XL Insurance Adds to Aviation Team, Expands West

New York-based XL Insurance, the global insurance operations of XL Capital Ltd., has expanded its U.S. Aviation underwriting team with an aviation branch office in San Francisco and by adding to its New York-based underwriting staff.

In San Francisco, Mark Sacco is officer, class underwriter. XL Insurance also added Karl Jorda as assistant vice president, class underwriter to its New York-based underwriting team.

Jorda brings more than 20 years of aviation insurance experience to XL Insurance, most recently working as chief underwriting officer – aviation for Britt Paulk. His career also includes various underwriting management positions with AXA and United States Aircraft Insurance Group.

Sacco joins XL Insurance from Marsh, where he worked for three years as a vice president in the aviation group. Prior to this position, he spent more than nine years as a general aviation underwriter with United States Aircraft Insurance Group (USAIG) in both Denver and San Francisco.

Topics USA New York Underwriting Aviation