FM Global opens Amsterdam branch

JOHNSTON — Rhode Island-based FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers, has opened a branch office in Amsterdam, Netherlands, to meet the growing insurance and loss prevention engineering needs of its clients in the Benelux region.
FM Global says it has served clients in that area for more than 40 years. The company, which employs 5,000 people, including about 1,700 in Rhode Island, now has 61 offices worldwide.
“The opening of FM Global’s Amsterdam office is part of our long-term focus on serving businesses operating in the region, especially as they expand their global capabilities,” said Henk Fleurke, FM Global operations vice president and Benelux branch manager who will manage the new office. “Also, this will enable FM Global to offer additional insurance capabilities to local companies, particularly in the European chemical sector.”
FM Global – a commercial and industrial property insurer with clients in more than 130 nations – is a $4.7 billion policyholder-owned mutual insurance company. It employs nearly 5,000 people in 61 offices worldwide, including nearly 1,700 in Southern New England at its headquarters in Johnston, research campus in Glocester and offices in Norwood and Waltham, Mass. Additional information is available at www.fmglobal.com.