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AXA XL
AXA XL appoints Head of Intl. Casualty, Insurance, UK & Lloyd’s
13th July 2022
AXA XL’s insurance business has announced the promotion of Olivia Shing to Head of International Casualty, UK & Lloyd’s, effective immediately. In her new role, Shing will be responsible for leading the International Casualty team in the UK, while developing the regional underwriting strategy and ensuring continued profitability. She will also work ... Read the full article
AXA XL promotes Paul Rothery and Mark Appleton to new roles
11th July 2022
AXA XL has promoted Paul Rothery and Mark Appleton new roles. Rothery has been promoted to the role of global CUO for marine liability and ports, while Appleton will be the head of energy liability for UK and Lloyd’s. Rother will be responsible for developing AXA XL’s global portfolio and driving governance, ... Read the full article
AXA XL Reinsurance appoints Peter Kiernan and Simon Penney to new roles
7th July 2022
AXA XL Reinsurance has appointed Peter Kiernan to be its new head of US property for Bermuda reinsurance. Kiernan assumed his role on 1 July and is based in Bermuda. He replaces Simon Penney, who is relocating to London to take up a new global role as head of underwriting analytics ... Read the full article
AXA XL appoints Ana Dores to intl. financial lines CUO role
4th July 2022
AXA XL has appointed Ana Dores to be chief underwriting officer for international financial lines in APAC Europe. The firm said in a statement that Dores will begin in her role at the beginning of September and will be based in Madrid. She will oversee the management of AXA XL’s financial lines ... Read the full article
New tech helping to “predict” adverse events in real-time: AXA
29th June 2022
A move towards prevention through predictive technologies will become commonplace in certain insurance sectors, according to the chief strategy and business development officer at the global insurer, AXA. The two main trends that are making insurers shift to prevention, noted Georges Desvaux, are the growing complexity of risks society faces, and ... Read the full article
AXA XL appoints Ravi Pachai to new CRO role
22nd June 2022
AXA XL has appointed Ravi Pachai to be its new chief risk officer for Bermuda and North America, Reinsurance. Announced over LinkedIn, Pachai has been with the company for over seven-and-a-half years. He joined the firm in January 2015 as its Bermuda catastrophe modelling manager before becoming an underwriting actuary, his incumbent ... Read the full article
AXA XL appoints London Head of US Casualty, Reinsurance
21st June 2022
AXA XL, the property & casualty and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has named Ian Sawyer as it’s London Head of US Casualty, Reinsurance. Within this role, he will be based in London and will be responsible for leading AXA XL’s Global Markets US Casualty team in the UK, ... Read the full article
AXA XL grows US Commercial E&O team
14th June 2022
AXA XL is growing its Commercial Errors & Omissions (E&O) insurance team in the US to meet high levels of demand for professional liability protection from service professionals. In line with this goal, the company has announced the additions of Melissa Sowa as Senior Vice President, Underwriting Manager Miscellaneous Professional Liability, ... Read the full article
AXA XL promotes Brooks to CUO, Programs & Delegated Arrangement, Americas
27th May 2022
AXA XL has announced the appointment of David Brooks to the new role of Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), Programs and Delegated Arrangement for the Americas, where he will report to Donna Nadeau, AXA XL's Chief Underwriting Officer for the Americas. The new role has been made in support of AXA XL's ... Read the full article
AXA XL promotes Libby Benet to Global CUO
25th May 2022
AXA XL, the property & casualty and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has promoted Libby Benet to Global Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO). Benet takes over as Global CUO from Nancy Bewlay, who was recently named as its new Chief Executive of Reinsurance. She first joined the company in 2020 ... Read the full article
AXA XL adds three to its cyber incident response team in North America
13th May 2022
AXA XL has added Jeanelle Dawes-Ghee, Yelizaveta (Liz) Veys, and Bridget Mead as claims specialists to its cyber incident response team in North America. The firm said that the three will report into Gwenn Cujdik, North America cyber incident response manager. Veys and Mead will be based in Exton, Pennsylvania, while ... Read the full article
AXA XL makes Al Baker permanent head of construction in UK and Lloyd’s markets
10th May 2022
AXA XL has promoted Al Baker to be its new head of construction in the UK and Lloyd’s markets. Baker has been in the role on an interim basis since September. He will be responsible for leading AXA XL’s construction business for the UK & Lloyd’s region and driving its strategic, ... Read the full article
AXA XL reports Q1 revenue growth to €6.2bn as nat cat reduction continues
6th May 2022
AXA XL, the property and casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of AXA, has reported revenue growth of 4% to €6.2 billion in the first-quarter of 2022, despite a steep reduction in natural catastrophe exposure within reinsurance. French insurer and reinsurer AXA has now released its Q1 2022 results, which show ... Read the full article
AXA XL hires Snyder as VP, Senior Underwriter, Excess Casualty, Bermuda
29th April 2022
AXA XL has appointed Christine Snyder to its Bermuda Insurance Excess Casualty team as Vice President, Senior Underwriter. Within this role Snyder’s responsibilities will include delivering profitable underwriting service to clients, which will involve her developing and managing underwriting strategies for renewed and new business within AXA XL’s Excess Casualty portfolio, ... Read the full article
AXA XL names Enrique López Torrents as Country Manager, Iberia
29th April 2022
AXA XL, the property and casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of AXA, has announced the appointment of Enrique López Torrents as Country Manager, Iberia, effective May 9, subject to regulatory approval. Within this role, Enrique will succeed José Ramón Morales, who will be leaving AXA XL to pursue opportunities outside ... Read the full article