AXA XL grows Property underwriting and risk consulting team in Iberia

Madrid - March 30, 2023

AXA XL today announced it has expanded its property capabilities in Iberia with the appointment of Nelly Mata as Property Underwriter, José Ángel Salgado as Senior Property Risk Consultant, and María Díaz Hurtado and Enrique Carvajal Naranjo as Property Risk Consultants.

Mr. Ángel Salgado, Ms. Díaz Hurtado and Mr. Enrique Carvajal will help AXA XL's clients to better understand, assess and mitigate their exposure to property risks; Ms. Mata will develop solutions to transfer those risks and contribute to managing AXA XL's property portfolio in Spain and Portugal.

Commenting on the appointments, Enrique Lopez, Country Manager - Iberia at AXA XL, said: "Spanish companies are growing, and their ambitions are increasingly international. In Latin America alone, Spanish investment is around €150 billion. At the same time, our clients' property risks are becoming more complex, and they turn to us to help manage those, both in Spain and abroad."

He added: "We have ambitious targets in 2023 and felt that now is the time to invest in our team to better support our clients. Our risk consulting and underwriting teams complement each other and are critical to our payer to partner approach."

Nelly Mata started her career in 2016 with Zurich Insurance Company Ltd where she held a number of property and casualty underwriting roles.

María Díaz Hurtado started her career in 2014 at ASJ Ingeniería before joining Generali Global Corporate & Commercial as a Risk Engineer in 2018.

Enrique Carvajal Naranjo has more than 15 years of experience in engineering and construction. He started his career with Pefipresa S.A.U. where in help a number of engineering and sales roles.

José Ángel Salgado has more than 20 years of experience in engineering. He began his career as an engineer before joining AIG in 2011 as Senior Risk Consultant.