Lockton Companies Australia has recruited Liam Berry as national manager for trade credit, surety, and political (TCSP) and Maha Awada as manager for TCSP, both based in the Sydney office.

Liam’s brings to Lockton surety bond and credit insurance experience in the Australian and UK markets, as well as commercial banking experience. He most recently led AIG’s multinational and strategic markets (Asia/India) trade credit division.

Awada, meanwhile, joins Lockton with extensive insurance industry experience, having worked at AIG and Euler Hermes as senior underwriter and trade credit and key account risk manager, respectively.

Berry and Awada “join Lockton to expand one of the most experienced national trade credit, surety, and political risk teams in the insurance industry, further demonstrating our commitment to clients and our strategy of growth through specialisms and capabilities,” said Paul Marsden, Lockton Australia CEO.