AXA XL boosts UK life, accident & health with hires and promotions

AXA XL has strengthened its UK Life, Accident & Health team with key hires and promotions.

Mark Campbell has joined the company as underwriting manager, wholesale accident & health. David Walker has joined as class underwriter, wholesale accident & health.

In his new role, Campbell will oversee AXA XL’s UK wholesale A&H underwriting operation, with responsibility for driving profitable growth across the portfolio. He will report to Patrick Corbett, chief underwriting officer, life, A&H at AXA XL.

Campbell has more than 20 years’ experience in the insurance industry, after joining Gow-Gates Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd. as an assistant account executive in 1998. Following stints at Marsh Pty Ltd. and Accident & Health International Underwriting Pty Ltd, he moved to Sirius International Insurance Corp. as a deputy underwriter, A&H in 2009. He joins AXA XL from Aspen Insurance UK Ltd., where has worked as a senior underwriter since 2015.

Walker joins from Pembroke Managing Agency, where he worked most recently as a personal accident underwriter. He brings with him more than 28 years’ experience, during which he held broking and underwriting roles at C.E. Heath Ltd, Johnson & Higgins Insurance Brokers, Aon Ltd, Tyser Insurance Brokers and Argo International. He will report to Campbell.

In addition, the following AXA XL staff have been appointed to new roles: Toni LePine is appointed Global Product Leader, Retail Accident & Health; Andrew Maynard is appointed Global Product Leader, Aircrew, Ships Crew & Mobility Health Benefits; Iain Rowe is appointed as Underwriting Manager, Life.

Corbett said: “I am delighted to welcome Mark and David to the team and to congratulate Toni, Andrew and Iain as they take on their new roles. As we move forward as one AXA XL, having the right team in place will be key as we drive the strategic and profitable expansion across our life, accident & health business and continue to provide the high level of service our clients have come to expect from us.”

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