Latest AXA XL Headlines
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AXA Becomes Global Insurance Partner of UK’s Liverpool Football Club
Oct 5 2018 // AXA becomes the “official global insurance partner” for Liverpool Football Club, which is part of the English Premier League. In addition to providing excellent global brand visibility and raising AXA’s...
AXA XL Canada Taps Ashall from Aon Reed Stenhouse for Broker & Client Mgmt. Team
Sep 28 2018 // AXA XL Canada has added Jonathan Ashall to its Broker & Client Management team. Ashall is based in Toronto and reports to Urs Uhlmann, CEO and country manager AXA XL Canada. Ashall joins AXA XL from Aon Reed Stenhouse...
AXA XL Names Moniz & Scully to Lead Excess Casualty Teams in Bermuda, Dublin, Respectively
Sep 26 2018 // AXA XL announced two senior promotions within its Excess Casualty Insurance business. Effective immediately Vivienne Moniz and Elaine Scully have been appointed as head of Excess Casualty, Bermuda, and head of Excess...
Pioneer Taps XL Catlin’s McMellin as CEO; Douetil Becomes Chairman, as Taylor Retires
Sep 25 2018 // Pioneer Underwriters appointed Andrew McMellin as chief executive officer, effective Oct. 8, 2018 and pending regulatory approval. Dane Douetil, CEO of Pioneer’s parent company, Minova Insurance Holdings Ltd., and...
AXA XL Names Greensmith CEO of Catlin Underwriting Agencies, XL Catlin Insurance Co. UK, Succeeding Jardine
Sep 24 2018 // AXA XL announced that Paul Greensmith has been appointed CEO of legal entities: Catlin Underwriting Agencies Ltd. and XL Catlin Insurance Co. UK Ltd., subject to regulatory approvals. He replaces Paul Jardine, who, as...
XL Catlin Names Snyder Lead Underwriter for Construction Excess Casualty in Southeast
Sep 21 2018 // XL Catlin’s North America Construction insurance business has appointed Ann Marie Snyder, senior underwriter, to lead its Construction Excess Casualty business in its Southeast region. Snyder joined XL Catlin in 2012...
AXA’s Duverne Named Chairman of Insurance Development Forum, Replacing Catlin
Sep 13 2018 // The Insurance Development Forum (IDF) announced the appointment of Denis Duverne as chair of its Steering Committee, succeeding Stephen Catlin, effective Sept. 11, 2018. The IDF is a public-private partnership, led by a...
XL Catlin’s Duffy to Join AIG as Bermuda Manager
Sep 11 2018 // American International Group, Inc. announced that Catherine Duffy will join the company’s General Insurance business as Country Manager of Bermuda, at a date to be determined. In this role, Duffy will oversee...
AXA to Complete Acquisition of XL Group Sept. 12
Sep 11 2018 // AXA announced today that it has obtained all regulatory approvals required to complete the proposed acquisition of XL Group Ltd. previously announced on March 5, 2018. The Paris-based global insurer said it expects to...
Former Zurich Exec Hans Named Southeast Regional Leader of XL Catlin
Sep 7 2018 // XL Catlin has added Kimberly Hans to its Broker & Client Management team as Southeast Regional leader. Hans is based in Atlanta and reports to Robert Peretti, XL Catlin’s Head of Broker & Client Management in...
New York Approves AXA Acquisition of XL Group
Sep 3 2018 // France’s AXA Group moved a step closer to closing on its acquisition of XL Group as Nw York insurance regulators have given their approval of the deal. New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) on...
XL Catlin Expands M&A Underwriting Team with Khalidi and Jensen
Aug 14 2018 // XL Catlin insurance operations recently added Naveed Khalidi and Michelle Jensen to its team of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) insurance underwriters. Khalidi joins XL Catlin from Allied World Assurance Co., where he...
AXA Gives Under-Fire CEO Buberl a Needed Boost on Strong H1 Profits
Aug 2 2018 // AXA SA gave under-fire Chief Executive Officer Thomas Buberl a needed boost with first-half earnings that beat estimates and growth in new business. AXA, posting its first results since a disappointing partial spinoff of...
XL Catlin to Build On-Demand Cyber Insurance Product With Slice Labs
Jul 26 2018 // Slice Labs Inc., a U.S. company offering cloud-based on-demand insurance, has partnered with XL Catlin to offer an on-demand cyber insurance product for U.S. small and medium-sized business (SMBs) built on the Slice...
AXA, XL Choose Name for Combined P/C, Specialty Operations: ‘AXA XL’
Jul 12 2018 // Following the completion of the acquisition of XL Group by AXA SA – expected in the second half of 2018 – the two insurers have chosen the name of the division that will be dedicated to large property/casualty...
AXA Liabilities Managers Acquires Gothaer Re Run-Off Portfolio
Jul 9 2018 // Specialist run-off acquirer and manager AXA Liabilities Managers (AXA LM) has acquired the legacy assumed portfolio of Cologne-based Gothaer Finanzholding A.G., which is been in run-off since it ceased trading in 2004. The...
UK Insurance Sector Launches ‘Inclusive Behaviours Pledge’ to Build Diversity
Jul 5 2018 // Insurers, industry bodies and brokers, together with other organizations across the insurance sector, have joined forces to launch a new industry-wide pledge, designed to change behaviors and create a more inclusive work...
XL Catlin Is Lead Investor in $16.5M Financing for Israeli Maritime Risk Analytics Firm
Jul 3 2018 // XL Catlin’s venture capital arm is the lead investor in a $16.5 million financing for Windward, a maritime risk analytics firm, based in Israel. XL Innovate led the Series C financing, though previous investor...
AXA Art Names Buchmann as President, CEO of Americas
Jul 2 2018 // AXA Art has appointed industry veteran, Irina Buchmann as president and chief executive officer of its Americas operation. The Americas operations of the specialist insurer encompasses Brazil, Canada, Mexico and the United...
XL Catlin’s Eells Joins Validus Specialty as Chief Operating Officer
Jun 29 2018 // Validus Specialty Underwriting Services announced the appointment of Bob Eells as senior vice president and chief operating officer of Validus Specialty, Western World and Crop Risk Services. Leading operations and...
