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AXIS Re names Jason Arbuckle Head of Underwriting, Canada

29th January 2019

AXIS Re, the reinsurance arm of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has named Jason Arbuckle as Head of Underwriting for Canada. In his new role, Arbuckle will take responsibility for the Canadian office operations, which includes enhancing and expanding the reinsurer's Canadian market business, and both identifying and establishing new AXIS Re ... Read the full article

AXIS Re appoints Ann Haugh as President of Global Markets

15th October 2018

AXIS Re, the reinsurance unit of Bermuda-headquartered global re/insurer AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has appointed Ann Haugh as President of its Global Markets division. Haugh joins AXIS Re from international insurance services firm Thomas Miller, where she most recently served as Group Chief Operating Officer. Previously, she also held a number of ... Read the full article

AXIS Re hires Bennett from MS Amlin to lead Lloyd’s property reinsurance underwriting

21st September 2018

AXIS Reinsurance, the reinsurance focused unit of Bermuda-headquartered global re/insurer AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has hired William Bennett from MS Amlin to become its Senior Underwriter for Property Reinsurance business at Lloyd’s. Bennett will join AXIS Re in March 2019 and be based in London, reporting to  Jonathan Gray, Head of ... Read the full article

AXIS Re Strategic Partners launches

10th September 2018

The reinsurance arm of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, AXIS Re, has announced the formal launch of AXIS Re Strategic Partners, alongside the appointment of the Strategic Account Executives for EMEA. The re/insurer announced AXIS Re Strategic Partners earlier this year, alongside a broader expansion of product and market capabilities. Now, the company ... Read the full article

AXIS Re announces plans for market expansion, reports organisational changes

31st May 2018

AXIS Re, the reinsurance segment of AXIS Capital, has announced a multifaceted plan intended to deliver increased client satisfaction and profitable growth, while cementing future market leadership. These actions, which follow an enterprise-wide focus on leadership in selected markets by AXIS Capital, include an implementation of the consultative client engagement model ... Read the full article

AXIS Re names AIG’s Megan Thomas Chief Underwriting Officer

18th April 2018

AXIS Re, a division of Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has named Megan Thomas as its Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), based in New York and reporting directly to Steve Arora, AXIS Re's Chief Executive Officer (CEO). In her new role, Thomas will join the reinsurance leadership team, and will assume responsibility for product ... Read the full article

AXIS hires new reinsurance CEO Steve Arora from Swiss Re

23rd October 2017

Bermudian insurance and reinsurance firm AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has hired Steve Arora from Swiss Re to become the new Chief Executive Officer of AXIS Re. Jan Ekberg has been interim CEO of AXIS Re since Jay Nichols stepped down from the role earlier this year. Arora has been hired from ... Read the full article

Neil Monahan joins AXIS Re from Swiss Re as SVP, Professional Liability, U.S.

23rd August 2017

AXIS Re, the reinsurance arm of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has appointed Neil Monahan, formerly of Swiss Re, as Senior Vice President (SVP), Professional Liability, U.S., reporting to Jon Colello. In his new role, Monahan will be responsible for leading the reinsurer's professional liability reinsurance underwriting operations in the U.S., and will be based ... Read the full article

AXIS Re and Renmin University, China partner on Actuarial Science Scholarship

25th April 2017

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has revealed its "AXIS Re Actuarial Scholarship” in partnership with China's Renmin University to financially assist students in developing actuarial science skills, acumen, and professional training throughout the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. At a recent Renmin University ceremony, AXIS Re's APAC Deputy Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) Les Loh, and Vice President ... Read the full article

AXIS Capital hires Trivitt as VP, Corporate Communications

13th April 2017

Bermuda based specialty insurance and reinsurance firm AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has appointed Keith Trivitt as its Vice President for Corporate Communications. Trivitt will be tasked with guiding the development and implementation of external communications strategy and initiatives for AXIS Capital and its core business units, including reinsurer AXIS Re. Trivitt ... Read the full article

Michael Leahey joins AXIS Re from XL Catlin

12th April 2017

AXIS Re, the reinsurance arm of Bermuda domiciled AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has announced that Michael Leahey has joined the firm from XL Catlin, as Vice President and Deputy Head of Catastrophe Underwriting for Europe, Israel, and Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In his new role Leahey will be tasked with underwriting property ... Read the full article

AXIS Re looks to engage, develop next generation of reinsurance professionals

7th April 2017

Bermudian reinsurance unit AXIS Re, part of the AXIS Capital Holdings Limited re/insurance company, is looking to engage and develop the next generation of insurance and reinsurance professionals, holding a student hackathon. The inaugural “Future of Insurance” student hackathon will be held in the Siebel Center for Design on the campus ... Read the full article

AXIS Re CEO Nichols resigns, Ekberg named interim reinsurance head

14th February 2017

John 'Jay' Nichols, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited's reinsurance division, AXIS Re, has stepped down from his position, and Jan Ekberg has been named as interim Head of Reinsurance. Nichols will remain with the company in a transitional role until the end of March, 2017. "On behalf ... Read the full article