AXA XL makes key senior hires in pricing

AXA XL, the property & casualty and specialty risk division of AXA, has appointed Katy Bradica as head of pricing, long tail, and Mary Latham as head of pricing for global specialty.

Both Bradica and Latham will be responsible for developing and delivering AXA XL’s technical pricing and portfolio management capabilities in their respective areas and will report to Paul Shedden, chief executive insurance pricing, enterprise data, analytics & accelerate.

For Bradica, this new appointment marks a return to the company; she first joined XL in 2006 and successfully worked her way up through several senior positions. She returns from AIG, where she held the role of chief actuary, North America.

With 20 years’ actuarial experience, Latham joins AXA XL from Beazley, where she most recently held the role of head of group pricing.

Commenting on the appointments, Paul Shedden said: “Data alone does not represent value. The value comes when you have talented people who are empowered and understand how the data can provide insights and management teams that are prepared to act upon them.

“Both Katy and Mary have the credentials and management skills to continue to advance the data and analytics culture at AXA XL.”