AXA Insurance has appointed Martin Eyres as head of mid corporate risks. This is the fourth specialist appointment in recent months as AXA continues to build it capability to accommodate larger risks.
Martin will be responsible for driving the profitable growth of the mid corporate offering and will now begin the process of drawing together his team of property, casualty and motor underwriting specialists. This team will be based in London, Manchester and Birmingham, reflecting the size of the relevant broker market – but also to ensure key decision makers are close to their customers and able to respond effectively to their needs.
Martin joins from CNA where he was European Underwriting Director – Property, looking after both the London market and UK regions, major risks and corporate account underwriting. Prior to joining CNA Martin worked for AIG for 18 years and RSA (Sun Alliance) for 10 years before that. He is the current president of the London Business Interruption Association.
Commenting on his appointment, Martin said: “I am delighted to be joining AXA because I believe its strong financial position combined with its global reputation provide a great opportunity to develop business in the mid corporate arena. I am excited to be involved in delivering customer focused products to the middle market, and in particular, developing both our London-based and regional capability”.
Mike Phillips, head of specialist markets said: “Martin brings a huge amount of experience and is a very high profile appointment for us as we continue to build our expertise to offer advice and products that are tailored to larger risks”.
Source : Axa news release
