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AXA XL is the commercial insurance and reinsurance underwriting department of global re/insurer AXA Group.
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Jennifer Kopf joins AXA XL aviation reinsurance team as Senior Underwriter
1st October 2025
AXA XL Reinsurance has announced the appointment of Jennifer Kopf as Senior Underwriter Aviation Reinsurance, a Zurich-based role. In her new role, Kopf will be responsible for underwriting a diverse portfolio of aviation reinsurance business. She will leverage advanced tools and models to optimize risk assessment and pricing while focusing on expanding ... Read the full article
AXA XL names Sophie Farhane as Global CUO, Cyber Direct & Indirect
15th September 2025
AXA XL, the property, casualty and specialty risk division of AXA, has announced the appointment of Sophie Farhane as Global Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), Cyber, Direct and Indirect. In this role, Farhane will oversee AXA XL’s cyber insurance portfolio, driving strategy, enhancing profitability, fostering innovation, and strengthening relationships with partners and ... Read the full article
AXA XL appoints Donnacha Smyth as Global CUO, Casualty
12th September 2025
AXA XL, the property, casualty and specialty risk division of AXA, has appointed Donnacha Smyth as its new Global Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) for Casualty, effective November 3rd, 2025. Currently, Smyth is based in Bermuda, serving as the Head of Casualty for the Americas region. He will continue to lead Casualty ... Read the full article
AXA XL appoints Louise Nevill as Chief Underwriting Officer, Specialty for the UK & Lloyd’s
12th September 2025
AXA XL, the property, casualty and specialty risk division of AXA, has announced the appointment of Louise Nevill ACII as Chief Underwriting Officer, Specialty for the UK & Lloyd’s. Commenting on the appointment, Mike Gosselin, Chief Underwriting Officer, UK & Lloyd’s, added: “Louise is extremely respected in the market." He continued: "She ... Read the full article
Reinsurance has never been more relevant: AXA XL Re’s Renaud Guidée
7th September 2025
Amid a spike in uncertainty globally, Renaud Guidée, Chief Executive Officer of AXA XL Re, believes that reinsurance has never been more relevant as a means to “bridge the gap between uncertainty and certainty.” Reinsurance News spoke with Guidée around the 2025 Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS) in Monte Carlo, to gauge ... Read the full article
AXA XL adds Eric Judd as Executive Underwriter in New York
21st August 2025
AXA XL, the property and casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has appointed Eric Judd as an Executive Underwriter, based in New York, as the firm continues to build its energy underwriting team in the Americas. Judd brings over three decades of experience in the insurance and ... Read the full article
AXA XL appoints Higgens & Kelley to Americas Wholesale Solutions team
6th August 2025
AXA XL, the property and casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has appointed Betsy Higgens as Head of Casualty and Megan Kelley as Head of Product within its Wholesale Solutions Team in the Americas. Higgens brings over 16 years of expertise in the Excess & Surplus (E&S) ... Read the full article
AXA to benefit more than it will lose from softer reinsurance rates, says Group CFO
1st August 2025
Alban de Mailly Nesle, Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of global insurer AXA, said this morning that as both a buyer and seller of reinsurance, overall, the firm stands to benefit more than it will lose from softer reinsurance pricing. This morning, AXA released a strong set of results for ... Read the full article
AXA XL premiums up 6% in H1’25 to €34bn
1st August 2025
French insurer AXA recorded a rise in underlying earnings of 5% to €4.5 billion and 7% growth in gross written premium (GWP) and other revenues to €64.3 billion in the first half of 2025, driven by growth at AXA XL, the firm's property and casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division, ... Read the full article
AXA XL appoints Sylvain Bouteillé as CUO for Specialty Americas
28th July 2025
AXA XL, the property and casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has announced the appointment of Sylvain Bouteillé as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) for Specialty Americas. Based in New York, Bouteillé will report to Donna Nadeau, Head of Large Commercial, Americas. In this role, he will oversee the ... Read the full article
AXA XL promotes Ed Totten to Head of Construction Casualty
22nd July 2025
AXA XL, the property and casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has announced the promotion of Ed Totten to Head of Construction Casualty, consolidating Primary and Excess Casualty lines under his leadership. Totten brings over two decades of experience in construction and casualty insurance to the role. He ... Read the full article
Wilkinson promoted to AXA XL’s Head of International Casualty, Retail, UK & Lloyd’s
16th July 2025
AXA XL, the property and casualty and specialty risk unit of global insurer AXA, has announced the promotion of Shaun Wilkinson to Head of International Casualty, Retail, UK & Lloyd’s. In his new role, Wilkinson will lead AXA XL’s UK & Lloyd’s underwriting strategy for its Retail, International Casualty portfolio. He will ... Read the full article
AXA XL appoints Victoria Killingsworth as Senior Underwriter, E&S
3rd July 2025
AXA XL, the property and casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has announced the appointment of Victoria Killingsworth as Senior Underwriter for Excess & Surplus (E&S) lines. In her new role, Killingsworth will underwrite E&S property risks across a range of industries, working closely with other insurance ... Read the full article
Starpeak renews binder with AXA XL’s UK & Lloyd’s business
2nd July 2025
Starpeak, a digital distributor of specialist insurance products, has renewed its long-standing binder arrangement with AXA XL’s UK & Lloyd’s business. The renewal marks the 10th year of their successful partnership, which has significantly contributed to the growth of the sports and leisure insurance sector. The partnership between Starpeak and AXA XL’s ... Read the full article
AXA XL hires Philip Anderson as Senior Underwriter in Dallas
27th June 2025
AXA XL, the property and casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has announced the appointment of Philip Anderson as Senior Underwriter in Dallas to expand its energy underwriting capabilities. In his new role, Anderson will underwrite energy property risks related to oil and gas operations, power generation ... Read the full article
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