Allianz Appoints Damien Liebart Regional Head Of Risk Consulting For Mediterranean & Africa Region
Mr Damien Liebart
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) today announced the appointment of Damien Liebart as the new Regional Head of Allianz Risk Consulting (ARC) for Region Mediterranean & Africa, effective January 1st 2022.
A statement by Allianz Global made available to this medium said Damien will report directly to Michele Williams, Global Head of ARC, with an additional reporting line to Patrick Thiels, Managing Director Mediterranean & Africa Region. Damien Liebart succeeds Eva Poujardieu.
In this role, Damien Liebart will lead AGCS’ Risk Consulting unit across the Mediterranean & Africa region (France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Africa, Greece, Malta, Cyprus and the Middle East). ARC’s risk engineers and industry experts provide a wide range of risk consulting services to help businesses manage, prevent, and reduce risks, whatever the industry.
This includes site surveys of industrial facilities, desktop reviews and risk assessments to support the underwriting of corporate risks across all ten lines of business of AGCS and to offer guidance to companies on loss control measures.
Damien started his career in the Environment department as a Team leader for the North-East Region at the Ministry of Defence’s headquarters. In 2008, he joined the Fire Brigade in Paris and in addition to the operational activities (fire, rescue, etc.), he managed the Fire Investigation Service.
This unit investigates fires after their extinction in order to determine their causes and circumstances. In 2012, he joined AGCS and ARC, first as a Property Prevention Engineer before becoming an Account Manager and Account Manager Team Leader in France and finally, Regional Property Manager.
Damien Liebart has over 20 years of experience in risk consulting, of which 10 years are in the insurance sector at AGCS. He holds a Master’s Degree in Hydrogeology and Environmental studies, from the University of Avignon (France).
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) is a leading global corporate insurance carrier and a key business unit of Allianz Group. We provide risk consultancy, Property-Casualty insurance solutions and alternative risk transfer for a wide spectrum of commercial, corporate and speciality risks across 10 dedicated lines of business.
Our customers are as diverse as the business can be, ranging from Fortune Global 500 companies to small businesses. Among them are not only the world’s largest consumer brands, tech companies and the global aviation and shipping industry, but also satellite operators or Hollywood film productions. They all look to AGCS for smart answers to their largest and most complex risks in a dynamic, multinational business environment and trust us to deliver an outstanding claims experience.
Worldwide, AGCS operates with its own teams in 31 countries and through the Allianz Group network and partners in over 200 countries and territories, employing around 4,400 people. As one of the largest Property-Casualty units of Allianz Group, we are backed by strong and stable financial ratings. In 2020, AGCS generated a total of €9.3 billion gross premium globally.
