Liberty Specialty Markets has named Shelley Devane as Senior Underwriter Crisis Management based in Sydney.

The insurer announced her appointment in a brief post on its LinkedIn account.

Liberty says Ms Devane is a seasoned Contaminated Products, Product Recall and Kidnap & Ransom senior underwriter who will strengthen the crisis management team’s capabilities.

Ms Devane was most recently Underwriting Manager Crisis Management at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, and before this Head of Crisis Management Australia with XL Catlin, according to her LinkedIn account.