Mr. Hammond will be supervising the growth of Arista’s liability account and managing its profitability

Arista, a commercial lines underwriter, has appointed Neil Hammond as head of liability – reported news-insurances.com.

The company said that Mr. Neil will be based at Arista’s headquarters in London and will report to head of underwriting, Richard Addis. He will be supervising the growth of Arista’s liability account and managing its profitability.

He joins the company from Allianz, where he spent the last four years as liability underwriting manager. He has over 20 years of liability underwriting experience, including senior positions at both AIG and Eagle Star.

Charles Earle, chief executive of Arista, said: “We are very pleased to have secured Neil’s talents and experience as the management of our liability portfolio is an important area for Arista. It is vital for Arista that we understand and grasp all the opportunities to grow this part of our business, and so further enhance what we offer our brokers, while continuing to manage the underwriting performance across our composite portfolio. That will all play a major part in ensuring our long-term success and Neil is critical to this.”