AIG appoints Nancy Bewlay as Global Chief Underwriting Officer
AIG announced that Nancy Bewlay has been named Executive Vice President, Global Chief Underwriting Officer, effective September 8, 2026. Bewlay will report to Eric Andersen, President & Chief Executive Officer of AIG, and join the company’s executive leadership team. She will be based in New York.
In this role, Bewlay will have responsibility for AIG’s underwriting strategy, including advancing underwriting management best practices and overseeing the Company’s global underwriting organization and its focus on underwriting excellence and discipline within AIG’s defined risk appetite.
With more than 30 years’ experience and widely recognized across the industry for her underwriting expertise and leadership, Bewlay joins AIG from AXA Group, where she served as Group Chief Underwriting & Pricing Officer and a member of the Group Management Committee since 2023. At AXA, she built the Group Underwriting Office and led technical underwriting, pricing, claims, and reinsurance strategy across AXA entities globally. Prior to AXA, Bewlay held senior leadership roles at Swiss Re, C.V. Starr and General Star Management Company. She began her career as a casualty underwriter.
“Nancy Bewlay is a deeply technical and experienced insurance executive with a distinguished track record of advancing underwriting excellence and building high-performing global underwriting teams. Her experience leading underwriting organizations during several market cycles, combined with her ability to strengthen portfolio management and risk analytics at scale, will be a tremendous asset to AIG. I am pleased to welcome Nancy to AIG, and I look forward to working closely with her to accelerate our strategy, deepen our relevance with clients and partners, and further strengthen the global insights and capabilities we bring to support them around the world.” – Eric Andersen, President & Chief Executive Officer of AIG.
“I am honored to join AIG at such an important time for the Company and the industry. AIG’s industry-leading position reflects a foundation of exceptional underwriting expertise, a highly accomplished global team of underwriters, and a demonstrated commitment to underwriting excellence. I look forward to working with Eric, AIG’s leadership team and talented colleagues around the world to support our clients and partners, and help drive disciplined, profitable growth.” – Nancy Bewlay.
