AXA XL Insurance has appointed Sabrina Lahrmann as Senior Underwriter, International Property, UK & Lloyd’s, with immediate effect.

Within her new role, Lahrmann will be responsible for helping to deliver the strategic and profitable growth of AXA XL’s International Property book of business in the UK, as well as establishing and developing relationships with key brokers and clients.

Overall, Lahrmann brings 20 years of experience towards the role. She began her career in the industry in 2002 at Allianz Germany, where she completed an apprenticeship before progressing to an insurance management agent role.

She joined AXA UK in 2010, and later re-joined AXA in 2016, after holding a strategic property account underwriting role. Since then, she has progressed to a variety of senior roles in underwriting and risk control/engineering.

Most recently, she held the position of senior business resilience manager/ risk control surveyor at AXA UK.

Ben Kinsella, Underwriting Manager, International Property, UK & Lloyd’s market, said: “As our clients increasing face evolving and more complex risks – coupled with inflationary pressures – helping them to better understand their insured values ​​and level of cover requires an experienced partner.

“As we continue to profitably grow our property business in the UK, Sabrina’s 12 years’ experience at AXA UK as an underwriter and risk control surveyor – and her knowledge of European markets – will further enhance an already high-performing team. I’m delighted to welcome Sabrina to AXA XL and have no doubt she’ll help us to achieve our growth ambitions in the region while bolstering the risk management support we provide to clients worldwide.”