AXA XL Taps Anthony Dagostino for Global Chief Cyber-Underwriting Role

AXA XL has appointed Anthony Dagostino to the newly created role of global chief cyber-underwriting officer, commercial lines. Based in New York, Mr. Dagostino will report to Libby Benet, AXA XL's chief underwriting officer.

"Cyber security continues to be a top risk management concern for clients across AXA," Ms. Benet said in a statement. "Cyber is a strategic growth area for the group, and we're excited to attract seasoned cyber talent like Anthony to help us maximize our global resources, adopt best practices, and tap into our collective cyber expertise across AXA's entities to best serve commercial clients."

Mr. Dagostino joins AXA XL from Converge, a cyber-insurance and risk management provider that he founded. He brings more than 20 years of cyber-insurance experience to his new role.

Mr. Dagostino will lead an AXA-wide team responsible for creating product and service solutions for cyber risk transfer for commercial clients of all sizes, establishing a clear risk appetite and globally consistent cyber underwriting guidelines, managing aggregation risk, assisting in the recruitment and development of cyber talent, and developing prevention and recovery services for AXA clients.