15 July 2021Operations

AXIS Re reshuffles its reinsurance management team with three promotions

AXIS Re has made three promotions within its reinsurance segment, with two of them new positions in the group as it looks to improve coordination between different parts of the business.

Allison Janisch becomes global head of casualty, reinsurance product lead, while Rich Phillips becomes global accident and health (A&H) product lead. Simon Stirnemann has been promoted to head of EMEA LatAm casualty.

Janisch and Phillips step into newly-created positions within the reinsurance products division, which is led by chief underwriting officer Katie Partington Howarth. The roles are designed to enhance coordination of these lines of business across the reinsurance segment and will work in close partnership with existing business units.

Janisch is responsible for informing the global underwriting approach for all lines of casualty business, encouraging consistency and coordination across AXIS Re. She has more than 28 years of casualty experience and most recently served as AXIS Re head of EMEA LatAm casualty, a role she started in 2011.

Before joining AXIS she was the head of global casualty for Paris Re and AXARe. She is based in Zurich and now reports to Partington Howarth.

Phillips takes on responsibilities as global head of A&H product in addition to his role as head of US reinsurance for AXIS A&H. He will work with Partington Howarth to drive underwriting consistency globally for the A&H reinsurance business.

Before joining AXIS he was the president of the North America A&H reinsurance division of Munich Re, and he has a combined total of over 34 years of experience in the re/insurance industry.

Phillips remains in Princeton, New Jersey and reports to Jason Busti, president of AXIS Re's North America division.

Partington Howarth said: “These newly-established roles are an enhancement of AXIS Re’s capabilities, further strengthen AXIS Re’s global product leadership in the areas of casualty and A&H, and speak to the career opportunities available within AXIS Re.”

Stirnemann has been with AXIS more than 15 years, working in the Singapore and Zurich offices, and now steps up to lead the EMEA LatAm casualty team. He has held liability and casualty underwriting roles within AXIS Re and most recently served as a strategic account executive. He remains in Zurich and now reports to Andy Hottinger, president of AXIS Re’s international division.




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