Suzanne Kearney joins from rival loss adjuster ASL

Davies Group has hired Suzanne Kearney  as head of newly combined liability and construction & engineering business.

As a senior member of Davies’ management team, Kearney will report to Darren Coombes, the company’s  markets director.

Kearney joins from specialist loss adjuster ASL, where she was a board director. Before that Kearney worked for Crawford & Co for 16 years, most recently as a board director of their liability business, SLS.

“Liability and construction & engineering are key areas of service delivery for Davies and we have been active in these markets for a long time,” said Davies chief executive Charles Crawford in a statement.” We felt the timing was right for us to bring somebody into the Group to who will help us take our already successful offering to the next level.”

Kearney added: “I am delighted to be joining at this exciting time of their development. I am relishing the challenges ahead for a division that has such potential for growth.”

Kearney’s appointment closely follows the refinancing of Davies by Electra Partners.