NEW YORK, July 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — To better support clients in the middle market and wholesale space, AXA XL has recently established dedicated cyber underwriting teams for these client bases in the Americas. Rachel Rossini leads the Middle Market team while Deuayne Crawford is leading the cyber wholesale underwriting team. Both report to Michelle Chia, Chief Underwriting Officer for Cyber in the Americas.
“The demand for cyber insurance and risk management remains high with no signs of slowing down,” said Ms. Chia. “Cyber risks remain a top concern for businesses of all sizes. We’re a well-known cyber market for large commercial cyber risk. Now, to accommodate our clients’ buying preferences and align with our broker partners’ distribution models, we’ve assembled these teams to address the cyber insurance needs of a client base that is growing more diverse.”
As Head of Middle Market, Ms. Rossini leads a team of cyber underwriters who will extend AXA XL’s cyber insurance products and services offers to mid-size businesses. Previously, she served as Product Manager for Cyber and Technology E&O. She joined AXA XL in 2018 from Sompo. She began her insurance career at Hiscox as a graduate trainee. Ms. Rossini is based in Los Angeles.
Mr. Crawford joined AXA XL in 2022 from Ironshore, where he was responsible for managing underwriting for cyber, media, technology and miscellaneous professional liability insurance for mid-cap and large-cap clients. He previously served as Head of the Northeast. Now, in his new role as Head of Wholesale, Cyber and Technology E&O, he will work with clients, and their wholesale brokers, to provide tailored surplus lines cyber coverage. He is based in New York.
These two newly formed teams join AXA XL’s Complex Cyber team, led by Vernon Suckerman and its Large Commercial Cyber team, currently led by Ms. Chia. Based in Chicago, Mr. Suckerman and his team take the lead on underwriting accounts with the most complex cyber and E&O exposures and build appropriate insurance program structures.
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