Emilie Hungenberg Joins AXIS Re as Senior Underwriter, Property, EMEA & Latin America
AXIS Re has appointed Emilie Hungenberg as a Senior Underwriter for Property in the EMEA and Latin America regions. Ms. Hungenberg will oversee a Property treaty portfolio for France, Benelux, Iberia, and Africa, collaborating with the underwriting team to implement AXIS Re’s strategy. Gino Smith, Head of Property, expressed confidence in her extensive underwriting experience and commercial networks. Hungenberg previously worked with Schroders and has held senior roles at RMS, MS Amlin, Sompo, and Odyssey Re. She will be based in Zurich.
- Emilie Hungenberg's extensive background in underwriting strengthens AXIS Re's property segment.
- Her previous experience at Schroders and other firms suggests a robust skill set that could enhance underwriting strategies.
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PEMBROKE, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AXIS Re, the reinsurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited ("AXIS Capital") (NYSE:AXS), today announced that Emilie Hungenberg has joined AXIS Re as a Senior Underwriter, Property, EMEA & Latin America.
In this role, Ms. Hungenberg will be responsible for underwriting a Property treaty portfolio for France, Benelux, Iberia and Africa. She will work in partnership with the underwriting team responsible for these regions to further develop and execute AXIS Re’s underwriting strategy.
“We are delighted to welcome Emilie to AXIS Re,” said Gino Smith, Head of Property, EMEA & Latin America at AXIS Re. “She brings a strong technical underwriting background spanning short and long tail lines of business, as well as an extensive commercial network throughout the region. Emilie’s experience and expertise will further enable us to deliver on AXIS Re’s promise of providing agile, solution-oriented services to our clients and brokers.”
Ms. Hungenberg joins AXIS Re from investment manager Schroders, where she was a Senior ILS Underwriter and Project Manager, responsible for underwriting collateralized reinsurance for Europe, Bermuda and Lloyds. Prior to Schroders, Ms. Hungenberg held progressively senior roles in underwriting and client management with RMS, MS Amlin, Sompo and Odyssey Re.
Ms. Hungenberg will be based in Zurich and report directly to Mr. Smith.
About AXIS Capital
AXIS Capital, through its operating subsidiaries, is a global provider of specialty lines insurance and treaty reinsurance with shareholders' equity at September 30, 2020 of
