State Auto Financial Corporation announced the intention of Liberty Mutual Insurance (“Liberty Mutual”) to appoint Kim Garland, currently senior vice president of personal & commercial lines and managing director of State Auto Labs, as president of State Auto following the completion of Liberty Mutual’s pending acquisition. The deal is expected to close in 2022, pending receipt of required regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Before joining State Auto, Garland was chief product officer for AIG’s Global P&C Consumer Division.