Global insurance carrier American International Group, Inc. (AIG) has hired Nancy Bewlay from AXA Group to serve as its new Executive Vice President (EVP) and Global Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), based in New York, reporting to Eric Andersen, President and Chief Executive Officer of AIG.
Bewlay joins AIG’s Executive Leadership Team on September 8th, 2026, when she will assume responsibility for the insurer’s underwriting strategy. Her role will include advancing underwriting management best practices and overseeing AIG’s global underwriting organisation, as well as its focus on underwriting excellence and discipline within the firm’s defined risk appetite.
She has more than three decades of industry experience, and joins AIG from French insurer AXA, where she most recently served as Group Chief Underwriting & Pricing Officer and a member of the Group Management Committee since 2023.
Prior to this, Bewlay held numerous roles within AXA XL, the property & casualty and specialty risk division of AXA, including Global Chief Underwriting Officer – Long Tail Lines, Global Chief Underwriting Officer, and more recently, Chief Executive Officer of Reinsurance.
Earlier in her career, Bewlay held senior leadership roles at Swiss Re, one of the world’s largest reinsurance companies, C.V. Starr, and General Star Management Company.
“Nancy Bewlay is a deeply technical and experienced insurance executive with a distinguished track record of advancing underwriting excellence and building high-performing global underwriting teams. Her experience leading underwriting organizations during several market cycles, combined with her ability to strengthen portfolio management and risk analytics at scale, will be a tremendous asset to AIG,” said Andersen. “I am pleased to welcome Nancy to AIG, and I look forward to working closely with her to accelerate our strategy, deepen our relevance with clients and partners, and further strengthen the global insights and capabilities we bring to support them around the world.”
“I am honored to join AIG at such an important time for the Company and the industry. AIG’s industry-leading position reflects a foundation of exceptional underwriting expertise, a highly accomplished global team of underwriters, and a demonstrated commitment to underwriting excellence. I look forward to working with Eric, AIG’s leadership team and talented colleagues around the world to support our clients and partners, and help drive disciplined, profitable growth,” commented Bewlay.
