AXA XL has appointed Francisco Arias to its crisis management and specialty risk business as senior underwriter for war, terrorism & political violence.
Based in Atlanta, Arias reports to Morgan Shrubb, Head of terrorism in the US.
He will now will be responsible for upholding a high standard of business while implementing strategy and best practices, and maintaining key broker and client relationships.
Arias began his insurance career as a graduate trainee at Aspen, working across departments such as energy and construction underwriting, audit, environmental claims and crisis management underwriting.
He also spent time in London with terrorism underwriters at Lloyds and most recently served as a K&R business development and as facultative reinsurance broker in Latin America and the Caribbean for Marsh.
“Francisco brings specialized knowledge and excellent underwriting skills,” said Shrubb.
“Given the global nature of our clients’ needs, his experience across multiple international markets is a great asset to our growing team.”
