Liberty Mutual Insurance has created a practice dedicated to schools, municipalities, and other public entities and has appointed Susan L. Kostro chief underwriting officer for public entity.

“Liberty Mutual has a long history of working with agents and brokers on education and government accounts, providing us with the understanding and experience needed to help our policyholders better manage their total cost of risk,” noted Ms. Kostro. “I am excited to join Liberty Mutual and look forward to creating an operation that is best in class in the industry. Our considerable experience in the field combined with the depth of Liberty Mutual's products allow us to further grow our presence in these markets by efficiently delivering expertise and underwriting capabilities. We are committed to helping schools and municipalities improve safety, mitigate risk, and minimize claim costs in all lines of business including general liability, commercial auto, and workers' compensation.”

Before joining Liberty Mutual, Ms. Kostro was a senior vice president in Ironshore's public entity division and held a number of positions in the public entity, energy, and construction practices of Lexington Insurance Company and American International Group.