Commercial Crime

Department

Professional & Financial Risks

Main Role

Senior Underwriter

Personal Profile

Alex joined Liberty in September 2024 with over 10 years' experience in financial lines underwriting for a variety of customer and industry segments.

Department – Professional & Financial Risks

Main role – Underwriter, specialising in Directors & Officers Liability insurance

Personal profile – Georgia joined Liberty in 2023. She has experience across a broad range of industries, as well as the entire product suite of Professional and Financial Lines insurance.

Georgia holds a Bachelor of Commerce with a Double Major in Economics from the University of Western Australia. 

Department

Professional & Financial Risks

Main role

Australian Underwriting Manager, Professional & Financial Risks

Personal profile

Jack commenced his career in 2011 concentrating on Professional & Financial Risks. With multi-national experience being developed whilst working in London, Jack has tailored risk solutions spanning the world's largest to smallest clients.

Jack holds a Bachelor of Business in Financial Risk Management from Victoria University.

Department

Professional & Financial Risks

Main Role

Underwriter specialising in Financial Institutions insurance.

Personal Profile

Kevin joined Liberty in 2021 as a Senior Claims Specialist before transferring to his current role as an Underwriter.  He has over 10 years industry experience and previously worked for a large general insurer and a multinational insurance broker.

Kevin holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce and has been admitted as a solicitor in Victoria.

Department

Professional & Financial Risks

Main Role

Meredith manages the national commercial D&O portfolio, with key experience in other product classes including Financial Institutions, Information Technology and Cyber Liability.

Personal Profile

Meredith has been in the insurance industry since 2002.  Originally from Sydney, Meredith gained 8 years’ experience as a Financial Lines Insurance Broker for a large international brokerage.  Meredith joined Liberty in 2011 and is based in Melbourne.

Meredith holds a Bachelor of Business from the University of Technology Sydney and a Diploma of Financial Services from the National Insurance Brokers Association.

Department

Professional & Financial Risks

Main Role

Professional & Financial Lines Underwriter with a key focus on Directors and Officers Liability Insurance

Personal Profile

Namik joined Liberty in 2022 and has 15 years of experience working for international underwriting and broking firms. He specialises in professional and financial lines products.

Department

Professional & Financial Risks

Main Role

A Professional & Financial Risks Underwriter, specialising in Directors & Officers risks.

Personal Profile

Narjiss started her career in 2016 as an actuary based in Paris. Her previous roles involved actuarial and risk financing strategy studies for multinationals and reinsurance captives, as well as actuarial risk management at a French multinational insurance company.

Narjiss transitioned to be a Financial Lines underwriter in 2020 and joined Liberty in Sydney in 2022.

She holds a Bachelor of Economics and a Master of Science in Finance, specialising in Insurance and Risk Management.

Department

Professional & Financial Risks

Main Role

Underwriter in Financial Institutions (FinTech, Investment Manager’s Insurance and Professional Indemnity) and Directors & Officers Liability insurance.

Personal Profile

Odile joined Liberty in 2022 with previous operational experience in the professional and financial risks market.

Odile holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Media.

Department

Professional & Financial Risks

Main Role

Underwriter specialising in Directors and Officers Liability insurance

Personal Profile

Sophia joined Liberty in 2024 with previous experience in underwriting in the Professional and Financial lines insurance suite.

Sophia holds a Bachelor of Business majoring in Finance and Accounting from University of Technology, Sydney.

Department

Professional & Financial Risks Claims

Main Role

Alison manages a wide range of Professional & Financial Risks claims.

Personal Profile

Alison has been working in insurance and the law since 2001 with experience in Public Liability, Professional Indemnity (PI) and Directors’ & Officers' Liability (D&O) matters. Alison has also gained international experience working with Liberty in London where she specialised in PI claims.

Prior to joining Liberty Alison handled Public Liability, PI and D&O claims across various jurisdictions in Australia.

Alison holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws and is admitted to practice as a solicitor in NSW.
 

Department

Professional & Financial Risks Claims

Main role

Her particular emphasis is on claims for cyber, fintech, IT liability, commercial crime, social engineering fraud, professional indemnity, directors & officers and statutory liability.

Personal profile

Angela joined Liberty in 2016 with 16 years’ claims experience in the PI and financial lines insurance sector, gained across the Asia Pacific region, specifically, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Japan. 

Prior to joining Liberty, Angela worked as a Senior Professional Indemnity & Financial Lines Claims Officer for various international and domestic insurers.

Angela holds a Bachelor of Laws degree, a Bachelor of Business degree and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice. 

Department

Professional & Financial Risks Claims

Main Role

Connor is a Senior Claims Specialist in Professional and Financial Risks, including Professional Indemnity, Project Specific PI, Directors and Officers, Management Liability, Statutory Liability and Employment Liability claims.

Personal Profile

Connor joined Liberty in 2023 as a claim consultant and has six years of experience as a claims specialist and team leader.  In addition to this, she has also worked with the broader casualty insurance space as a general liability team leader.

Prior to working in claims, Connor worked in PFR/financial lines professional indemnity litigation in private practice for over five years as a lawyer.

Connor was admitted in the Supreme Court of Victoria and the High Court of Australia having obtained her Bachelor of Laws at Monash University in 2008.

Department

Professional & Financial Risks Claims

Main Role

Based in Sydney, James has technical and portfolio oversight of all Professional and Financial Risk claims throughout the Asia Pacific region. 

Personal Profile

James has over 30 years’ experience in financial lines claims across a variety of professions but with particular focus on complex and high value construction claim.

James holds a degree in Masters of Business Administration and is CIP, Fellow of ANZIIF.  His professional experience includes work on Professional & Financial Risks claims at a number of other insurers in Australia as well as four years working as a claims broker in the London market.

Department

Claims

Main Role

Jane is a Senior Claims Specialist in the area of Professional & Financial Risks.

Personal Profile 

Jane joined Liberty in 2021 with over twenty years’ experience handling complex financial lines claims. Prior to joining Liberty, Jane spent ten years working in the Australian branch of a global insurer and, before that, ten years working in the London Market – initially handling claims for a large international broker, then working in the claims department of a large global insurer.

Jane holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (Modern Languages, French and German) and is a member of ANZIIF (Senior Associate, CIP). Jane is based in Melbourne.

Department

Professional & Financial Risks Claims

Main Role

Jonathan manages a wide range of Professional Indemnity (PI) and Financial Lines claims across a variety of professions and industries.

Personal Profile

Jonathan has been working in the insurance industry and related fields for more than 20 years.  In that time he has gained experience across the spectrum of liability claims with particular emphasis on financial lines claims including PI and Directors' & Officers' Liability (D&O) claims.

Prior to joining Liberty, Jonathan was employed as a solicitor in the insurance practice of a national Australian firm.  He has also worked as a claims manager for a major general insurer and an independent claims manager.

Jonathan holds degrees of Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws and has been admitted to practice as a solicitor in Queensland. He is based in Brisbane.
 

Department

Professional & Financial Risks Claims

Main Role

Rebecca manages a wide range of Professional Indemnity, Directors’ and Officers’ Liability and Financial Lines claims across a variety of professions and industries.

Personal Profile

Prior to joining Liberty in 2021, Rebecca was employed as a solicitor in the insurance practice of a national Australian law firm.  Rebecca’s background involved practicing in dispute resolution and civil litigation, acting for insurers and advising in relation to professional negligence claims against a variety of professionals.   

Rebecca holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice.  She has been admitted as a solicitor in NSW since 2014 and holds a current practice certificate.

Department

Claims

Main Role

As the Head of Claims, Rob leads a team of over 40 people across Asia Pacific.

Personal Profile

Rob has been involved in the insurance industry for over 20 years in Australia and the UK. He has also acted as an solicitor for both insurers and insureds in Australia.  Having joined Liberty in 2015, Rob was appointed Senior Vice President – Head of Claims Asia Pacific in August 2021.