AXIS INSURANCE ADDS URIBE TO US EXCESS CASUALTY TEAM

Axis Insurance has hired Thomas Uribe as assistant vice president for its US excess casualty business. Uribe joins from Axa XL, where he was a senior underwriter, E&S Excess Casualty for the company’s Western, Central and Southeast US regions. Based in Alpharetta, Georgia, Uribe will be responsible for broadening relationships with distribution partners, expanding general new business opportunities and the execution of underwriting strategy. He reports to Britt Smith, senior vice president and regional manager for US excess casualty.