Doyle Appointed President and COO of Wausau Insurance

WAUSAU, Wis., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Susan Doyle has been appointed
president and chief operating officer of Wausau Insurance. Wausau Insurance
("Wausau") comprises the operations of Employers Insurance Company of Wausau,
Wausau General Insurance Company, Wausau Business Insurance Company and Wausau
Underwriters Insurance Company. Wausau Insurance is part of the Commercial
Markets business unit of the Liberty Mutual Group.
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Doyle replaces Mark Fiebrink, who announced his retirement in November of
2007 but agreed to stay until February 1, 2008 to facilitate an orderly
transition. Doyle joined Wausau as a senior vice president in 2004, and has
served as Wausau's executive vice president for field operations since 2005.
In that role, she had responsibility for all Wausau agent/broker divisions and
Wausau Signature Agency.
"I look forward to this opportunity to lead Wausau at a very exciting
time," Doyle said. "Under Mark Fiebrink's leadership, Wausau has done very
well in the marketplace and is financially strong. Wausau's underwriting
standards, market position and relationships with agents, brokers and
policyholders will not change. As part of Commercial Markets, Wausau is
well-positioned to leverage the strengths of our group to continuously improve
our middle market products and services."
Prior to joining Wausau, Doyle held senior executive positions with Arch
Insurance Group in Houston, Kemper Casualty Company in New York and CIGNA/ACE
in Philadelphia. She has nearly 28 years of experience in property and
casualty insurance, all working with agents and brokers. A native of Alameda,
Calif., she has earned the Associate in Risk Management designation.
Wausau Insurance (http://www.wausau.com) is a national property and
casualty company, providing commercial auto, general liability, property,
umbrella, workers compensation and other coverages. Wausau has been part of
the Liberty Mutual Group since 1999.
Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group is a diversified global insurer and
sixth largest property and casualty insurer in the U.S. based on 2006 direct
written premium. The Company also ranks 95th on the Fortune 500 list of
largest corporations in the U.S. based on 2006 revenue. As of December 31,
2006, Liberty Mutual Group had $85.5 billion in consolidated assets, $74.6
billion in consolidated liabilities, and $23.5 billion in annual consolidated
revenue.
Liberty Mutual Group offers a wide range of insurance products and
services, including personal automobile, homeowners, commercial multiple
peril, commercial automobile, general liability, workers compensation, global
specialty, group disability, assumed reinsurance, fire and surety.
Liberty Mutual Group (http://www.libertymutual.com) employs over 40,000
people in more than 900 offices throughout the world.
SOURCE Wausau Insurance

Brad Zweck of Wausau Insurance, +1-715-842-6570, cell, +1-715-781-1168