{"id":24228,"date":"2025-10-09T13:21:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T13:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/?p=843207"},"modified":"2025-10-09T13:21:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T13:21:05","slug":"people-moves-liberty-specialty-markets-promotes-nelson-as-active-u-w-for-syndicate-4472-westfield-specialty-intl-taps-faradays-richardson-to-lead-open-market-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2025\/10\/09\/people-moves-liberty-specialty-markets-promotes-nelson-as-active-u-w-for-syndicate-4472-westfield-specialty-intl-taps-faradays-richardson-to-lead-open-market-property\/","title":{"rendered":"People Moves: Liberty Specialty Markets Promotes Nelson as Active U\/W for Syndicate 4472; Westfield Specialty Int\u2019l Taps Faraday\u2019s Richardson to Lead Open Market Property"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bigstock-group-of-business-people-331458598-580x387.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs tabs tabs-entry\">\n<li class=\"active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/international\/2025\/10\/09\/843207.htm\">Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/international\/2025\/10\/09\/843207.htm?comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">0 Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-content clearfix\">\n<p>This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Specialty Markets and Westfield Specialty International.<\/p>\n<p>A summary of these new hires follows here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bzn bzn-sized bzn-intext\">\n<ins data-revive-zoneid=\"79\" data-revive-topics=\"excess-surplus,property\" data-revive-companies data-revive-block=\"1\" data-revive-id=\"36eb7c2bd3daa932a43cc2a8ffbed3a9\"><\/ins> <\/div>\n<p><strong>Liberty Specialty Markets Promotes Nelson as Active U\/W for Syndicate 4472<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM)<\/strong>, part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, announced the appointment of <strong>Henry Nelson<\/strong> as active underwriter, subject to regulatory approval.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_843213\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-843213\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-843213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Nelson-Henry-150x150.jpg\" alt width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-843213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Henry Nelson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nelson will be expanding his duties as chief underwriting officer (CUO), UK &amp; MENA, and will be working in the coming weeks alongside current active underwriter <strong>Jane Warren<\/strong>, who is set to retire at the end of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Reporting directly to <strong>Luis Prato<\/strong>, president of UK &amp; MENA, Nelson will be responsible for managing the underwriting portfolio of LSM\u2019s Lloyd\u2019s Syndicate 4472, continuing his broader capacity as CUO, which he was appointed to in January this year. Prior to this he had served as chief of staff, along with several other key roles over his 11 years at LSM.<\/p>\n<p>Prato thanked Warren for her \u201coutstanding service during her six years at Liberty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe has been an influential figure in the market: an outstanding sponsor of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at Liberty and through her position on the Lloyd\u2019s Council she has helped to drive cultural change in the market,\u201d Prato added. \u201cShe has created a robust platform as a strong technical underwriter and an inclusive workplace for Henry to propel our mission forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"bzn bzn-sized bzn-intext-2\">\n<ins data-revive-zoneid=\"162\" data-revive-topics=\"excess-surplus,property\" data-revive-companies data-revive-block=\"1\" data-revive-id=\"36eb7c2bd3daa932a43cc2a8ffbed3a9\"><\/ins> <\/div>\n<p>With more than 2,000 employees in approximately 50 offices, Liberty Specialty Markets offers specialty and commercial insurance and reinsurance products across key UK, European, Middle East, US, Bermuda, Asia Pacific &amp; Latin America markets.<\/p>\n<h3>***<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Westfield Specialty Int\u2019l Taps Faraday\u2019s Richardson to Lead Open Mkt Property<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Westfield Specialty International<\/strong>, part of Westfield Specialty, has named <strong>Andrew Richardson<\/strong> as head of Open Market Property.<\/p>\n<p>Based in London, Richardson will report directly to <strong>Richard Wood<\/strong>, head of Property.<\/p>\n<p>With more than three decades of experience in the insurance industry, Richardson joins Westfield Specialty International from Faraday Underwriting Ltd., where he was head of Commercial Lines.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_843214\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-843214\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-843214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/richardson-andrew-150x150.png\" alt width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-843214\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrew Richardson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Richardson will have responsibility \u201cfor shaping and executing strategic direction of the portfolio, maintaining underwriting discipline, and working closely with clients and brokers to identify new opportunities and deliver customised and innovative insurance solutions,\u201d commented Wood.<\/p>\n<p>Westfield Specialty International is part of Westfield Specialty, a subsidiary of U.S. property\/casualty insurer Ohio Farmers Insurance Co. Westfield Specialty acquired Lloyd\u2019s of London Syndicate 1200 in February 2023. With more than 400 employees, Westfield Specialty underwrites 10 lines of business in the U.S., 15 in the U.K., five in Dubai.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagtag\"> <span class=\"tagtag\">Topics<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/excess-surplus\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary tagtag\">Excess Surplus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/property\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary tagtag\">Property<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-poll\" data-post=\"843207\">\n<div class=\"article-poll-vote\">\n<p>Was this article valuable?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-poll-feedback voted-no\">\n<form class=\"feedback-form\">\n<p>Thank you! 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