Construction

Department

Energy, Property & Construction

Main Role

Daniel underwrites Material Damage and Business Interruption (Delay in Start-Up / Advanced Loss of Profit) insurance for construction risks. This includes CAR, Civil, EAR risks and annual policies. Daniel can underwrite risks across Australia and New Zealand.

Personal Profile

Daniel joined Liberty’s Energy, Property and Construction team at the Melbourne office as an Assistant Underwriter in 2022, having had previous experience as an underwriter for Victorian based civil and building risks.

Daniel is a Commerce (majoring in Economics) graduate from Monash University and an Affiliate with ANZIIF.

Department

Energy, Property & Construction

Main Role

Matt's role is to oversee the Energy, Property and Construction portfolio in WA.  This involves new business development, handling renewals and actively engaging with brokers and clients to meet their insurance needs in this sector.  With his additional responsibility as WA Branch Manager, Matt also coordinates all product lines for Liberty in WA to ensure consistency across the business and to assist where possible in broadening our value proposition and customer focussed culture.

Personal Profile

Matt has worked in the insurance industry for over 31 years and has experience in underwriting, broking and reinsurance.  Matt worked in Melbourne for 11 years and has been based in Perth since 2001 and with Liberty since the opening of its Perth office in 2012. 

He is a Senior Associate of ANZIIF.

Department

Energy, Property & Construction

Main role

Melinda underwrites Material Damage and Business Interruption (delay in start-up/advanced loss of profit) insurance for Contract Works (Erection Risks, Construction Risks and Civil Construction Risks), as well as annual Contractor and Principal cover.  She underwrites to a national portfolio from her base in the Liberty Melbourne office.

Personal profile

Melinda joined Liberty Sydney’s Energy, Property & Construction team in 2010 as an assistant underwriter.  In 2011 she transferred to Liberty Melbourne, where she worked primarily on Construction and Property before becoming an underwriter with a core focus on Construction.

Melinda holds an Advanced Diploma in Business and is a graduate of the International Association of Engineering Insurers (IMIA) Engineering Academy.  She is a Senior Associate with ANZIIF.

Department

Civil Construction

Main Role

Steve focuses on Civil Project risk assessment and surveys in support of underwriters across Asia and Australia. He is also involved in supporting the global Civil product line team in London.

Personal Profile

Steve joined Liberty in July 2008 with a mandate to formulate and execute a strategy for the global roll-out of Civil Construction as a new product line within Liberty.  Prior to this, Steve spent just under 20 years at Swiss Reinsurance, finishing there as Head of Engineering, Asia. During that tenure, he was primarily involved in the insurance of major construction projects worldwide working in South African, London, Zurich and Australian markets.  Before his time in reinsurance, Steve spent 10 years in a variety of site-related construction activities including bridge, mining and structural erection projects.

Steve comes from a Civil Engineering background and has a Bachelor of Commerce. He is an Associate of the Insurance Institute and a Fellow of the Risk Management Institute of South Africa.

Department

Energy, Property, Construction and Terrorism

Main role

Tom underwrites Material Damage and Advanced Loss of Profits cover for construction risks across Australia and New Zealand.  These risks include EAR, CAR, Civils and annual covers.

Personal profile

Tom has considerable underwriting experience with both Liberty and the insurance market in general. Tom spent 6 years at Liberty from 2008 - 2014 and was National Construction Manager before leaving for a 5 year tree change in Orange. In 2019, Tom rejoined Liberty with a focus on construction and renewable energy. In his time at Liberty, Tom has written covers for a wide range of projects including LNG trains, sports stadiums, roads, tunnels, mines, gas pipelines, power stations, light rail and hospitals.

Department

Construction, Energy & Property Claims

Main Role

Based in Sydney, Ben oversees Liberty's Australian Construction and Energy claims portfolio, and also assists with the handling of larger Property claims.

Personal Profile

Before starting with Liberty in 2021, Ben has worked in claims both Internationally and in the Australian insurance markets since 2008. His experience spans from working for leading insurers as a senior Loss Adjuster, as well as in major loss claims at an international brokerage.

Ben holds a Masters in Property Valuation, is a Chartered Loss Adjuster and ANZIIF Senior Associate CIP.

Department

Claims

Main Role

Mei Foong is based in Malaysia and handles First Party claims in Asia and Australian property claims.

Personal Profile

Mei Fong joined Liberty in 2019 with 7 years' experience in the insurance industry having worked as a broker at a local firm. Starting her career at a life insurance company, she later moved to an insurance broking role as she transitioned into General Insurance.

Mei Foong holds a Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science.

Department

Claims

Main role

Nathan leads the First Party Claims team for Asia Pacific, encompassing Liberty's Marine, Energy, Property, Construction and Terrorism products.  He is responsible for the delivery of a responsive, technically sound and commercially pragmatic Claims service across these product lines.

Personal profile

Nathan joined Liberty in 2008.  He has managed Liberty's Asia Pacific Workers Compensation claims portfolio, the Australian Claims team across all products and the Asia Pacific First Party Claims team.

Nathan also served as Chief Legal Counsel for Asia Pacific from 2016 before returning to First Party Claims in late 2018.

Prior to joining Liberty, Nathan worked in both private practice and in-house Legal roles.  He has extensive experience in litigation, product development, wording review and in the management of highly complex claims across all of Liberty's product lines.

Department

Claims

Main Role

Nelfi is based in Malaysia and provides support to the First Party claims team in Asia Pacific.

Personal Profile

Nelfi joined Liberty in 2022 with legal and insurance industry experience, managing claims.  Nelfi focuses on First Party Energy, Property, Construction and Marine claims.

Nelfi holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) (Honours) degree.

Department

Claims

Main Role

Phil is based in the Singapore office and manages Energy Property and Construction claims across Asia Pacific.

Personal Profile

Phil joined Liberty at the beginning of 2021 from a global insurer in Singapore and has a background in large and complex First Party claims with particular focus on Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals, Power, Property, and Construction.  Originally from the UK, he worked in the London insurance market before relocating to Singapore in 2013.

Phil has nearly twenty years’ experience in handling claims in the London and Singapore insurance markets.

Department

Claims

Main Role

Yvonne is based in the Malaysia office and provides claim support for the First Party claims team in Asia Pacific.

Personal Profile

Yvonne joined Liberty in 2019 and has been in the insurance industry since 2014 including her time working with an insurance broker.

She holds a Bachelor of Business & Commerce and is currently working towards an Associateship of the Malaysian Insurance Institute (AMII).