Christine Snyder has joined Axa XL’s Bermuda insurance excess casualty team as a vice-president, senior underwriter.

Ms Snyder’s responsibilities include delivering profitable underwriting service to clients.

She will also be developing and managing underwriting strategies for both renewed and new business within Axa XL’s excess casualty portfolio.

This primarily includes construction, energy and general casualty accounts; building and maintaining relationships with brokers and clients while identifying and establishing new distribution relationships.

Before joining Axa XL, Ms Snyder was executive underwriter, excess casualty construction at Chubb.

Vivienne Moniz, head of excess casualty, Bermuda, said: “Christine is a welcome addition to our excess casualty team.

“Her construction industry knowledge, strategic marketing and underwriting experience in US metro hubs such as New York and the Mid Atlantic region, and cultivated relationships with brokers on the US East Coast will further enhance our service to clients and broker partnerships.”