Maddern becomes COO at Liberty

Liberty Syndicates has appointed Kirk Maddern to the position of chief operating officer.

Maddern will oversee all of Liberty Syndicates’ operational functions, including IT and management information and support the business’ underwriting and claims activities. He has over 21 years of experience working in the London insurance market and spent the last seven years as chief operating officer for the specialty insurance lines at Aon.

Reporting to Liberty Syndicates chief executive Nick Metcalf, Maddern will be based at the company’s London headquarters in Plantation Place South.

Nick Metcalf said: “It’s the smooth running and integration of our back office functions that allow our front office – underwriting and claims – to get on with what they do best: providing the highest quality service to our brokers and policyholders. With Kirk bringing his extensive operational experience and broker distribution insight to the pivotal role of COO, we will continue to provide our clients with the level of service they expect from Liberty Syndicates.”

Maddern added: “Liberty Syndicates is a ‘must see market’ for our brokers and my job is to ensure it continues to be worthy of their business and their partnerships. I’m thrilled to be joining a so well respected Lloyd’s underwriter and am looking forward to working with the team.”