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AXIS appoints Jennifer Davies as Active Underwriter for Lloyd’s Syndicate 1686

Davies takes over underwriting duties for AXIS Syndicate 1686, with Toby Read staying on as Chief Underwriting Officer.

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has appointed Jennifer Davies as Active Underwriter for AXIS Syndicate 1686, the Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer said.

In the role, Davies will oversee underwriting and related business activities for the Lloyd’s syndicate, succeeding Toby Read.

AXIS said Read will retain his position as Chief Underwriting Officer for AXIS Managing Agency and continue as a member of AXIS Global Markets leadership, and Davies will report to him.

Davies brings 25 years of specialty underwriting and leadership experience, most recently as Deputy Active Underwriter at Munich Re Syndicate, and AXIS described Syndicate 1686 as its principal Lloyd’s underwriting platform.

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