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2nd Act: From Commercial Airline Pilot to AXA XL’s Head of Aerospace Claims

June 27, 2023 by Maryanne Sherman

Like most of us in the insurance business, Tom Vargo, AXA XL’s claims manager-Aerospace, did not grow up wanting to be an insurance executive. He was fascinated with airplanes and wanted to be an airline pilot.

Executive Summary

This article is part of a three-part series on P/C insurance executives whose careers in the industry are "second act" careers. Here, AXA XL's Tom Vargo describes how his first career as a commercial airline pilot led him to the role of a more stable career as an aerospace insurance claims manager.

Part 1 of a Series

Executive SummaryThis article is part of a three-part series on P/C insurance executives whose careers in the industry are “second act” careers. Here, AXA XL’s Tom Vargo describes how his first career as a commercial airline pilot led him to the role of a more stable career as an aerospace insurance claims manager.

Part 1 of a Series

After earning his BS degree in BioPhysics from the University of Scranton, Vargo joined Dow Chemical as a research engineer, working with extruded piping for water and gas applications. While working at Dow Chemical, he took flying lessons as a hobby.