Christopher Holborn will to lead European operations

Liberty International Underwriters Europe has announced the appointment of Christopher Holborn as casualty manager – Continental Europe, covering LIU Europe’s Continental European offices.

Holborn joins from AIG where he was property & casualty manager in Switzerland for the last five years.

Reporting to Gerard van Loon, managing director of LIU Europe’s Continental European operations, Holborn will be based in Zurich and will take responsibility for growing LIU Europe’s casualty lines business in Spain, Germany, France, The Netherlands and Switzerland.

Gerard van Loon said: “With an impressive underwriting track record across casualty lines built over the past 20 years, Chris is a welcome addition to our Continental European operations. His appointment further underlines our commitment to the expansion of our underwriting expertise across all lines of business within Europe.”

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