Since the Liberty Perth office opened in 2000, Liberty’s presence in Western Australia has featured a responsive underwriting team with solid experience, technical proficiency - and a genuine client focus.
Perth specialises in ...
Casualty
The Perth team has the experience and creativity to produce flexible, relevant and effective liability insurance solutions. We offer broad Primary, Excess and Umbrella liability cover for the mining, oil and gas, construction, manufacturing and marine industries. We service a spectrum of clients from small to medium enterprises (SME) with unique or ‘hard-to-write’ liability exposures to large national and international operations.
Professional & Financial Risks
Liberty Perth offers Professional Indemnity (PI), Directors and Officers Liability and Crime cover to commercial and financial segments. Our experience lies in heavy industries (construction, manufacturing, engineering and marine) and we tailor solutions to business models with unique insurance needs.
We have the appetite to insure a range of financial service providers offering Investment Manager’s insurance (IMI) and Financial Institutions PI.
We also underwrite SME business through our Online Quotation System (OQS), which is geared towards PI and Information Technology policies.
Energy Property Construction
Liberty Perth’s highly experienced team provides well-considered solutions for a broad range of insurance needs in Energy, Property and Construction. From straight-forward Property cover to the complex and technical demands of Power Generation, Oil and Gas, Heavy Industry and Construction insurance, the team is able to tailor products to meet clients' needs.
Risk Engineering
The head of Liberty Asia Pacific Casualty Risk Engineering calls Perth home, and provides valuable local and regional technical support for underwriters, brokers and clients during both prebind and post-bind phases.
Meet the Perth team:
Neville Zelinka
Senior Underwriter & Casualty Manager, WA
T: +61 8 6188 9502
Pierre Dagnee
Underwriter, Casualty
T: +61 8 6188 9516
Matt Gibbs
Senior Underwriter, Energy Property & Construction
T: +61 8 6188 9501
Jack Chia
Senior Underwriter, Professional & Financial Risks
T: +61 8 6188 9504
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.
Jerome Steyn
Senior Underwriter, Professional & Financial Risks Manager - WA
T: +61 8 6188 9503
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.
Neil Bowdrey
Mining & Resources D & O Portfolio Manager
T: +61 8 6188 9512
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.
Sarah Brown
Underwriter, Professional & Financial Risks
T: +61 8 6188 9511
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).
