February 29, 2024
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., the Bermuda-based specialty re/insurer, announced that W. Marston (Marty) Becker will succeed Henry B. Smith as non-executive chair of its Board of Directors. Smith, who has served as chair since May of 2020, has decided to …
February 28, 2024
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXIS Capital Holdings and Xenia Broking Group. A summary of these new hires follows here. AXIS Names Lord as Global CIO, Barriero as Head of Strategic Sourcing, Corporate Real Estate AXIS …
December 14, 2023
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. announced it has received in-principle approval from Lloyd’s to launch a syndicate that will focus on providing capacity for new energy projects with a critical role in supporting the transition to net zero. Through Energy Resilience …
November 29, 2023
For the first time, a cyber-catastrophe bond has made its way into public debt markets. Long Walk Reinsurance Ltd. issued a $75 million so-called cat bond, sponsored by AXIS Capital, to insure against “a cyber-catastrophe event” across its main underwriting …
September 29, 2023
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., together with its direct and indirect subsidiaries and branches, announced that it has partnered with Stone Point Credit Adviser LLC to launch Monarch Point Re, a newly created collateralized reinsurer. The launch was accompanied by a …
September 11, 2023
Executive summary: Fitch Ratings is projecting reinsurer returns on equity of 14% in 2023 and 2024, results that reflect a reinsurance environment that has effectively returned to the pre-soft market state of providing capital protection rather than earnings protection for …
July 20, 2023
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at RenaissanceRe and AXIS Capital Holdings. A summary of these new hires follows here. RenaissanceRe Promotes Lang to Group Chief Risk Officer, Succeeding Branagan RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. announced that Robin Lang will …
July 13, 2023
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Canopius and AXIS Capital Holdings. A summary of these new hires follows here. Canopius Taps Former AXA XL Exec Cooper as Head of Reinsurance & Bermuda CEO Canopius Group, a leading …
May 4, 2023
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. announced that Vincent C. Tizzio assumed the role of president and CEO of AXIS as part of a planned leadership transition, first announced in December 2022, and timed to the company’s annual general meeting held at …
February 22, 2023
AXIS Appoints Galanski as Head of North America Property & Casualty Programs Gabriel Galanski has joined AXIS Capital Holdings Limited as head of North American property and casualty programs. Galanski will manage, develop and administer programs and will work in …