AXA XL Names Olivia Shing Head of UK & Lloyd's Underwriting Management

AXA XL has promoted Olivia Shing to head of underwriting management, UK & Lloyd's, effective immediately.

In her new role, Ms. Shing will be responsible for supporting AXA XL's chief underwriting officer, UK & Lloyd's, in executing the company's regional underwriting strategy and ensuring continued profitability. Ms. Shing's new role will see her transferring to London from AXA XL in Singapore.

Ms. Shing will lead a team of business managers linked to each of the region's underwriting units and be responsible for supporting them in executing their strategy, as well as the Delegated Underwriting Governance Team and the UK & Lloyd's governance and controls manager.

"As we progress on our journey to deliver sustainable profit in the United Kingdom, it's critical that we continue to implement consistent underwriting standards, practices, and procedures as well as robust governance controls," said Luis Prato, chief underwriting officer, UK & Lloyd's at AXA XL. "Olivia's extensive industry experience, along with her 7 years of working for AXA XL and its previous iterations, will be of great benefit to the UK & Lloyd's business unit as we continue to deliver on our plan. I'm delighted to welcome Olivia to the team."

Ms. Shing has more than 18 years' experience in client service, distribution, and operational roles in the United Kingdom and Asia, beginning her career with NFU Mutual in 2002. Most recently, she was senior operations lead, Asia, at AXA XL, having been promoted within the business several times since joining the company (then XL) in 2014. Before that she held positions at Willis and Marsh.