July 24, 2013
Liberty International Underwriters® (LIU), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, today announced the appointment of Kelly Fusner as Senior Vice President of LIU’s Primary Casualty product line.
Ms. Fusner will be responsible for the strategic direction and underwriting performance of LIU’s Primary Casualty business and will report directly to David Cohen, president of LIU U.S. and Latin America. Ms. Fusner is based in LIU’s Chicago office.
“Kelly is known in the industry for providing innovative solutions and having a consistent approach during the market’s cyclical softening and hardening,” said Mr. Cohen. “Under her leadership, LIU’s Primary Casualty group will continue to offer brokers the flexible and timely underwriting needed to place their clients’ business.”
An industry veteran with more than 25 years’ experience in insurance, Ms. Fusner was most recently Senior Underwriting Officer for LIU Primary Casualty. In addition to the key role she played in managing the book of business and guiding the unit’s strategic growth, Ms. Fusner led the business team that developed an innovative web-based underwriting application for LIU Primary Casualty.
“LIU’s approach to underwriting general liability risk gives brokers peace of mind in knowing that with us, their clients’ coverage will be thorough,” said Ms. Fusner. “Brokers will need to be diligent in review of terms and conditions as new capacity players come into the marketplace. Policy forms are becoming more restrictive and will oftentimes carve out key coverages that their clients need. ”
LIU Primary Casualty has a broad appetite for business with special emphasis on difficult risks that other companies may turn away. Its product portfolio includes a wide range of policies for General Liability, Casualty Programs, and Railroad.
Brokers and agents can contact Ms. Fusner directly at 312-857-9039 or Kelly.fusner@libertyiu.com.
About Liberty Mutual Insurance
"Helping people live safer, more secure lives" since 1912, Boston-based Liberty Mutual Insurance is a diversified global insurer and the third largest property and casualty insurer in the U.S. based on 2012 direct premiums written as reported by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
Liberty Mutual Insurance also ranks 81st on the Fortune 100 list of largest corporations in the U.S. based on 2012 revenue. As of December 31, 2012, Liberty Mutual Insurance had $120.1 billion in consolidated assets, $101.5 billion in consolidated liabilities, and $36.9 billion in annual consolidated revenue.
Liberty Mutual Insurance offers a wide range of insurance products and services, including personal automobile, homeowners, workers compensation, property, commercial automobile, general liability, global specialty, group disability, reinsurance and surety. Liberty Mutual Insurance (www.libertymutualinsurance.com) employs over 50,000 people in more than 900 offices throughout the world.
Contact:
Adrianne Kaufmann
617-574-5983
Adrianne.kaufmann@libertymutual.com
