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Liberty Mutual Group Expands Presence in Boston

By Mini Swamy
TMCnet Contributor

In addition to helping people live safer and secure lives, the Liberty Mutual Group, a diversified global insurer and fifth largest property and casualty insurer in the U.S., has decided to offer the residents of the Boston community an opportunity to recover from the economic setback it suffered, by expanding its presence in Massachusetts.

Announcing the creation of a new IT Development Center in Boston, Liberty Mutual commenced the hiring of 100 new full-time employees for various entry level and experienced roles, to staff the operation. The employees, who will range from software developers to architects, will work with mainstream and innovative technologies that include Web and mobile development and cloud computing.

In a press release, Edmund F. Kelly, Liberty Mutual Group chairman and CEO, said that the announcement demonstrated how the growth of Liberty Mutual's worldwide operations benefited Boston and the region and how the present expansion was important to Liberty Mutual's success as a global insurer. He looked forward to attracting the best talent in the universities and the IT pool.

Secretary of Housing & Economic Development Greg Bialecki made a statement regarding Governor Patrick's partnership with Liberty Mutual to ensure the creating of jobs in Massachusetts. He also added that the success of the insurance company was crucial to the thriving of Boston's innovation economy.

Liberty Mutual presently has IT Development Centers in Dover and Portsmouth, N.H.; Indianapolis, Ind.; and, Seattle, Wash. In October 2010, Liberty Mutual broke ground on a 22-story, 590,000 square-foot office building at 157 Berkeley Street as the company expanded its global headquarters located in Boston.

The working philosophy and environment within Liberty Mutual is competitive, encouraging and lucrative and focuses on employee development, training and career advancement.

Mayor Thomas M. Menino said, "Boston has a talented, creative and innovative workforce that is a perfect match for Liberty Mutual's new IT Development Center. Hiring 100 employees immediately will continue Boston's economic recovery. This is great news for our city.”

Individuals interested in a career at the new IT Development Center and applying for positions. Liberty Mutual Liberty Mutual can visit the website for further details.

Liberty Mutual ranks 71st on the Fortune 500 list of largest corporations in the U.S. based on 2009 revenue and offers a wide range of insurance products and services.