Liberty Mutual Insurance appointed Steve Deane as the North America chief claims officer for Global Risk Solutions, the carrier’s global commercial and specialty lines reinsurer.

Steve Deane

Deane will lead a team of 3,000 claims professionals and be responsible for all aspects of executive claims management and service delivery for GRS customers.

He will report to GRS North America President Tracy Ryan.

Prior to joining Liberty Mutual, Deane led The Hartford's Group Benefits & Workers’ Compensation Claims organization.

Before that, he was an attorney on the insurance litigation team at Robinson & Cole LLP.

Liberty Mutual, headquartered in Boston, offers a range of insurance products and services, including personal automobile, homeowners, specialty lines, reinsurance, commercial multiple-peril, workers' compensation, commercial automobile, general liability, surety and commercial property.