AXA XL restructures North America construction business, makes appointments
AXA XL’s North America construction team has named Joe DiRubbo as underwriting manager for builders risk, and promoted Kevin Furlow to lead construction property risk engineering, as it realigns the business around specific product segments.
Joe Vierling, head of AXA XL’s builders risk profit center, said: “We are restructuring our team to take a product specific approach that will give our brokers and clients quick access to a dedicated team of specialists to meet their construction property insurance needs.”
DiRubbo joins AXA XL from Swiss Re corporate solutions, where he spent more than 20 years addressing large engineering and construction (E&C) risk. He has also worked at Chubb, Quanta, Ace and Arch Insurance.
Furlow’s promotion is effective May 1, replacing Robert Storey who is retiring. Storey has been property risk engineering manager for over six years.
AXA XL’s North America construction business is now divided into distinct units. While DiRubbio leads project specific builders risk insurance, the master builders risk business is led by Kristen Hoskinson. Energy construction is led by Chris Fancher, while Paul Getz leads completed civil works.
