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AXIS Re announces three key leadership promotions

14th July 2021

AXIS Re, the reinsurance business segment of AXIS Capital, today announced the promotion of three key staff members, including Simon Stirnemann to Head of EMEA LatAm Casualty. Stirnemann has been with AXIS more than 15 years, working in the Singapore and Zurich offices, and has held liability and casualty underwriting roles ... Read the full article

AXIS Re hires Lopiccolo to drive global broker engagement

8th July 2021

AXIS Re the reinsurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings has appointed Matt LoPiccolo as Strategic Account Executive, Global Brokers for its client engagement initiative, AXIS Re Strategic Partners. LoPiccolo joins AXIS Re after serving as Head of US Digital Distribution within the company’s insurance segment. He will continue to be based ... Read the full article

AXIS Re adds Partner Re’s Hanhart as EMEA & LatAm property underwriter

1st July 2021

AXIS Re has appointed Nicole Hanhart to the role of property underwriter for EMEA & Latin America, where she'll be responsible for underwriting a treaty portfolio. Hanhart joins AXIS Re after 20 years at Partner Re, where she was most recently a Senior Underwriter with the Global Catastrophe team. Her underwriting experience ... Read the full article

AXIS Re names Haugh as President of new Global Property division

10th May 2021

AXIS Re, the reinsurance arm of Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has announced a simplified overall structure, which includes the establishment of a new Property Reinsurance division, led by Ann Haugh. Previously AXIS Re's President of Global Markets, Haugh has been appointed President of the reinsurer's new Global Property unit. In her ... Read the full article

AXIS Re hires Matti Parnanen as Underwriter

7th May 2021

AXIS Re, the reinsurance segment of AXIS Capital Holdings, has appointed Matti Parnanen as an Underwriter for its Canada team. In his new role, Parnanen will assume underwriting and client management responsibilities. He joins AXIS Re from Munich Re Canada, where he was a Senior Property Treaty Underwriter. Prior to that, he was ... Read the full article

AXIS Re adds AXA XL’s Lisa Hiscock to senior underwriting role

21st April 2021

AXIS Re, the reinsurance business segment of AXIS Capital, has appointed Lisa Hiscock to serve as Senior Underwriter, Lloyd’s Casualty within the Global Markets team. Hiscock will be underwriting Lloyd’s Casualty treaty business while providing support to existing partnerships and assessing new growth opportunities. She’s also expected to have a particular focus ... Read the full article

Kavan Tucker joins AXIS Re as Senior Underwriter, Mortgage

24th February 2021

AXIS Re, the reinsurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has announced the appointment of Kavan Tucker to the AXIS Re Global Markets team as a Senior Mortgage Underwriter, effective March 1, 2021. In this role, Tucker will be responsible for developing the Mortgage book of business at AXIS Re. In ... Read the full article

AXIS Re adds Michelle Glass to NA Casualty team

4th February 2021

AXIS Re, the reinsurance arm of Bermuda domiciled AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has named Munich Re's Michelle Glass as a Senior Underwriter within its North America Casualty division, effective February 1st, 2021. Glass joins the firm from Munich Re where she most recently served as Senior Vice President (SVP) and Casualty ... Read the full article

Katie Partington Howarth takes CUO role at AXIS Re

29th January 2021

AXIS Re, the reinsurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has appointed Katie Partington Howarth as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) and Head of its Reinsurance Products Division. In this role, Partington Howarth will be responsible for the global underwriting approach and portfolio management for all lines of business across AXIS ... Read the full article

AXIS Re adds Senior Property Underwriter, EMEA & LatAm

2nd December 2020

The reinsurance arm of Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, AXIS Re, has appointed Emilie Hungenberg as a Senior Underwriter, Property, EMEA & Latin America. In her new role, Hungenberg takes on responsibility for underwriting a property treaty portfolio for France, Benelux, Iberia, and Africa. She will work alongside the underwriting team responsible ... Read the full article

AXIS Re hires David Bangs as Head of Japan

1st December 2020

AXIS Re, the reinsurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has announced the appointment of David Bangs as AXIS Re Head of Japan. Bangs joins AXIS Re from Willis Re Singapore where he previously served as Executive Director. Prior to this, he held the role of Japan Representative at Willis Re ... Read the full article

Richard Milner appointed CEO of Aspen UK, Managing Agency

13th November 2020

Richard Milner, former senior managing director of Aspen Re International, has been promoted to serve as Chief Executive Officer Aspen Insurance UK & Aspen Managing Agency. Milner appears to have transitioned to the new role earlier this year, after having served in his previous position for five months. Milner holds over 20 years’ ... Read the full article

AXIS Insurance and Kennedys Law to create marine cyber product

22nd October 2020

Re/insurer AXIS Insurance and law firm, Kennedys Law LLP have announced a collaboration for services in connection with the new AXIS Marine Cyber Insurance product. This new product will provide insurance cover for the marine shipping market to protect against cyber exposures on board vessels and onshore in shipping company offices. It ... Read the full article

AXIS Re expands NA Casualty team with two new underwriters

15th October 2020

AXIS Re, the reinsurance arm of Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has added Lydia LaSalata and Matthew Trinkle to its North American Casualty operation. LaSalata's appointment is effective October 15th, 2020 and she joins the reinsurer as a Senior Underwriter for Professional Liability. She joins AXIS Re from Safety National Re, ... Read the full article

AXIS Re promotes Rodriguez to Head of Intl. Credit & Surety, Global Markets

15th September 2020

The reinsurance arm of Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, AXIS Re, has promoted Camilo Rodriguez to Head of International Credit & Surety within its Global Markets unit. In his new role, he will remain in the company's Zurich, Switzerland office and will report to Ann Haugh, President of Global Markets. Rodriguez first ... Read the full article