AXIS launches North American Inland Marine unit

AXIS Capital Holdings announced the launch of an Inland Marine unit in North America as part of the company’s expansion of its specialty product offering and capabilities in the region.

The new unit will be led by Kristen Hunter, who joins AXIS as head of Inland Marine, North America, reporting to Mike McKenna, head of North America, AXIS.

Previously, Hunter worked at Berkshire Hathaway where she was VP, Marine, and Inland Marine unit leader. Prior to that, she held senior underwriting roles in Inland Marine at Brit, XL Catlin, Hiscox, and Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company.

“Kristen is a highly talented and proven leader who has the specialty underwriting acumen and portfolio management experience to launch, develop, and profitably grow our new North American Inland Marine business unit. The launch of this unit speaks to the priority AXIS continues to place on growing our global product capabilities and investing in our US platform to meet the emerging needs and opportunities that we are seeing in the marketplace.” – Mike McKenna.