Liberty Mutual appoints president of Global Risk Solutions
Liberty Mutual has appointed Kevin Smith as president of World Danger Options (GRS) North America.
Smith is a seasoned insurance coverage chief, with over 30 years of expertise throughout property, casualty, and specialty insurance coverage, most not too long ago as president and chief working officer of CNA‘s specialty enterprise. Earlier than that, he held management roles in underwriting, advertising, and discipline operations at Chubb North America.
In his new position with Liberty Mutual GRS, he might be accountable for delivering GRS North America’s monetary and operational efficiency which incorporates industrial and specialty companies within the US, Canada and Bermuda and operates throughout main accounts, center market, and specialty segments. He’ll report back to GRS president Neeti Bhalla Johnson.
“Kevin’s intensive background and management expertise uniquely qualify him to speed up our transformation to ship constant underwriting profitability and leverage the total international capabilities of Liberty Mutual to resolve our purchasers’ and dealer companions’ threat wants throughout North America,” stated Bhalla Johnson. “I’m extremely excited to accomplice with Kevin and the remainder of the GRS management crew as we proceed to make wonderful progress to execute our technique.”
Bhalla Johnson has carried out a management overhaul since turning into Liberty Mutual GRS president in June 2021, making three key appointments previous to Smith together with: Matthew Moore as GRS president of underwriting; Susanne Figueredo Cook dinner as GRS chief working officer, and Phil Hobbs as Liberty Specialty Markets president.
