18 May 2021Operations

Liberty Specialty Markets names PI underwriting manager for Germany

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) has hired Christoph Paessens as its professional indemnity (PI) underwriting manager for Germany.

Paessens joins from AXA XL Germany where he was corporate solutions’ chief underwriting officer for financial lines. He has over 25 years’ experience in the professional indemnity market, both in Germany and internationally.

He is based in Cologne and is responsible for broadening and growing LSM’s portfolio of business, reporting to Angelika Gasser, LSM’s interim country manager, and Valérie Baucher, head of professional indemnity for Europe.