Women in reinsurance


PrOFILE Name:


Carol Ann O’Dea


Company: AXIS Reinsurance Company Job:


Timeline: 2011—AXIS 2001—PartnerRe


Executive vice president, chief claims officer


Carol Ann O’Dea is responsible for the AXIS Re claims department worldwide, with operations in the US, Bermuda and Zurich.


After starting her career as an attorney in private practice, O’Dea moved in-house after eight years into the role of claims attorney at Executive Risk Management Associates in the early 1990s. After learning the business, she moved from primary insurance to reinsurance at NAC Reinsurance, an XL Capital Company. She has more than 25 years of reinsurance, insurance and law experience and has worked exclusively in the reinsurance industry for the last 15 years.


Prior to joining AXIS, O’Dea was director of claims at PartnerRe


for 10 years where she was responsible for building out the US claims team to support the company’s property and casualty reinsurance business. She sees the claims role in reinsurance as a strategic position, aligned with the business, underwriting, actuarial and finance sectors.


“Prior to joining AXIS, O’Dea was


director of claims at PartnerRe for 10 years where she was responsible for building out the US claims team.”


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