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AXIS Capital Holdings
AXIS Capital makes two key leadership appointments
9th May 2023
AXIS Capital, a global specialty underwriter and provider of re/insurance solutions has appointed Mark Gregory as Head of Global Markets and Michael J. McKenna as Head of North America. Both appointees will report directly to Vince Tizzio, President and CEO of AXIS. In his new role as Head of Global Markets, Gregory, ... Read the full article
Tizzio named President and CEO of AXIS in planned leadership transition
4th May 2023
AXIS Capital, a global specialty underwriter and provider of re/insurance solutions, has announced a planned leadership transition, with Vincent C. Tizzio taking over as the company's new President and CEO. The move, which was first announced in December 2022, was timed to coincide with the company's Annual General Meeting held ... Read the full article
Megan Watt appointed AXIS Chief Claims Officer
30th March 2023
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, a global specialty underwriter and provider of re/insurance solutions, has announced the appointment of Megan Watt as Chief Claims Officer. Based in New York, Watt will start her new role on April 17, 2023, and will report directly to Vince Tizzio, CEO Specialty Insurance and Reinsurance, ... Read the full article
Axis promotes Gonzales to Deputy Global Head of Ceded Reinsurance
17th March 2023
Axis Capital, a global specialty underwriter and provider of re/insurance solutions, has announced the promotion of Inmaculada Gonzales to Deputy Global Head of Ceded Reinsurance. In her new role, she will help advance ceded reinsurance strategic priorities and drive best practices in governance and compliance on outwards reinsurance and retrocessional placements. Gonzales ... Read the full article
AXIS Capital hires Christopher Gray as Global Head of Marine Reinsurance
7th March 2023
AXIS Capital, a global specialty underwriter and provider of re/insurance solutions, has appointed Christopher Gray as Global Head of Marine Reinsurance. Based in London, Gray is a very well respected leader within the marine protection and indemnity (P&I) market. He joins AXIS from Canopius Group, where he most recently served as the ... Read the full article
Gabriel Galanski joins AXIS Capital as Head of NA P&C programs
21st February 2023
Bermuda-based re/insurer AXIS Capital has appointed Gabriel Galanski as Head of North America property & casualty (P&C) programs. Galanski will report to John Van Decker, President of Global Financial Lines. Additionally, the role will also see him work in close partnership with the company’s Wholesale Division, led by Carlton Maner, AXIS ... Read the full article
AXIS Capital announces further commitments to reduce greenhouse gases
15th February 2023
Axis Capital, a global specialty underwriter and provider of re/insurance solutions, announced its latest steps to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) in its ambition to transition to a low-carbon economy. The company stated it is committing to a 50% absolute reduction of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 across ... Read the full article
Reinsurance the smartest approach to cyber as AXIS gets more comfortable with the tail: CEO Benchimol
1st February 2023
After renewing its cyber treaty at the January 1st reinsurance renewals, AXIS Capital Holdings, the Bermuda domiciled global insurer and reinsurer, is "very satisfied" with the program it secured, as it continues to add more comfort around the tail risk, according to Albert Benchimol, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Read the full article
AXIS lost <$10m of desired renewals after property cat exit: Benchimol
27th January 2023
AXIS Capital CEO Albert Benchimol has reported that his company feels “encouraged” by the fact it lost less than $10 million of desired renewals following its exits from property and property catastrophe reinsurance business. “In the end, we successfully balanced substantially all the non-property-related renewals that met our thresholds,” he said ... Read the full article
AXIS sees profitable growth in chosen markets, stronger combined ratio in 2022
26th January 2023
Bermuda-based re/insurer AXIS Capital has reported a lower net income of $41 million for the fourth quarter of 2022 and a decline to $193 million for the full-year, while the combined ratio hit 94.1% and 95.8% for the respective periods. For the fourth quarter, net income fell from $197 million reported ... Read the full article
Tizzio named future AXIS CEO as Benchimol is to retire
20th December 2022
Vincent C. Tizzio has been named future Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AXIS as Albert A. Benchimol, the company’s current CEO, is to retire following a re/insurance and banking career that has spanned over four decades. After spending ten years as President and CEO of AXIS Benchimol will step down from ... Read the full article
KBW warns on reinsurance premium growth for AXIS shareholders
20th December 2022
Analysts from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) have warned that shareholders in AXIS Capital could find themselves disappointed next year over growth in reinsurance premiums. The firm said in a new, eleven-page note that it had downgraded shares in the firm to ‘market perform’ from ‘outperform’, while adjusting downwards its target ... Read the full article
AXIS gets $605m loss portfolio transfer from RiverStone
16th December 2022
RiverStone International has announced that it has entered into loss portfolio transfer (LPT) reinsurance agreements with affiliates of AXIS Capital, which cover several of its professional lines and liability insurance portfolios, mostly in relation to 2019 and prior accident years. The transaction covers net reserves for losses and loss expenses of ... Read the full article
AXIS appoints Andy Maher to head of cyber and tech in London
9th December 2022
Specialty lines insurer AXIS has appointed Andy Maher of head of cyber and technology in London. In his new role, Maher leads the London-based team of underwriters, and will focus on developing the team and enhancing the range of products and services that the team offers to its distribution partners and ... Read the full article
AXIS names Miranda Hunter as Head of Investor Relations
7th November 2022
Bermuda-based re/insurer Axis Capital has announced the appointment of Miranda Hunter as Head of Investor Relations. Hunter has more than 15 years of re/insurance and financial industry experience, having held senior roles at various global firms. In the new role, AXIS states she will be responsible for leading its engagement with ... Read the full article