Openly, an InsurTech MGA focused on high-end homeowners insurance, has appointed Anthony Landi as head of Reinsurance and Capital Management. He will report to Adriel Nunes, Openly’s chief financial officer.

Prior to joining Openly, Landi spent 10 years at Everest Reinsurance, where he most recently established and led the Office of Portfolio Management for the reinsurance division. He also has held various lead underwriting & strategy roles across U.S. property treaty reinsurance, worldwide D&F property reinsurance, and worldwide property retrocession.

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AXA XL has named Libby Benet to the role of global chief underwriting officer (GCUO), succeeding Nancy Bewlay, who recently assumed leadership of AXA XL’s global reinsurance operation.

Benet joined AXA XL in 2020, assuming the new role of chief underwriting officer for Cyber, tasked with closely monitoring the cyber risk portfolio and exposure from an aggregated global product view. When AXA XL implemented its new operating model, she expanded her role, assuming global chief underwriting officer responsibilities for all financial lines, including cyber.

Prior to her tenure at AXA XL, Benet managed her own consultancy where she assisted insurance company clients in the development and implementation of new insurance products and consultation on the set up of underwriting and claims systems and feedback on reinsurance purchasing. Her insurance career also includes positions with Beazley, General Reinsurance and Zurich.