AXIS Re hires new chief underwriting officer from Argo

Bermuda-based  AXIS Capital Holdings has hired Katie Partington Howarth as new chief underwriting officer (CUO) of  AXIS Re, as well as head of the reinsurance products division.

Partington Howarth joins AXIS with 20 years of experience in the re/insurance industry. Most recently she was group head of ceded reinsurance at Argo, responsible for strategy and implementation of the company’s treaty reinsurance and retrocessional purchases worldwide.

Prior to that, she was head of underwriting risk for Ariel Re, having served in a succession of senior roles at the company since its formation in 2005. Partington Howarth joined Ariel Re from Benfield, where she spent four years as a catastrophe risk analyst and broker. She began her reinsurance career at EW Blanch in London.

In her new role, Partington Howarth will be responsible for the global underwriting approach and portfolio management for all lines of business across AXIS Re.

Based in Bermuda, she will be a member of the reinsurance leadership team, reporting to AXIS Re CEO Steve Arora.

“Katie is a highly accomplished and widely respected reinsurance leader. She brings unique versatility – combining technical underwriting skills, analytical and portfolio management acumen, and a commercial perspective,” said Arora.

“With a proven track record of success in underwriting and managing portfolios across multiple global markets, Katie will play an important role as we continue on our path to be a profitability leader in the reinsurance industry. We are excited by her energy and caliber.”

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