AXA XL has announced the appointment of Alonso Tello as senior underwriter for its Structured Risk Solutions (SRS) business for the Americas. Based in Toronto, Tello will focus on developing structured insurance for AXA XL’s captives and large corporate clients, as well as performance insurance for green technologies in the Americas region. Tello joined the firm in 2019, where he served as senior fronting manager in Zurich in London. Joining SRS’ global Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) team from his current role as head of captives and ART in Canada, Tello brings 13 years of experience in the industry. Commenting on the appointment, head of structured risk solutions, Austin Su, says: “We’re excited to build out our underwriting capabilities in the Americas with talent like Alonso. “His experience in captives and ART will be invaluable to our corporate and clients seeking to develop alternative risk transfer solutions to help them achieve their strategic objectives.”
