Liberty Mutual Insurance has appointed David Perez as chief underwriting officer, North America, for Global Risk Solutions ("GRS"), Liberty Mutual's global commercial and specialty lines reinsurer.

In a statement, Liberty Mutual said that, in this new role, Mr. Perez will partner with underwriting leaders in GRS's North American businesses to drive underwriting strategy and operations to maximize the value Liberty Mutual brings to brokers and customers. He also will oversee training and development of the underwriting community.

Mr. Perez has been with Liberty Mutual since 2012, most recently as executive vice president of National Insurance Specialty.

"I'm tremendously pleased to appoint David to this critical new position," noted James Slaughter, chief underwriting officer, GRS. "Beyond successfully managing underwriting at Liberty, he has shown himself as an exceptional innovator and transformation agent, and will bring these skills to a key new role serving all of our operations in North America."

Victoria Spears

Victoria Spears

Victoria Prussen Spears is senior vice president of Meyerowitz Communications Inc., a law firm marketing communications consulting company. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and Brooklyn Law School, Ms. Spears was an attorney at a leading New York City law firm before joining Meyerowitz Communications. She may be contacted at [email protected].

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