Exclusive: Travelers’ cyber lead Francis joining Liberty Mutual as North America cyber head

By James Thaler

April 29 - (The Insurer) - Tim Francis has resigned from his post as Travelers’ enterprise cyber lead following two decades with the Connecticut-based carrier and is set to join Liberty Mutual as its new North America head of cyber, reporting to global head of cyber Patrick Thielen, according to sources with direct knowledge of the situation.

A well-known cyber industry figure and a regular speaker at cyber industry events, Francis served as vice president at Travelers, leading the insurer’s business insurance management and professional liability initiatives.

As enterprise cyber lead Francis had oversight of all of Travelers’ cyber product management, including products for businesses of all sizes, public entities and technology firms.

He has previously served as co-chair of NetDiligence’s Cyber Risk Summit.

Francis has also been a participant in the Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Incident Data and Analysis Working Group, an ongoing private-public engagement that is examining how a cyber incident data repository could help meet the information requirements of insurers, CISOs and other cybersecurity professionals.

Travelers and Liberty Mutual could not immediately be reached for comment.

Francis’ departure from Travelers is the second major cyber industry talent move in the past week, after The Insurer exclusively reported on Monday that Markel’s global executive underwriting officer for cyber, Kelly Castriotta, is leaving the Virginia-based insurer.