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AXIS Global Insurance Underwriting Team
The AXIS Global Insurance underwriting team
is comprised of highly experienced multi class underwriters and
an experienced support team spread between our three principal
underwriting locations (Dublin, Bermuda and London).
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Jack Gressier
Chairman, AXIS Insurance |
| Jack Gressier was named Chairman of AXIS Insurance January 2007. Previously, he served as Deputy Chairman of AXIS Insurance and Chief Executive Officer of AXIS Global Insurance. He is also Chairman of the Board of our subsidiary,
AXIS Specialty Europe Limited, a director of our subsidiary, AXIS Specialty
Holdings Ireland Limited and Executive Vice President of our subsidiary,
AXIS Specialty Limited. Mr. Gressier worked as an underwriter at Charman Underwriting
Agencies from 1989 until ACE Limited acquired Charman in 1998. He then served as Deputy Underwriter of Syndicates 488/2488,
Director of ACE Global Markets Underwriting Limited and Director of
Marine and Specialty Lines for Syndicate 2488. Mr Gressier also was a member
of ACE Global Markets Executive Underwriting Committee. In February
2001, he was appointed Joint Active Underwriter of Syndicate
2488 and director of the ACE Agency Board, where he served until joining
us in 2002. |
| Email: jack.gressier@axiscapital.com |
Richard Housley
CEO, AXIS Specialty Lines Division
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| Richard Housley has over 20 years experience in the insurance industry having joined AXIS in 2002 from Ace Global Markets. He is also Deputy Chairman of our subsidiary AXIS Specialty Europe Limited. For the first 10 years of his career he worked as a broker in the London Market and was Divisional Director for Fenchurch Insurance Brokers' North America Department. Following Fenchurch, he moved to Brockbank Syndicate Management as Property Underwriter. |
| Email: richard.housley@axiscapital.com |
Richard Bullen
CEO, Capital Risk Solutions Division |
| Richard Bullen joined AXIS Specialty Bermuda in April
2002 as a Senior Vice President for the Insurance operations. Richard
has a degree in economics and economic history and a Masters in International
banking and finance. Richard worked for Charman Underwriting agencies
from 1996. until the agency was acquired by ACE Limited. He had specific
responsibilities for Political Risk, Terrorism and War business. |
| Email: richard.bullen@axiscapital.com |
Rory MacGregor
Executive Vice President, Senior Underwriter & Terrorism Manager |
| Rory MacGregor joined AXIS-Dublin in January 2002.
He has cross class responsibilities, with a particular emphasis on
terrorism. Prior to joining AXIS, Rory underwrote a global book of
commercial property and onshore energy risks in Lloyd's. He joined
M F Newton Syndicate (later Cox) in 1996 after graduating from the
London School of Economics |
| Email: rory.macgregor@axiscapital.com |
Terry Wood
Senior Vice President & Senior Underwriter, Aviation |
| Terry Wood joined AXIS Specialty Bermuda in April 2002
as Vice President of Insurance. Terry began his career in 1986 working
for Charman Underwriting Agencies where he underwrote Cargo, Specie,
Aviation and Satellite lines of business. When Charman Underwriting
was acquired by ACE he concentrated in the Satellite field becoming
the Senior London Underwriter for this class. |
| Email: terry.wood@axiscapital.com |
Richard Fricker
Senior Vice President & Offshore Energy Manager |
| Richard Fricker joined AXIS in April 2002. Graduating
with a 2:1 BA(hons) degree in modern history in 1984. Richard joined
Sedgwick Offshore Resources in 1985 to work on North Sea operating
and offshore construction retail business. In 1989 Richard joined Hayter
Brockbank Ltd as Assistant Energy Underwriter, for Syndicate 861/588
and in 1993 became Deputy Energy Underwriter, with primary responsibility
for the offshore account. Leaving Brockbank Syndicate Management Ltd
in 1999, he joined the Spinney Syndicate 1308, moving on to become
the Offshore Energy Class Underwriter at Ace Global Markets a year
later. |
| Email: richard.fricker@axiscapital.com |
Cliff Easton
Senior Vice President & Onshore Energy Manager |
| Cliff Easton has experience approaching 29 years in
the industry, commencing his business career at the H.J.Brasier Syndicate
284, at Lloyd's, before proceeding to M.R.Baxter Syndicates, as an
Assistant Underwriter and Hiscox Syndicates, as Marine and Energy Divisional
Head. He was also elected to serve on the London Market Rig and Associated
Business Committee and has assisted Lloyd's of London by working on
various Working Parties. |
| Email: cliff.easton@axiscapital.com |
Daniel Wright
Senior Vice President & Property Manager |
| Daniel Wright started in Lloyds 15 years ago with
Managing Agent John Poland and Others. Moving to Archer's in 1992 to
work with the Non-marine underwriter of syndicate 947. In 1996 he moved
to XL Brockbank to specialise in short-tail MGA business. Over the
next 4 years he progressed on to manage the MGA business. He was employed
by ACE Global Markets in 2001 as class underwriter and manager of binding
authorities. He has been with AXIS since April 2002 where he has responsibility
for sourcing MGA Accounts and for management of the Property LRO team
in London. |
| Email: daniel.wright@axiscapital.com |
Fiona Donaldson
Vice President & Recreational Marine Manager |
| Fiona Donaldson joined AXIS in April 2002. She has
12 years experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry. From
1998 - 2001 she served as deputy yacht underwriter at Ace Global Markets
and prior to that she worked as an assistant on the marine and non-marine
syndicates at Charman Underwriting Agency. |
| Email: fiona.donaldson@axiscapital.com |
Rupert Cousins
Vice President & Property Manager |
| Rupert Cousins joined AXIS in December 2001. For the
past 12 years Rupert had worked as a North American Property Underwriter
on Lloyds Syndicate 506. |
| Email: rupert.cousins@axiscapital.com |
Jonathan Marshall
Vice President & Property Manager |
| Jonathan Marshall has previously worked in the Lloyds
Market at Brockbank and Ace Global Markets before moving to AXIS. He
has 10 years experience underwriting the Property account, focusing
mainly on the U.S. |
| Email: jonathan.marshall@axiscapital.com |
John Andrews
Vice President & Deputy Property Manager |
| John Andrews joined AXIS in December 2002. His previous
experience was gained at Catlin Underwriting Agencies Ltd. Prior to
that he was at XL London Markets, specialising in US and International
MGA facilities and small facultative Property risks. He also spent
9 years as a Property, MGA and Transportation Broker for JLT Risk Solutions,
Miller Insurance and Lloyd Thompson Limited. |
| Email: john.andrews@axiscapital.com |
Luan Nott
Vice President & Deputy Property Manager |
| Luan Nott joined AXIS in April 2002. After graduating
from the University of Hertfordshire in 1997 with a 1st class Bsc (Hons)
in Operational Research with Applied Statistics. Luan previously worked
for Brockbank Syndicate Mangagement as an Underwriters Assistant on
the Energy side. She left Brockbank in September 1999 to join the Spinney
Syndicate. In March 2000 she joined Ace Global Markets to work as an
Underwriters Assistant on the Offshore Energy account. |
| Email: luan.nott@axiscapital.com |
Nicholas Flynn
Vice President & Deputy Property Manager |
| Nick Flynn joined AXIS in December 2003 from Marsh
Global Broking where he worked as an Account Manager in the International
Property Division. Prior to Marsh, he was an Underwriting Assistant
at Cox Syndicate. He joined Cox in 1998 after obtaining a degree in
Modern Languages (French & Italian) from Oxford University. |
| Email: nicholas.flynn@axiscapital.com |
Danny Walsh
Vice President & Underwriter |
| Danny Walsh has over 10 years experience in the London
Insurance market. Danny joined the Generali in May 1992 where he served
as Deputy Bloodstock Underwriter and also worked within Aviation. He
moved to Ace Global Markets as Deputy Bloodstock Underwriter before
joining AXIS in Dublin in May 2002. |
| Email: danny.walsh@axiscapital.com |
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