Liberty International Underwriters has hired Robert Rokickias senior vice president of Oil, Gas, Petrochemical and Chemical(OGPC) Property.

Based in New York City, Rokicki will have responsibilityfor all of LIU's OGPC products in the U.S. and Latin America.

Rokicki has 25 years of experience in directing business acrossa broad range of energy property insurance and advanced technologyproducts, processes and markets. Prior to joining LIU, a partof the global specialty unit of Liberty MutualInsurance, Rokicki was a senior executive at a Fortune 100insurer and had responsibility for managing a portfolio of energyproperty in the U.S. and Canada.

“Robert joins us in a new role created to meet the growing needfor Energy property insurance both in the U.S. and Latin America,”says Timothy Kania, senior vice president of energy andconstruction for LIU. “With global energy demand expected tosubstantially increase over the next decade, energy companies willneed to have their assets protected by a financially strong insurerthat is in the market for the long term. Robert will bring tobrokers the knowledge they require to properly protect theirclients' business as they grow to meet this demand.”

LIU provides insurance coverage for oil, gas, petrochemical andchemical facilities and plants worldwide. With its LIU Team360 approach, clients are provided comprehensive risk solutionsfrom a fully-integrated team comprised of OGPC underwriters, riskengineers and claims experts.