AXA XL elevates O'Malley to US country management role

Re/insurer AXA XL has appointed Matthew O'Malley as US country manager. He will assume greater oversight of the company's business activity in the US insurance market, in addition to his role as East US zone leader.

The appointment follows the launch of a new operating model in the US in October 2020, which was intended to put AXA XL's multi-line insurance and risk management experts closer to brokers and clients.

O'Malley has held numerous underwriting and management positions during his 25-year career in the insurance industry. Most recently, he led AXA XL's North America environmental insurance business for eight years and later also took on the underwriting management responsibility of its E&S casualty business.

Joe Tocco, chief executive officer of AXA XL's Americas region, said: "In this country management role, Matt will make sure that we're taking advantage of our Zonal structure as well as combined efforts across our Zones.

"With his collaborative leadership style, attention to data and analytics, and his underwriting management experience, Matt is well prepared to help us keep an eye on our regional activity and 'the big picture' as we continue to build AXA XL's reputation in the US market."

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