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AXA, Affin Bank Weigh Possible Sale of Malaysian Insurance Business

Sep 6 2019 // French insurer AXA SA and Affin Bank Bhd. are exploring options including a potential sale of their life and general insurance business in Malaysia that could fetch about $650 million, according to people with knowledge of...

AIG’s Su Joins AXA XL as Underwriting Lead for Structured Risk Solutions

Sep 4 2019 // AXA XL, the property/casualty and specialty risk division of AXA, has named Austin Su as U.S. Underwriting Lead of its Structured Risk Solutions (SRS) business. Based in New York, Su joins SRS’ growing global...

Early Claims and Crash Tests Suggest Risks of Luxury, SUV Electric Vehicles

Aug 23 2019 // Electric luxury cars and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) may be 40% more likely to cause accidents than their standard engine counterparts, possibly because drivers are still getting used to their quick acceleration, French...

AXA XL Adds Zurich’s Arezes as Senior Underwriter for Large Property in Canada

Aug 16 2019 // AXA XL has added Jennifer Arezes to its property insurance team in Canada. Arezes is based in Toronto and will work alongside Ian Rutherford, head of Property, Canada and Urs Uhlmann, CEO and country manager AXA XL, Canada...

AXA’s H1 Net Income Drops 19% on Hit From Spinoff of Equitable in U.S.

Aug 1 2019 // AXA SA’s shift away from life insurance yielded growing volumes and improved profitability as a restructuring move hit the bottom line.The French financial giant’s first-half net income fell 19% to 2.33 billion...

AXA XL Appoints Fumagalli as Head of International Financial Lines, Europe

Jul 31 2019 // AXA XL Insurance announced the appointment of Simona Fumagalli as head of International Financial Lines, Europe, based in Milan. In her new role, Fumagalli will be responsible for developing the business line’s...

AXA XL, Vindati to Offer Ocean Cargo Insurance Via Online Platform

Jul 29 2019 // AXA XL’s U.S. marine insurance business and Vindati, an insurtech managing general underwriter (MGU) offering specialty products and an integrated shopping experience for brokers and agents, have partnered to offer...

AXA XL Appoints 3 Senior Executives to London Reinsurance Team

Jul 29 2019 // AXA XL announced three senior appointments to its London Reinsurance team, with the promotion of Megan Kempe, coupled with the additions of Nick Pascall and Conor Gaffney.Kempe has been promoted to head of US Property...

RSA Taps AXA’s Rueegg as Middle East CEO; Other Executives Promoted in Region

Jul 22 2019 // RSA Insurance has appointed Martin Rueegg as the new chief executive of the Middle East and United Arab Emirates (UAE).Rueegg joins from AXA where he was general insurance managing director for Hong Kong. He replaces Lloyd...

AXA Appoints Guidée from Goldman Sachs as Group Chief Risk Officer

Jul 12 2019 // AXA announced the appointment of Renaud Guidée as group chief risk officer. Currently managing director at Goldman Sachs in France, he will join AXA in September 2019, subject to regulatory approval.He will report to...

AXA XL Enhances Environmental Insurance Coverage

Jul 1 2019 // AXA XL’s Environmental business in North America has added supplemental coverage to its Pollution and Remediation Legal Liability policy.The policy is designed to provide protection to owners, operators and...

Specialist Re/Insurer Apollo Taps Steeds from XL Catlin as Political Risk U/W

Jun 28 2019 // Lloyd’s managing agency Apollo Syndicate Management has appointed William Steeds as senior political risk underwriter for Syndicate 1969, effective immediately. He reports to Chris King, head of crisis management at...

Liberty Mutual Re Taps Voges from AXA as Senior Marine & Energy Underwriter

Jun 24 2019 // Liberty Mutual Re, part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Jens Voges as senior underwriter and product leader Marine & Energy within its London Market Risks (LMR) team.The new role was created to support...

AXA XL Enhances Environmental Insurance Coverage

Jun 24 2019 // AXA XL’s Environmental business in North America has added supplemental coverage to its Pollution and Remediation Legal Liability (PARLL) policy which provides protection to owners, operators and developers of fixed...

AIG’s Klepper Joins AXA XL as Chief Underwriter for Short Tail Insurance Lines

Jun 20 2019 // AXA XL, the property/casualty and specialty risk division of AXA, has named Robert Klepper as chief underwriting officer for Short Tail Insurance Lines. In his new role, Klepper will be responsible for developing...

BHSI Gets French Insurance License, Names d’Huart from AXA XL as Country Manager

Jun 11 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has received its insurance license in France, established a new office in Paris, and appointed François-Xavier d’Huart as country manager.Beginning...

AXA XL Partners with IPRS Health to Offer Employer’s Liability Insurance Solution in UK

Jun 4 2019 // AXA XL Insurance has partnered with IPRS Health to launch an employer’s liability insurance solution, AXA XL HealthAssist, for UK organizations.With workplace injury and new cases of work-related ill-health costing...

AXA XL Names Chiusano to Lead North America Property Insurance Team in Northeast

May 23 2019 // AXA XL, a division of AXA, has named Raymond Chiusano to lead its North America Property Insurance team’s Northeast region, based in New York.Chiusano is assuming the role currently held by Joseph Moylan, who...

AXA XL Promotes Gauder in Illinois to Lead North Central Region

May 23 2019 // AXA XL has promoted Brian Gauder to lead its North Central region out of Chicago, Ill.AXA also named Raymond Chiusano to lead its North America property insurance team’s Northeast region out of New York. Chiusano is...

AXA XL Names Bertha to Lead U.S. East Region Multinational Casualty Group

May 17 2019 // AXA XL has promoted Marc Bertha as team lead for the U.S. Eastern Region Multinational Casualty group.Based in New York, Bertha will be leading the region’s underwriting team whose overall mission is to partner with...