Libby Benet, JD
About Libby Benet, JD
Libby Benet, JD, serves as the Global Chief Underwriting Officer at AXA XL, a position she has held since 2022. With extensive experience in the insurance industry, she specializes in emerging issues related to professional, cyber, and EPL lines of business.
Work at AXA XL
Libby Benet serves as the Global Chief Underwriting Officer at AXA XL, a position she has held since 2022. She previously worked in various roles at AXA XL, including Global Chief Underwriting Officer for Cyber from 2020 to 2021 and Global Chief Underwriting Officer for Financial Lines from 2020 to 2022. Her tenure at AXA XL highlights her expertise in underwriting across multiple lines of business.
Education and Expertise
Libby Benet earned her Juris Doctor (JD) from the University of Baltimore School of Law, where she studied law from 1988 to 1992. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Towson University, completed from 1981 to 1985. Benet is a licensed attorney in Maryland and has developed expertise in privacy and data analytics, particularly in US Privacy law and Privacy Management.
Background
Libby Benet has extensive experience in the insurance industry, beginning her career at Zurich Financial Services as an Underwriter from 1987 to 1991. She has held various underwriting roles at Gen Re, including VP Underwriter and SVP Specialty Lines Underwriting Manager, from 1999 to 2016. Additionally, she worked at Beazley as an Underwriting Specialist from 2016 to 2018. Her diverse background contributes to her strategic thinking and management capabilities.
Achievements
Libby Benet is recognized as an industry speaker on national platforms, sharing her insights on emerging issues within professional, cyber, and EPL lines of business. She has served on the board of Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company since 2019 and has been a Supervisory Board Member at S-RM since 2021. Her contributions to the insurance sector and legal community reflect her commitment to advancing industry standards.