Liberty Specialty Markets appoints head of multinational, Europe to bolster growth

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Alexandra Weigel as head of multinational, Europe. Based in Zurich, Weigel is responsible for supporting the expansion of LSM’s multinational programme capability in Europe.

LSM has a strong presence in the region, providing products across more than 20 lines of business and offices in seven countries. Weigel will play a vital role in building scalable foundations and processes to support our multinational programme (MNP) offering which is a key enabler of our Invest in Europe 2030 strategy. Besides the strengthening of our multinational programme capability, the strategy aims to drive digitisation and the use of AI to enhance underwriting quality and claims service, as well as expand our geographic footprint and launch a range of specialised products tailored to the evolving needs of our partners.

Weigel’s role will partner with our distribution, underwriting, operations and claims teams in driving the execution of our multinational strategy to support LSM’s growth ambition. 

Pierre Edouard-Fraigneau, President, Liberty International Insurance Europe, said: “We are delighted that Alexandra has joined Liberty. Her appointment comes at a pivotal moment as we widen the scope of our multinational offering across our key products in Europe. Alexandra has extensive skills across insurance and multinational programmes, fostering very successful teams, and these skills and experience will be invaluable to lead our multinational strategy.”

Weigel brings more than 30 years of experience in the insurance industry and multinational business. She joins from Zurich Insurance, where she spent 19 years, most recently holding the role of international business underwriting manager for commercial insurance.