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AXA XL is the commercial insurance and reinsurance underwriting department of global re/insurer AXA Group.
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AXA XL appoints former Marsh SVP as Senior Underwriter
11th April 2022
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 ... Read the full article
AXA XL rolls out Environmental Ecosystem tech in North America
1st April 2022
AXA XL's North America Environmental insurance business has rolled out a tailored Environmental Ecosystem, in order to help clients adopt new technology solutions to manage business risks. Following the successful launch of AXA XL's Construction Ecosystem and its curated technology specifically for construction contractors, AXA XL's Environmental insurance team evaluated technology ... Read the full article
AXA XL appoints primary casualty leaders
14th March 2022
AXA XL's Primary Casualty Business has appointed new national, zonal and product leaders to align its underwriting teams more closely to AXA XL's US regional operating model. The promotions include the appointments of Theresa Schlageter to Head of US Risk Management, Primary Casualty, Americas, and Joe Bonica to Head of East ... Read the full article
AXA XL names Bewlay as Chief Executive Reinsurance as Cooper steps down
9th March 2022
AXA XL, the property & casualty and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has named Nancy Bewlay as its new Chief Executive Reinsurance, taking over from Charles Cooper. Bewlay brings more than three decades of industry experience to the role and has held numerous senior roles at XL Catlin and ... Read the full article
AXA XL makes three promotions to zonal manager in the US
4th March 2022
AXA XL has promoted three people to newly created zonal manager roles within its design professional insurance business. The insurer says that the move will help it align its underwriting teams more closely within its US regional operating model. The promotions include the appointments of Bob McLucas to east zone manager, ... Read the full article
AXA XL makes two underwriting hires
4th March 2022
AXA XL has appointed Kate Zhou as Senior Underwriter and Ian Lui as Underwriter for its Energy business, where they will be based in Toronto and will report to Jennifer Arezes, Head of Property, Construction and Energy, Canada. Zhou joins AXA XL from Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada ... Read the full article
AXA XL appoints new underwriters
2nd March 2022
AXA XL has appointed two new underwriters to its excess and surplus excess casualty team. According to a statement from the insurer, Ying Yin Zhong will become a senior underwriter based in New York, while Zachery Gentile will be an underwriter based in Exton, Pennsylvania. Zhong joins AXA XL from Arch Insurance ... Read the full article
AXA XL promotes Kendall to Strategic Partnerships manager, Design Professional
28th February 2022
AXA XL's Design Professional insurance business has promoted Michaela Kendall to the newly created role of Strategic Partnerships manager to oversee and strengthen key industry and market relationships. Kendall will be based in AXA XL's Atlanta office, and report to Douglas Strong, Chief Underwriting Officer, Design Professional. She will lead a team ... Read the full article
Strong P&C performance sees AXA report 61% rise in underlying earnings for 2021
24th February 2022
Global insurer AXA has reported a 61% rise in underlying earnings for 2021 to €6.8 billion, driven by a strong performance in its property and casualty (P&C) operation and a strong underwriting result, notably at AXA XL. Across the Group, gross revenues were up by 6%, year-on-year, to more than €99.9 ... Read the full article
AXA XL names Patrick Dougherty as Global Head, Commercial Bonds
21st February 2022
AXA XL, the property & casualty and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has appointed Patrick Dougherty as Global Head, Commercial Bonds where he will oversee the strategic direction of the team. In his role, Dougherty will oversee and manage the profitable growth of the portfolio as well as collaborating ... Read the full article
AXA XL promotes De Rosa to Head of Construction and Engineering
18th February 2022
AXA XL has appointed Francesca De Rosa to Head of Construction and Engineering, Reinsurance, succeeding Toni Vukadinovic from the 1st June. In her new role, De Rosa will lead AXA XL's Construction and Engineering Treaty and Facultative portfolio for International and US clients. She will be continued to be based in Zurich where ... Read the full article
AXA XL names Matthew Wells as Senior Underwriter, Marine
18th February 2022
AXA XL has appointed Matthew Wells as Senior Underwriter, Marine - UK & Lloyd’s, where he will be responsible for developing and managing underwriting strategies for both renewing and new business within AXA XL’s Marine book of business in the UK. He will also work closely with AXA XL’s team of ... Read the full article
AXA XL appoints new head of claims for Canada
11th February 2022
AXA XL has appointed Sandra Lee to be its new head of claims for Canada. Lee, who is being promoted into the role after being the leader for the local Casualty Claims team, will have oversight for all claims activity across property & casualty, specialty and professional lines in the country. Lee ... Read the full article
AXA XL promotes Andrew Maynard
1st February 2022
AXA XL, the property & casualty and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has named Andrew Maynard as its new Head of Life, Accident & Health (A&H), UK & Lloyd's, effective immediately. Maynard takes on responsibility for leading all underwriting activities for the UK & Lloyd's A&H operation, and for ... Read the full article
AXA XL Risk Consulting releases new risk assessment tool
28th January 2022
AXA XL Risk Consulting has released a new risk assessment service to help companies identify and mitigate pollution and environmental risks in Europe and in the UK. The tool, available through AXA XL’s Risk Scanning service, allows risk managers to generate assessments of their company’s sites by region, country or environmental ... Read the full article
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