Westfield Specialty International has laid out plans to build a UK and European liability portfolio. The expansion comes after Westfield established company market operations in Luxembourg at the end of last year. The carrier aims to underwrite a broad range of liability risks across multiple regulatory and legal jurisdictions.

Westfield has appointed Keith Knight as class underwriter and Andy Skinner as deputy class underwriter, to lead the new proposition. Both join from Everest.

Ross MacDonald, divisional director, casualty and portfolio at Westfield Specialty International, said: “We have the appetite and capacity to take on new risks to grow our book and the launch of the UK and Europe liability portfolio is a key step in that strategy.

He added: “Keith and Andy are highly experienced figures in the market, with deep technical expertise, a track record of high-quality service and the ability to build productive, long-term relationships with brokers and clients.

“This makes them ideally placed to lead this portfolio as we diversify into geographies that traditionally sit outside Lloyd’s, providing greater flexibility to our broking partners.”