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Global Reach

Global Reach

Liberty Syndicates transacts a comprehensive range of insurance and reinsurance business across the globe. This section links to the Lloyd's network and to Liberty Syndicate offices.

United Kingdom
(London)

Operating both from the iconic Lloyd’s building and offices in the heart of the insurance market, the London operation underwrites all classes of insurance and reinsurance in which Liberty Syndicates is active.

Europe
(Cologne, Paris & Madrid)

Our Cologne, Paris and Madrid offices offer buyers in both Northern and Southern Europe access to all our reinsurance products. Our offices provide insurance and reinsurance capacity on a proportional and non-proportional basis.

Latin America
(São Paulo & Rio de Janeiro)

Opened in 2009, the Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo offices are the most recent additions to the Liberty Syndicates network, extending our reach into the fast developing local reinsurance market in Latin America.

Our People

People Search

Search for the contact details and profiles of all Liberty Syndicates underwriters and key executives in our offices worldwide. The search facility allows you to search by name as well as business area.

Executive Committee

The Liberty Syndicates Executive Committee provides a great combination of insight, knowledge and experience, supporting the creation of a strong, well diversified business. Access the committee structure chart and individual profiles.

Underwriters

The underwriters at Liberty Syndicates have the expertise and understanding to respond quickly and fairly to clients’ needs – whatever their size or complexity. Split by reinsurance and insurance, this section shows our underwriting structure.

Claims

Liberty Syndicates aims to respond to claims as quickly and fully as possible. Our adjusting staff have an average of more than 20 years' claims processing experience to help us to do just that. Access the claims structure chart and individual profiles.

Our Products

Introduction

Liberty Syndicates is a leading innovator in the insurance and reinsurance markets. We provide intelligent product solutions supporting strong long term client relationships and reinforcing our status of “must see market.”

Insurance

Lloyd’s is one of the world’s largest commercial insurers. Our underwriting is split into three divisions: Property, Contingent Lines and Marine. Follow this link for an up-to-date listing of the insurance risk classes offered by Liberty Syndicates.

Reinsurance

As a leading reinsurance participant within the Lloyd’s market, our underwriting covers a wide range of specialist business areas. This section provides insight into the Syndicate’s worldwide reinsurance underwriting expertise.

Claims Handling

Liberty Syndicates recognise that providing excellent claims service is paramount. Our claims team have over 200 years combined claims handling experience and aim to promptly pay any claim proven to be valid. Access the claims department structure chart.

Learn About Us

Financial Information

As part of the Liberty Mutual Group, Liberty Syndicates has an excellent capital base. In 2008 - a difficult year in general for financial markets - we wrote over £950 million of gross premium, producing a profit of some £130 million, with a combined ratio of 92.3%.

History

Established in 1994 as one of the first corporate capital backed businesses in Lloyd's, now trading through Syndicate 4472, Liberty Syndicates has been a part of the Lloyd’s market through some memorable and challenging times.

The Lloyd's Market

Starting life in a 17th century coffee house, Lloyd's has grown to become a world-leading Insurance and Reinsurance market. Liberty Syndicates is one of the 51 Managing Agents running the 80 Syndicates that make up the market today.

Structure & Ownership

Liberty Syndicates is part of the global operations of Liberty Mutual Group one of the largest corporations in the United States. Details of Liberty Syndicates UK structure and its sister companies are covered in this section.

Within this section

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“Must See Market”

Libsat – was launched in 2006 as a new approach to satellite insurance. Liberty Syndicates became the largest single source of new capacity for the satellite industry.

Media enquiries

If you have a media enquiry, please contact either Claire Houghton claire.houghton(_at_sign_)libertygroup.co.uk or Nick Ferrier nick.ferrier(_at_sign_)libertygroup.co.uk.

Events

Liberty Syndicates attends many of the seminars, conferences and forums related to the insurance and reinsurance industry. Here is a list of upcoming events and who will be attending:

Event Date Attending

World Space Risk Forum (Dubai)

01 Mar 2010

-

03 Mar 2010

NAPSLO Mid-Year Convention (Scottsdale. AZ)

03 Mar 2010

-

06 Mar 2010

Spanish Insurance Week (Madrid, Spain)

03 Mar 2010

-

03 Mar 2010

Brazilian Reinsurance Conference (Rio de Janeiro)

04 Mar 2010

-

05 Mar 2010

Reinsurance Rendezvous – “Reshaping the Future” (Sydney, Australia)

07 Mar 2010

-

09 Mar 2010

AAMGA Automation and Technology Management Conference (Orlando, FL)

13 Mar 2010

-

16 Mar 2010

  • No attendees

Professional Liability Underwriters Society Medical Malpractice Conference (Chicago, IL)

17 Mar 2010

-

19 Mar 2010

ABA Spring Legal Malpractice Convention (Washington DC)

12 Apr 2010

-

14 Apr 2010

Guy Carpenter Medical Malpractice Conference

18 Apr 2010

-

22 Apr 2010

RIMS Conference (Boston)

25 Apr 2010

-

29 Apr 2010

National Council on Compensation Insurance Annual Meeting (Orlando, FL)

05 May 2010

-

07 May 2010

Physician Insurers Association of America Annual Meeting (Chicago, IL)

12 May 2010

-

14 May 2010

BIBA Conference (London)

19 May 2010

-

20 May 2010

  • No attendees

AAMGA AGM

23 May 2010

-

26 May 2010

IAC Caribbean Conference – “What lies ahead” (Montego Bay, Jamaica)

14 Jun 2010

-

30 Jun 2010

AIRMIC Conference (Manchester, UK)

15 Jun 2010

-

16 Jun 2010

  • No attendees

Ins Day Summit (Bermuda)

15 Jun 2010

-

16 Jun 2010

  • No attendees

Western States Surplus Lines Conference (Whistler)

21 Jul 2010

-

24 Jul 2010

  • No attendees

Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous (Monte Carlo)

05 Sep 2010

-

08 Sep 2010

World Satellite Business Week (Paris)

06 Sep 2010

-

09 Sep 2010

Insurance Leadership Forum (Colorado Springs, CO)

02 Oct 2010

-

06 Oct 2010

  • No attendees

Aon Gibraltar Symposium (Gibraltar)

03 Oct 2010

-

06 Oct 2010

NAPSLO Annual Convention (Atlanta, GA)

11 Oct 2010

-

14 Oct 2010

ASHRM (Tampa, FL)

13 Oct 2010

-

15 Oct 2010

East Asia Insurance Conference (Bali)

18 Oct 2010

-

22 Oct 2010

  • No attendees

Property Casualty Insurers Annual Meeting (Colorado Springs, CO)

24 Oct 2010

-

27 Oct 2010

Baden Baden (Germany)

24 Oct 2010

-

28 Oct 2010

Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (Singapore)

08 Nov 2010

-

11 Nov 2010

  • No attendees

PLUS International Convention (San Antonio, TX)

10 Nov 2010

-

12 Nov 2010