Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. named David Perez chief underwriting officer, North America, for Global Risk Solutions, Liberty Mutual’s global commercial and specialty lines insurer and reinsurer, Liberty Mutual Insurance said in a statement Tuesday.
In this new role, Mr. Perez will drive underwriting strategy and operations and oversee training and development of underwriting, the statement said.
He has been with Liberty Mutual since 2012, most recently as executive vice president of National Insurance Specialty.
“Beyond successfully managing underwriting at Liberty, he has shown himself as an exceptional innovator and transformation agent,” James Slaughter, chief underwriting officer for Global Risk Solutions, said in the statement.
Dismissal of litigation filed against Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. units against an Ohio school district that was seeking reimbursement of funds stolen by a former employee has been upheld by a federal appeals court based on a policy exclusion for employees.