Latest AXA XL Headlines
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XL Catlin Names Fischbach to Key Excess & Surplus Insurance Post
Mar 21 2017 // XL Catlin has appointed Karl Fischbach as head of Binding Authority and Brokerage for its excess and surplus insurance operation. In his newly added role, Fischbach will focus on aligning XL Catlin’s E&S...
XL Catlin Expands Professional Indemnity Offering in Iberia
Mar 17 2017 // XL Catlin’s insurance operation in Iberia announced an extension of its professional indemnity coverage. Traditionally, the coverage protects professional service firms against legal costs and claims for damages to...
XL Catlin Receives Approval to Write Insurance in Monaco
Mar 16 2017 // XL Catlin announced it has received approval from the Monegasque Minister of State to issue insurance policies in the Principality of Monaco through XL Insurance Co. SE (XLICSE), effective March 10, 2017. The license...
Strack Promoted to Senior VP in XL Catlin’s Midwest Division
Mar 14 2017 // XL Catlin has promoted Angie Strack to senior vice president and underwriting manager for its Global Risk Management division’s North Central Region. Strack will manage and develop XL Catlin’s U.S. risk...
MS Amlin Names XL Catlin’s Padilla as Senior U/W for Latin America
Mar 13 2017 // MS Amlin has appointed Frank Padilla as senior international casualty underwriter, specializing in Latin America. Latin America is a strategically important region for MS Amlin and this appointment underlines its...
XL Catlin & PGU to Offer EPLI Cover for Public Officials, Educators & Police
Mar 3 2017 // XL Catlin’s insurance companies and Professional Governmental Underwriters Inc. (PGU) have entered into an underwriting agreement to offer public entity management and employment practices liability insurance (EPLI)...
XL Catlin Launches Five Financial Institutions Insurance Solutions in Iberia
Mar 2 2017 // XL Catlin’s insurance operation in Iberia announced that it is launching five new insurance solutions for financial institutions. The coverage is for directors & officers liability, civil liability, comprehensive...
XL Catlin Launches Kidnap, Ransom & Extortion Endorsement for Aviation Program
Mar 2 2017 // XL Catlin has added a kidnap, ransom & extortion (KRE) crisis endorsement to its general aviation insurance coverage for pilots, aircraft carriers and other aviation companies address global travel safety...
XL Catlin Names Shertenlieb Central U.S. Leader for Global Risk Management
Mar 1 2017 // XL Catlin has appointed Gary Shertenlieb as zonal underwriting manager for Global Risk Management in the U.S. central region. Starting in April, Shertenlieb will lead the division’s primary casualty insurance and...
XL Catlin Launches $500,000 Fund for Scientists Researching Ocean Risks
Feb 24 2017 // XL Catlin has launched a $500,000 fund to support “early career scientists” undertaking research into the changing ocean environment. The XL Catlin Ocean Risk Grants will be awarded to scientists for final year...
AXA Chief Rules Out Major Acquisitions Such as Generali
Feb 23 2017 // AXA has reached a “critical size” and is ruling out major acquisitions such as Italy’s Generali, the French insurer’s chief executive Thomas Buberl said on Thursday. It is managing risks relating to...
XL Catlin Opens Shared Services Office in Gurgaon, India
Feb 13 2017 // XL Catlin has opened a shared services office, covering three floors at DLF World Tech Park in Gurgaon, India. The new office will provide “vital underwriting support, claims administration, actuarial services,...
AXA UK’s Travel Insurance Will Cover People Denied Access to US
Jan 30 2017 // The UK division of French insurer AXA said its travel policies would cover those denied access to the United States due to a U.S. travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries. An executive order by U.S....
XL Catlin Appoints Karna as Chief Data Officer
Jan 26 2017 // XL Catlin has announced the appointment of Dr. Henna A. Karna as chief data officer, reporting to XL’s chief platform officer, Myron Hendry. Karna has more than 20 years’ experience leading data-driven, digital...
Short Joins XL Catlin’s Excess Casualty Unit in Kansas City
Jan 26 2017 // Alan F. Short has joined XL Catlin’s Excess Casualty team as a senior underwriter in Kansas City. Short brings 30-plus years of broker and underwriting experience, including his recent tenure as an underwriting...
XL Catlin Adds Goebel, Buttner to Dallas Excess Casualty Team
Jan 24 2017 // XL Catlin’s Excess Casualty unit has added Byron D. Goebel and Eric Buttner to its Dallas team as senior underwriters in Dallas. Goebel joins XL Catlin with nearly 30 years of underwriting and broker experience, most...
XL Catlin Gets Approval to Open Reinsurance Branch in India
Jan 23 2017 // XL Catlin’s reinsurance business group that it has received final approval from the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India to open an onshore reinsurance branch office of XL Insurance Company SE. The...
XL Catlin Appoints Middleton to Manage Ceded Reinsurance Placements
Jan 19 2017 // XL Catlin’s P&C Underwriting Capital Management operation has appointed Anne Middleton to manage its ceded reinsurance placements globally. In her new role, Middleton, who is based in Londo, will be responsible...
XL Catlin Launches Environmental Solution in Ireland
Jan 11 2017 // XL Catlin announced the launch of a new environmental insurance solution in Ireland, which is tailored to address the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Guidance on Financial Provision for Environmental...
Marsh Completes Acquisition of Bluefin Insurance from AXA
Jan 3 2017 // Marsh, the wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Cos., said it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Bluefin Insurance Group Ltd., a subsidiary of AXA UK plc, from AXA Group. Founded in 2008,...
