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People Moves: AXA XL Promotes Dores for Int’l Financial Lines; BMS Builds Out Casualty With Hires From Tysers; WTW Taps RenRe’s Modhvadia for Structured Risk

Jun 30 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL, BMS and WTW.A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL Promotes Dores to CUO, Int’l Financial Lines – APAC & EuropeAXA XL...

People Moves: Miller Expands Into Media & Entertainment; Aon Re Names Carpenter’s Toffanello Head of Italy; SiriusPoint’s Sawyer Rejoins AXA XL for U.S. Casualty Re

Jun 27 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at insurance broker Miller, Aon Reinsurance Solutions in Italy, and AXA XL.A summary of these new hires follows here. Miller Expands Into Media &...

People Moves: Arch Insurance Int’l Names AXA XL’s Longley as Head of Professional Indemnity; WTW Direct & Facultative Taps AGCS’ De Jager for European Property

Jun 21 2022 // This edition of Internationl People Moves details appointments at Arch Insurance International and Willis Towers Watson (WTW).A summary of these new hires follows here. Arch Insurance Int’l Names AXA XL’s...

People Moves: Benet Named AXA XL Global CUO; Resilience Hires Ho for Lead Underwriting Role

May 25 2022 // AXA XL has named Libby Benet to the role of global chief underwriting officer (GCUO), succeeding Nancy Bewlay, who recently assumed leadership of AXA XL’s global reinsurance operation.According to AXA XL CEO Scott...

People Moves: AXA XL Names Benet Global CUO, Succeeding Bewlay; Marsh’s Neild Joins Howden’s UK Cyber Retail Practice; MS Amlin Taps Compre’s Margetts for Strategy

May 25 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL, Howden and MS Amlin.A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL Names Benet Global Chief Underwriting Officer, Succeeding BewlayAXA XL has...

People Moves: Liberty Mutual Re Hires AXA XL’s Sharman for Casualty Re; SiriusPoint Taps AXA XL’s Pascall as Head of London and Int’l Casualty

May 17 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Mutual Re and SiriusPoint.A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Mutual Re Hires AXA XL’s Sharman for Casualty ReinsuranceLiberty...

AXA to Join €1B Regenerative Agriculture Fund to Help Mitigate Climate Change

May 13 2022 // Insurer AXA and consumer goods group Unilever plan to invest 100 million euros each into a new 1 billion euro ($1.06 billion) regenerative agriculture fund to be managed by Tikehau Capital, the three groups said on...

People Moves: Canopius CUO Duffy to Retire Next Year; AXA XL Promotes Baker to Head of Construction, UK & Lloyd’s

May 12 2022 // Canopius CUO Duffy to Retire Next YearCanopius Group, the London-based global specialty re/insurer, announced that, after nearly 17 years of service, Group Chief Underwriting Officer Mike Duffy will retire in 12...

People Moves: AXA Reappoints Buberl as CEO; Gosset-Grainville Named Chair

Apr 29 2022 // Thomas Buberl has been reappointed as AXA’s chief executive officer, while Antoine Gosset-Grainville has been name chairman of the board of directors, succeeding Denis Duverne, who has retired.Burberl first became...

Credit Agricole to Bid for Banco BPM’s Insurance Units, in Competition With AXA

Apr 14 2022 // Credit Agricole SA intends to bid for Banco BPM SpA’s insurance businesses after having bought a minority stake in Italy’s third-largest bank, according to people with knowledge of the matter.The French bank is...

AXA in Talks to Buy Majority Stake in Banco BPM’s Insurance Units

Apr 12 2022 // AXA SA is in early-stage talks to buy a controlling stake in Banco BPM SpA’s insurance businesses valued at about 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion), according to people with knowledge of the matter.AXA is considering...

Orsted Sells 50% of British Wind Farm to French Consortium That Includes AXA

Mar 29 2022 // Denmark’s Orsted said on Monday it had agreed to sell half of the Hornsea 2 project in Britain, which will become the world’s biggest offshore wind farm, to a French consortium for 3 billion pounds ($3.94...

France’s AXA Stops Re/insuring Russian Insurers, Assets

Mar 28 2022 // French insurer AXA said on Friday that it has stopped all new investments in Russian assets and would no longer underwrite reinsurance of the country’s insurance companies. It said it had stopped underwriting new...

People Moves: AXA XL Promotes Europe Managers; WTW Names Bassi for Insurance Consulting & Tech; Sedgwick Appoints Horrocks UK Head of Fraud Tech, Intelligence

Mar 17 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL, Willis Towers Watson and Sedgwick.A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL Promotes 2 Regional Managers in EuropeAXA XL announced the...

Burn the Client or Burn the Carbon? Insurer AXA Grapples With Clean Energy Transition.

Mar 17 2022 // The glass tower in Paris where AXA SA, one of the world’s largest insurers, has its temporary headquarters looks as if a giant feral cat has ripped chunks out of it. In recent months that jagged feeling extends...

People Moves: AXA XL Names Bewlay Chief Exec Reinsurance, Replacing Cooper; Marsh Promotes 3 for Affinity; Hartford Hires Generali’s Mather to Lead Int’l Financial Lines

Mar 10 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL, Marsh and The Hartford.A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL Names Bewlay as Chief Executive Reinsurance, Succeeding CooperAXA XL...

People Moves: Lockton Hires Starr Cos.’ Shephard for Aviation; Arch Promotes Bonneau; AXA XL Names Zhou, Lui as Energy U/Ws in Canada

Mar 7 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Lockton, Arch Insurance International and AXA XL.A summary of these new hires follows here. Lockton Hires Starr Cos.’ Shephard for AviationLockton...

People Moves: Zurich’s Hart Moves to Munich Re Specialty; AXA XL Promotes Design Professional Team’s Kendall

Mar 1 2022 // Munich Re Specialty Insurance (MRSI) has named long-time Zurich North America executive Sabrina Hart as president of its excess and surplus lines business.Hart is charged with expanding E&S’s specialty product...

Applied Underwriters to Buy Catlin Specialty From AXA XL

Feb 24 2022 // Applied Underwriters said it will acquire Catlin Specialty Insurance Company from the AXA XL group of companies.Applied said it will consolidate Catlin into the North American Casualty group of companies in a move intended...

AXA Doubles 2021 Net Income to €7.29 Billion

Feb 24 2022 // AXA reported a profit on Thursday that more than doubled from last year, with the French insurer recovering from pandemic-related claims during the peak of the COVID-19 crisis.The company, Europe’s second-biggest...