AXIS RE NAMES NEW CUO

Axis Re has named Katie Partington Howarth as chief underwriting officer (CUO) and head of the reinsurance products division. Partington Howarth was previously group head of ceded reinsurance at Argo, responsible for strategy and implementation of the company’s treaty reinsurance and retrocessional purchases worldwide. Before 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. She succeeds Megan Thomas who was last year named chief executive of Hamilton Re. Based in Bermuda, Partington Howarth will be responsible for the global underwriting approach and portfolio management for all lines of business across Axis Re.