the previous decade as the Queensland liability manager and liability product specialist (Casualty) for a large Australian insurer. Before that, he held various senior underwriting roles — with an emphasis on corporate Property and Construction insurance — for a major international insurer.

Richard is a Senior Associate and Certified Insurance Professional with ANZIIF.

Department

Accident & Health

Main role

Richard coordinates and manages the Liberty Accident & Health offering from his base in Sydney.

Personal profile

Richard joined Liberty in 2016 with a wealth of experience in Accident & Health insurance gained over 18 years with domestic and international insurers servicing the Australian and New Zealand markets. He has held various executive roles, among them Head of Consumer Lines Australia for a large international insurance organisation.

Richard holds a Bachelor of Arts from Otago University in New Zealand.

Department

Marine

Main Role

Responsible for Portfolio Management and New Business Development (Asia Pacific) and for the analysis and pricing of risk in General Cargo, Project Cargo, Marine and General Liability and Hull (Ship Builders Risks) sectors.

Personal Profile

Robert began his career in the marine insurance industry in 1997. Since then, he has gained experience across both claims and underwriting. His experience extends to numerous types of infrastructure projects requiring marine cargo and DSU coverage. 

Rob holds a Diploma in General Insurance through ANZIIF.

Department

Claims

Main Role

Robert manages the Professional & Financial Risks and Surety Divisions' team of Claims Specialists across the Asia Pacific Region and is responsible for the provision of strategic, technical and market facing claims leadership, support and co-ordination.

Personal Profile

Robert joined Liberty in 2015 with more than 16 years of experience in Australia and the United Kingdom in the insurance industry, both in senior positions within other insurance companies and as a lawyer in private practice.  Robert has managed and defended claims against engineers, architects, construction professionals involved in both small and large scale construction and infrastructure projects, directors and officers, financial institutions, financial services companies and professionals in other sectors.

Robert is a qualified lawyer who has practiced in New South Wales and Queensland.
 

Department

Marine

Main role

Samantha assists and is responsible for portfolio management and new business development in NSW and she specialises in the analysis and pricing of risk in General Cargo and Marine & General Liability.

Personal profile

Samantha’s insurance career began in 2003 and she has experience in underwriting agency and broking business. She joined Liberty in 2008, since then she has worked in Marine underwriting.

Samantha holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Accounting and Finance from the University of East London (UK), a Postgraduate Diploma in Marine Insurance from World Maritime University (Sweden) and a Certificate in Marine Claims from Lloyd’s Maritime Academy (London).

Department

Energy Property Construction

Main role

Sara underwrites property damage and business interruption for energy (oil and gas and power, including renewables) and mining business from the Liberty Sydney office. 

Personal profile

Sara began her insurance career in 2009 at a Lloyd’s of London syndicate. After completing their Underwriting Graduate Scheme, she progressed to an underwriting role within the energy team. Sara immigrated to Australia and joined Liberty in April 2015. 

Sara holds a BSc in Business Management from the University of Surrey (UK), an Advanced Diploma in Insurance and a Certificate in Contract Wording. She is a Chartered Insurer with the Chartered Insurance Institute (UK).

Sara is a member of several industry groups, associations and committees, including the Engineering Discussion Group, the Sydney Mining Club and the Lloyd’s Australia Development Group.

Department

Professional & Financial Risks

Main role

As a Professional & Financial Risks underwriter based in the Liberty Perth office, Sarah is responsible for underwriting financial lines business for Western Australia. Her focus in on Professional Indemnity insurance, Investment Manager's insurance, Financial Institutions insurance, and IT and Cyber Liability insurance.

Personal profile

Sarah joined Liberty in 2017 with over 10 years' experience as a broker specialising in financial lines, and five years' experience as a financial lines underwriter.

Sarah holds a Diploma in Insurance Broking (ANZIIF), a Certificate IV in Financial Services - General Insurance (ANZIIF), and ASIC RG 146 Tier 1 Insurance Broking Compliance (ANZIIF).

Department

Professional & Financial Risks

Main role

As a senior Speciality Casualty underwriter in the Liberty Melbourne office, Simon is responsible for underwriting financial lines products for Victoria and South Australia. He specialises in Professional Indemnity (PI), Construction PI, Financial Institutions PI, Investment Manager’s insurance, Information Technology Liability and Cyber insurance. 

Personal profile

Simon has 15 years of insurance industry experience, ten years of which he has spent underwriting financial lines products. He holds a Bachelor of Business in Marketing and Law and a Postgraduate Certificate in Commercial Law. 

Department

Claims

Main role

Thuy works together with Liberty underwriters and our emergency assistance and claims management service provider to facilitate the claims process for Liberty’s brokers and policy holders. 

Personal profile

Thuy has been involved in Accident & Health claims for the last 10 years, during which time she rose through the ranks of a global risk management firm from Accident & Health Claims Specialist to National Third-Party Administrator (TPA) Operations Manager. As National TPA Operations Manager, Thuy was responsible for the day-to-day operations of a diverse book of business, including Accident & Health, Sports Injury, Credit Card, Motor, Liability, Property and Cyber insurance, for a number of domestic and international insurers.

Thuy joined Liberty in September 2016 with more than 14 years' experience in management and customer service.

Department

Professional & Financial Risks

Main Role

Todd is responsible for managing the Commercial PI portfolio within Australia. As a Senior Underwriter, Todd's focus is looking after significant, unusual or distressed risks.

Personal Profile

Todd has been with Liberty since 2008.

His previous experience spans marketing and insurance and includes underwriting and senior underwriting roles in the U.S. and Australia.

He has a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Marketing from Cornell University and is an Associate in Surplus Lines Insurance from the American Institute For Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters.