Liberty Mutual Insurance Group

In October 2019, Liberty Mutual fully acquired the global surety and reinsurance operations of AmTrust Financial Services in hopes of becoming a top-three global commercial and specialty lines insurer and reinsurer. But overall it was a tough year on paper. The firm’s profits dropped 52%, which the company attributes to its sale of the Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston. While Liberty has well-diversified insurance offerings, CEO David Long recently warned about its exposure to insurance payouts related to the coronavirus outbreak. But Long expects contractual languages in its policies to prevent "material losses." That said, the CEO is confident Liberty can ride out the storm, thanks in part to its $1.4 billion cash on hand.