Liberty leaps into bloodstock

Liberty Specialty Markets has moved into the equine and livestock
market, recruiting Julian Bowen-Rees from Markel to lead the
division.
Virginia-based Bowen-Rees has been joined in London by Emma
Leslie-Miller, who moves to Liberty from Brit as an
underwriter.
Markel bloodstock underwriter Jeremy Chappell will join Liberty
from Markel in early 2018 to run the equine unit's London
market operation.
In a statement, Liberty said the bloodstock unit would
underwrite livestock mortality, liability a