AXA XL’s Political Risk, Credit & Bond (PRCB) business has appointed Gabriel Okolski as Senior Underwriter, Americas, based in Washington D.C. where he will report to Underwriting Manager, Special Risks, PRCB, Jeff Abramson.
Within his new role, Okolski will be responsible for new business production, underwriting and client and broker relationships.
The role will also allow for Okolski to work collaboratively with the Americas PRCB and Specialty leadership teams to inform the overall growth strategy, with a particular focus on further development and management of aviation finance activity.
Addressing Okolski’s appointment, Abramson said: “Gabriel brings extensive experience in credit analysis and structuring and deep expertise and broad relationships in the aviation finance sector. He will be a great asset to our growing team of political risk and credit insurance experts here in D.C.”
Prior to AXA XL, Okolski served as Senior Vice President, Credit and Financial Analyst at Marsh, where he worked exclusively on the Aircraft Finance Insurance Consortium (AFIC) program for close to five years.
Furthermore, Okolski has also previously served as a Senior Transportation Loan Officer for the Export Import Bank of the United States, where he focused on the structuring and execution of more than $3 billion in aircraft financing for airlines around the world.
Okolski began his career in commercial aviation at the US Department of Transportation as a Transportation Industry Analyst.
