Headquarters:

92 Pitts Bay Road, AXIS House, Pembroke, HM 08, Bermuda

Year founded:

2001

Number of employees:

2000+

Phone:

9177054579

Email:

nichola.liboro@axiscapital.com

Website:

axiscapital.com

LinkedIn:

linkedin.com/company/axis-capital/

“We put our customers at the centre of our business, responding to brokers in a proactive and timely manner and working with the customer to understand their unique risk profile and tailor appropriate solutions”

Erica Kofie, QBE

Albert A. Benchimol

President and Chief Executive Officer

Vincent C. Tizzio

Chief Executive Officer Specialty Insurance and Reinsurance

Peter Vogt

Chief Financial Officer

Leadership

Albert A. Benchimol was appointed president and CEO of AXIS Capital Holdings in May 2012 and has served as director since January 2012. He joined the Company as executive vice president and chief financial officer in January 2011. He formerly served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of PartnerRe from April 2000 to September 2010, and CEO of PartnerRe’s Capital Markets Group business unit from June 2007 to September 2010. Prior to joining PartnerRe, Benchimol was senior vice president and treasurer at Reliance Group Holdings for 11 years and was previously with the Bank of Montreal from 1982 to 1989. He sits on the Insurance Development Forum Steering Committee and is an officer of the Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR). Benchimol has served in leadership roles in a number of additional industry organisations, including ABIR (chair, 2019–2020 and vice chair, 2017–2018), the Council of Lloyd’s (external member, 2019– 2020), and St. John’s University Maurice R. Greenberg School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science (Board of Overseers, 2017–2022).

President and Chief Executive Officer

Albert A. Benchimol

Vincent C. Tizzio was appointed CEO of specialty insurance and reinsurance in June 2022 and he will succeed Albert A. Benchimol as group president and CEO in May 2023. He joined AXIS in January 2022 as senior advisor for insurance market strategy. Prior to joining AXIS, Tizzio served as executive vice president and head of global specialty at The Hartford, where he led a multibillion-dollar business focused on delivering a broad array of specialty products through wholesale and retail channels. Previously, he had served for seven years as president and CEO of Navigators Management Company, leading the organisation until its acquisition by The Hartford in 2019. Prior to this, he worked at Zurich Financial Services and AIG, serving in progressive senior leadership roles within both companies.

Chief Executive Officer Specialty Insurance and Reinsurance

Vincent C. Tizzio

Peter Vogt was appointed chief financial officer of AXIS Capital in January 2018. He previously served as the company’s deputy CFO and was also chief operating officer of AXIS Insurance from 2013 to June 2017. He joined AXIS in 2010 as CFO and COO of the company’s accident and health business unit. Prior to AXIS, Vogt served as CFO of Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. He also held the CFO role at CIGNA’s Group Insurance business. He started his career at Hartford Life Insurance Company where, for nearly 14 years, he held a series of actuarial roles and eventually led sales, marketing and product development for its corporate retirement business. Vogt holds a BBA in Actuarial Science from Temple University and is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries.

Chief Financial Officer

Peter Vogt

Erica Kofie, QBE

“We continue to see cyber as a key opportunity and will be further developing customer-centric solutions across various geographies and segments in line with our growth aspirations”

Erica Kofie, QBE

Leadership

“We continue to see cyber as a key opportunity and will be further developing customer-centric solutions across various geographies and segments in line with our growth aspirations”

Erica Kofie, QBE

Leadership

Conrad D. Brooks

General Counsel

Conrad D. Brooks is General Counsel of AXIS Capital, where he has global oversight of legal, compliance and regulatory operations across all AXIS offices. Prior to his appointment to the role in January 2017, he served for nearly a decade as the company’s corporate counsel. He joined AXIS from McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (now Dentons), where he was a partner and served as practice team leader in the firm’s corporate and securities practice. A former officer in the United States Navy, Brooks graduated magna cum laude from the Georgia State University College of Law. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois and earned a Master of Business Administration (Finance) from Old Dominion University.

General Counsel

Conrad D. Brooks

Noreen McMullan

Chief People Officer

Noreen McMullan joined AXIS Capital as chief human resources officer in September 2014 and is responsible for HR strategy and the delivery of HR services worldwide. McMullan has over 26 years of leadership experience in corporate HR for the financial services industry. Before joining AXIS, she served as executive vice president and CHRO for FirstKey Holdings, a diversified specialty finance company. Prior to FirstKey, she led HR at Bank of America’s Legacy Asset Services Group. Additionally, McMullan spent 13 years at Morgan Stanley in several different capacities, including HR lead for C-level executives and their organisations, chief operations officer for global HR and head of HR and chief administrative officer for a Morgan Stanley subsidiary. Previously, she was with Citigroup from 1988 to 1998.

Chief People Officer

Noreen McMullan

AXIS Capital, through its operating subsidiaries, is a global provider of specialty lines insurance and treaty reinsurance with shareholders’ equity of $4.3bn as of September 30, 2022, and locations in Bermuda, the United States, Europe, Singapore, and Canada. Its operating subsidiaries have been assigned a rating of “A+” (“Strong”) by Standard & Poor’s and “A” (“Excellent”) by AM Best. For more information about AXIS Capital, visit axiscapital.com.

“We continue to see cyber as a key opportunity and will be further developing customer-centric solutions across various geographies and segments in line with our growth aspirations”

Erica Kofie, QBE

David Phillips

Chief Investment Officer

Keith Schlosser

Global Chief Information Officer

Dan Draper

Group Chief Underwriting Officer

Simon Williams

Chief Strategy & Distribution Officer, Arch Insurance International and Active Underwriter, Syndicate 1955

David Phillips joined AXIS Capital as chief investment officer in April 2014. With more than 25 years of experience in investments, he previously served as head of investments for PartnerRe, where he had management and asset allocation responsibilities for public fixed income, public equities, private equities, and alternative fixed income. Prior to PartnerRe, he was the director of research and a portfolio manager at Oppenheimer Capital, an institutional money manager based in New York City. Phillips is a CFA charterholder and received an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an AB from Princeton University.

Chief Investment Officer

David Phillips

Keith Schlosser is global chief information officer at AXIS Capital, where he leads the company’s global information technology and data strategy. He is also responsible for driving change throughout the organisation by delivering high-quality, future-oriented IT services in line with AXIS Capital’s business strategy. Schlosser has more than 30 years of insurance industry experience, spanning roles in information technology, business solutions, marketing and sales. Prior to AXIS, he served as chief information officer for Chubb’s Overseas General Insurance division, where he spearheaded a number of growth, innovation, digital and change initiatives. Before that, he served as CIO at The Travelers Companies international division. Schlosser was also a vice president for marketing technology and web communications at AIG.

Global Chief Information Officer

Keith Schlosser

Dan Draper was appointed group chief underwriting officer in September 2022. He had previously served for more than two years as group head of underwriting at AXIS. Prior to that, he had been group chief risk and actuarial officer at VIBE. Before joining VIBE, Draper spent eight years with AXIS, holding a number of leadership roles that included group chief actuary, chief risk analytics officer, and insurance segment chief risk officer. Before that, he held managerial positions at the Financial Services Authority, XL Capital, and EY.

Group Chief Underwriting Officer

Dan Draper

Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.

Partner

Kimi Shah

Partner

Kimi Shah

Partner

Kimi Shah

Sarah M Stewart

Associate Vice President, Leasing and Call Centre Operations

Karen Bannister, CM

Vice President, Marketing

Dave Longbottom

Chief Technology Officer

Alex Ventura

Head of Marketing

Damian Palovick

Senior Vice President of Underwriting AXA XL – Delegated Authority Programs, North America

Dr. Mary Lavoie

Head of Risk Management and Senior Vice President AXA XL – Delegated Authority Programs, North America

Mark Bernacki

Chief Underwriting Officer

Ryan Armijo

Chief Operating Officer, Underwriting Division

Bob Petrilli

President, Underwriting Division

“Despite the challenging claims environment, QBE’s coverage and risk appetite have remained consistent. Brokers and customers know and understand our risk appetite and the cover we offer, providing them with certainty for the future,” says Erica Kofie, head of cyber proposition. “We put our customers at the centre of our business, responding to brokers in a proactive and timely manner and working with the customer to understand their unique risk profile and tailor appropriate solutions.” Kofie adds, “Through 2022, QBE successfully delivered significant growth in the cyber sector, reflecting the depth and strength of our team. We continue to see cyber as a key opportunity and will be further developing customer-centric solutions across various geographies and segments in line with our growth aspirations.”

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