Mr Watson commenced his business career with the Norwich Union Insurance Company, subsequently moving to reinsurance with Victory Re and NWRe. He joined Nac Re International based in London at its formation in 1993 as an Executive Director and Chief Casualty Underwriter with responsibility of developing an International Casualty portfolio.
Currently, he is a Chief Executive of AXA XL’s International Re business which embraces the reinsurance business underwritten in Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa and Latin America. In addition he is an Executive Director and CEO of XL Re Europe SE a composite reinsurance company incorporated in Ireland in 2006 and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland and member of the Reinsurance Leadership Team of the AXA XL Segment.
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