AXA XL, the property-casualty and specialty risk division of AXA, has announced the appointment of Austin Su as US underwriting lead of its Structured Risk Solutions (SRS) business.

Su will be based in New York, and will focus on developing structured reinsurance for AXA XL’s captives and large corporate clients. He has more than 20 years of industry experience, and joins AXA XL from AIG, where he held positions in alternative risk, country commercial lines leadership, and multinational and captive programs.

“Our clients continue to look for new, innovative risk management solutions to address their changing business exposures,” said Robert Turner, global head of SRS. “We’re excited to build out our underwriting capabilities in the US with talent like Austin. His decades of experience will be invaluable to our corporate and captive clients seeking to develop custom-made risk transfer solutions to help them achieve their strategic objectives.”