Liberty Mutual Re (LM Re), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Scott Mackie (pictured) as director of assumed reinsurance – property. Mackie will be based in LM Re’s Stamford, Conn., office and will report to Richard Mairano, senior vice president for property treaty.

Mackie has 18 years of reinsurance experience. Prior to joining LM Re, Mackie served as senior property underwriter for treaty at AXA XL. He has also held underwriting roles at XL Catlin, Wellington Underwriting, Swiss Re and Montpelier.

In his new role, he will be responsible for managing the underwriting of US property risk and pro-rata business.

“Liberty Mutual Re has grown strongly since its launch two years ago, hence the need to bring in new and talented people,” Mairano said. “In Scott, we’ve found an extremely capable reinsurance professional with strong market connections and a great track record.”