XL Names Mitchell as President of Excess and Surplus Unit

XL Insurance has named Roxanne Mitchell as president of its Excess and Surplus lines unit, reporting to Seraina Maag, chief executive, North America Property & Casualty.

Mitchell will be based in XL’s Chicago office.

Mitchell joins XL Insurance from Lexington Insurance where she served as zone executive for the company’s Midwest region overseeing 100 employees in five offices servicing 14 states. During her 20 years with Lexington, she held several underwriting management positions, beginning with her appointment as casualty manager in Boston. Her 30-year insurance career began as a claims adjuster, before a switch to underwriting with companies including Intercontinental Insurance, a managing general agency, and American Universal, a Canadian Universal affiliate, in Boston.

John DiBiasi continues in his role as XL Insurance chief underwriting officer for E&S for Casualty, reporting to Mitchell.