Liberty Specialty Markets promotes Rachael Lukehurst to Head of Private Equity

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group (Liberty Mutual), announced the promotion of Rachael Lukehurst to the newly created role of Head of Private Equity, effective immediately. Lukehurst reports to Mark Stephenson, Head of Business Development and Market Relationships, Liberty Specialty Markets and Amy Gross, Global Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions Leader, Liberty Mutual. Rachael is based in London.

In her new role, Lukehurst will be responsible for managing the global relationships between LSM and its private equity partners. She will build out the private equity segment, working closely with clients and brokers to maintain and develop longstanding partnerships. Lukehurst will be the key contact for private equity enquiries, providing partnering firms with fast access to Liberty Mutual’s broad range of insurance products worldwide. She will manage the private equity pipeline to provide rapid response times, tailored solutions, and portfolio partnership to protect and add value to private equity assets.

“We are delighted to announce Rachael’s promotion. She has extensive and varied experience at LSM, working as an underwriter, in business development and with clients and brokers. This places her in prime position to lead the growth in this evolving area of our business,” said Mark Stephenson.

Prior to this role, Lukehurst was Head of Revenue Transformation for LSM, a Senior Underwriter and has been at the company since 2007. She joined as Assistant Underwriter and rotated through various lines of business on the graduate training scheme. She began her insurance career in 2006 working for Reynolds Porter Chamberlain as an Assistant Loss Adjustor.  

For further information please contact:

Hannah Clift 
H/Advisors Cicero  
+44 737 605 1849  
hannah.clift@cicero-group.com 

Cicero/AMO
Kuba Stawiski
0785 603 1906
liberty@cicero-group.com