A veteran of Zurich Insurance, CNA and more joined AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. in a leadership role.

Anna Woolley was named senior underwriter in the AXIS International Construction team. In her new role, Woolley will focus on writing new business and portfolio management on Erection All Risk (EAR), including industrial construction and petrochemical buildings. She is based in London and reports to Steve Cross, head of Construction at AXIS Insurance.

Woolley has 13 years of insurance experience, with 12 years spent in the construction market. She joins AXIS from GCube, where she was also a senior underwriter. Before that, she held senior roles at both CNA Hardy and Zurich Insurance, handling international construction business with an EAR focus in the oil and gas, petrochemical, mining, power and process industries. She began her career as an actuarial analyst, before starting in the construction sector as an underwriter for Starr Companies.

Source: AXIS Capital Holdings