Liberty Mutual

As Adidas terminated its partnership with Kanye West following his antisemitic tweets, it projected a loss that signalled why insurers should be pushing the need for brand reputation insurance.

Liability business has been impacted by rising claims costs, driven by social inflation trends.

Owen takes over from Peter Sprent who is leaving the carrier at the end of March to pursue personal interests.

The Boston-headquartered mutual is understood to have recently pitched potential acquirers of the LatAm assets.

Melanie O’Neill was previously CUO of LSM’s commercial business and takes over her new specialty responsibilities from Mike Gosselin.

The role is part of Liberty’s recently launched digital strategy function.

The pub group and bakery chain will dispute elements of judgements issued in October in UK Covid-related BI lawsuits.

The carrier is reportedly looking to sell its operations in Spain, Portugal and Ireland.

The appointment completes the CUO team at Liberty Mutual’s Global Risk Solutions office of underwriting.

The platform will automate a range of processes across risk submission, risk appetite evaluation, underwriting and pricing for quotation, using a lead algorithm.

Mike Gosselin has spent 21 years at Liberty Specialty Markets, most recently as CUO for specialty lines.

Martin Vince replaces Laura Burns, who was recently appointed head of client management at LSM.