Laurence Hautefeuille has joined the Paris office of Liberty International Underwriters Europe (LIU Europe), a division of Liberty Mutual Group, as Head of Marine Underwriting.
Hautefeuille will be responsible for creating LIU Europe’s Marine Underwriting department in France, which will offer cover for both cargo and liability risks.
With a background in law and marine insurance and risk management, Laurence Hautefeuille holds a Master’s degree in International Law and a DESS in Maritime Law. She has extensive experience of creating and developing marine insurance through previous roles with other major insurers and has worked as a risk manager for Louis Dreyfus, one of the largest French shipping companies. Hautefeuille also holds the ARM 54 Risk Management diploma.
Commenting on the appointment, Gerard van Loon, Managing Director of LIU’s Continental European Operations, said: “Since 2008, LIU Europe has built up property and construction capabilities in France. The addition of marine underwriting further underlines our commitment to strengthen and diversify our French offering.
Laurence Hautefeuille, with her extensive experience in marine insurance, is the ideal candidate to set up and grow our marine underwriting business in France and I am confident this will form a key segment of our underwriting in the years ahead.”
