AXA XL appoints head of International Casualty, UK & Lloyd’s

AXA XL’s insurance business has promoted from within to appoint a head of International Casualty, UK & Lloyd’s.

Olivia Shing (pictured) will be responsible for leading the International Casualty team in the UK, while developing and executing the regional underwriting strategy and ensuring continued profitability. She will also work with internal stakeholders and key brokers to support the unit's underwriting and marketing strategies.

Shing has more than 20 years’ experience as a senior leader across client servicing, distribution and operational roles in the UK and Asia Most recently, she held the position of Head of Underwriting Management, UK & Lloyd’s at  AXA XL, following successive promotions since joining in 2014.

Anish Jadav, CUO, Retail P&C – UK & Lloyd’s, said: “The casualty market is undergoing transformation through the emergence of risks related to social inflation, changing work patterns and economic uncertainty.

"To best support our clients this evolving environment, it's important that we add further strong leadership to our market-leading casualty practice. I'm therefore delighted that Olivia is taking on this new role. Her extensive industry and international experience – along with her eight years of working for  AXA XL – will help her to provide the vision and leadership required so that we can continue to drive market engagement and innovation in order to make our products and services even more relevant for our clients.”

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