Axis hires Nationwide’s Shaw as specialty team leader in NA programs unitAxis has recruited Andy Shaw as specialty team leader within its North American Programs business, with the new hire joining having spent the past 11 years at Nationwide.
Axis UW income surges 50% in Q4 to $132mn despite $32mn in Elliot lossesUnderwriting income at Axis Capital surged by more than 50 percent in the fourth quarter to $132mn as a strong improvement in its insurance division helped offset a small increase in total cat losses and a drop in reinsurance underwriting income.
Axis enters pet market with Petplan partnershipAxis Insurance has entered the pet insurance market through a strategic relationship with Warburg Pincus-owned managing general underwriter Petplan.
Interview: The long-term playProgram Manager talks to John Tatum, head of US programs at Axis, about the carrier’s strategy in a burgeoning sector that goes beyond the short-term churn of a transitioning market.