Anthony G. Martella, Jr. Appointed Chief Actuary for Liberty Mutual Insurance’s Commercial Markets Unit

BOSTON, April 30 -- Liberty Mutual Group issued the following news release:

Liberty Mutual Insurance has appointed Anthony G. Martella, Jr. as senior vice president and chief actuary of its Commercial Markets strategic business unit. In this role, Mr. Martella manages the actuarial function for the business unit that distributes a range of property and casualty insurance products and service to middle market and national accounts through brokers and agents.

"Tony will play a key role in helping Commercial Markets improve profitability by leading a team that provides underwriting support, analytics, reserving, large account pricing and information management," notes Christopher L. Peirce, President, Commercial Markets. "His background and experience made him the ideal candidate."

Prior to joining Liberty Mutual, Mr. Martella served as chief actuary for The Navigators Group and held numerous senior actuarial positions at Selective Insurance and Reliance Insurance.

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