Axa XL, a division of Axa SA, promoted Nick Goepp to head of West, excess casualty and Lexi Bueno to head of Central, U.S. risk management within its U.S. casualty team.
Both report to Matthew Stitham, chief underwriting officer of casualty for Bermuda-based Axa XL’s Americas region.
Based in San Francisco, Mr. Goepp assumes the role previously held by Mr. Stitham, who was promoted to his current role in January. Mr. Goepp has been part of the excess casualty West team since 2018.
Based in Chicago, Ms. Bueno started her five-year stint at Axa XL as an underwriter before progressing to team leader. She was a 2025 Business Insurance Break Out Award winner.
Based in New York, Stephen Freeman is a Senior Editor at Trending Insurance News. Previously he has worked for Forbes and The Huffington Post. Steven is a graduate of Risk Management at the University of New York.