Axa XL appoints Moses and Steele to E&S primary casualty insurance team

Axa XL has expanded its E&S casualty insurance team with the additions of Matthew Moses and Joshua Steele.

Moses joins Axa XL from CapSpecialty, where he focused on E&S casualty solutions for the construction industry.

Prior to CapSpecialty, he was at Admiral Insurance group, working in the Midwest.

At Axa XL, he will serve as a senior underwriter in New York.

Steele moves to Axa XL from AmTrust, where he worked as executive underwriter, according to his LinkedIn profile.

He has also held underwriting positions at Nationwide, Liberty Mutual and Travelers.

Steele has been appointed to the newly created role of senior underwriter in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he will address the needs of wholesale brokers and clients throughout the Southwest.

Ankur Chokshi, Axa XL’s head of E&S primary casualty, said the company has seen a “substantial uptick in submissions and plenty of opportunities to grow”.

“That’s why we’re excited to welcome seasoned underwriters like Matt and Joshua who bring more than two decades of underwriting experience to our team and are ready to hit the ground running to help us address our clients’ most challenging primary casualty risks,” Chokshi added.