About Us
Axon Underwriting Services LLC was formed in 2013 by underwriting and brokerage experts in order to raise the bar in business insurance performance. Offering a highly efficient Program Administrator/MGA platform and insurance services, Axon provides its brokerage partners the ability to expand current offerings. Our extensive understanding of industry-specific exposures enables us to create comprehensive coverage programs and solutions for targeted industries. Axon underwrites and distributes products backed by the financial strength of domestic A-rated Carriers and as a Coverholder for Lloyds of London.
Axon positions itself to win by:
Acquiring complete underwriting authorization to facilitate real-time coverage decisions
Controlling the underwriting process from submission to policy issuance.
Leveraging its highly customized and automated underwriting system to guarantee quick and efficient service
Delivering a quality product at a competitive price with every quotation.
Industry Need
The insurance industry demands immediacy, but holds many hidden exposures that require specialization, industry knowledge and underwriting expertise.
Our Solution
Axon’s dedicated and focused insurance experts allow partners to TRUST in our superior products, OUTSOURCE underwriting and policy administration and EXPECT highly-responsive service.
The Result
Axon creates a competitive advantage for its partners while keeping production levels at maximum efficiency and driving extremely high retention rates.
The Axon Team
Doug Gahagan
EVP & Partner
As EVP of Axon Underwriting, Doug’s responsibilities include management of underwriting activities for business produced under its MGA agreement, overseeing the entity’s P&L and expanding Axon’s product offerings. Read More
Randy Hampton
EVP & Partner
Randy Hampton is a partner with Axon Underwriting bringing 24 years of diverse insurance brokerage experience. He is a proud graduate of the University of Georgia with a degree in Risk Management and Insurance.Read More
Madeleine Hazelgrove
Vice President
Madeleine (“Maddie”) Hazelgrove joined Axon Underwriting LLC for its launch in the fall of 2013. Prior to joining Axon, Maddie worked for The Navigators Group, Inc., where for 7 years she underwrote construction-related risks.Read More
David McMillan
Vice President
David joined Axon in January 2017 as an Underwriting Manager, where he is responsible for underwriting and developing Axon’s various products and services. He is also involved in the identification of, and Read More
Zakare Ilnitzki
Underwriter
Zak joined Axon in 2017 as an Underwriter where he works alongside Axon’s broad network of brokerage firms to collect submission data, produce quotes, and provide continuous administrative support throughout the binding and policy issuance process.Read More
Alex Pittignano
Senior Vice President – Crisis Management
Alex Pittignano is a Senior Vice President with Axon Underwriting bringing 20 years of diverse insurance underwriting and leadership experience. Alex’s professional experience includes underwriting and leadership position with American Read More
Marcos Garcia Norris
Senior Vice President – Crisis Management
Marcos has over 24 years of underwriting experience spanning from London, continental Europe to United States. He has specialized in Product Recall and Crisis Management insurance. Read More
Jared Brown, AINS, ARM
Underwriter
Jared joined Axon in December of 2019. As an Underwriter Jared will be responsible for underwriting new, and renewal, business across multiple Axon product lines. Read More
Roger Creighton
Underwriter
Mr. Creighton relies on his 18 + years of experience managing environmental liability through development and implementation of engineered solutions. Read More
Randy Esposito
Senior Underwriter – Crisis Management
Randy Esposito is a Senior Underwriter with Axon Underwriting bringing nearly 15 years’ experience in the fields of risk and crisis management. Read More
Miguel Criscuolo
Senior Underwriter – Crisis Management
Miguel Criscuolo joined the Axon team in 2020 as a Senior Underwriter for Crisis Management after more than 24 years in various underwriting and leadership positions with AIG, CV Starr and Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty. Read More
Sean Larkin
Underwriter – Crisis Management
Sean joined Axon in 2020 as a Junior Underwriter on the Crisis Management team. His duties include performing underwriting analysis, general support of the team’s senior underwriters Read More
Adair Delaney
Underwriter – Cargo/Stock Throughput
Adair is starting his 10th year in the insurance industry, with his career to date split evenly between time working in London and Santiago, Chile. Read More
Dan Gmelin
Sr. Vice President – AxonPro
Dan is an established senior executive in the Professional Liability marketplace that has a reputation for building and managing successful and highly profitable books of business. Read More
Samantha Gamble
Assistant Vice President – AxonPro
Sam joined Axon in May 2021 as part of the Axon Professional Liability underwriting team where she focuses on Architects and Engineers as well as Miscellaneous Professional Liability. Read More
Paul F. Davis
Assistant Vice President – AxonPro
Paul joined Axon in May 2021 as Assistant Vice President, where he is responsible for underwriting and developing AXON’s Architects & Engineers and Miscellaneous Professional Liability products, primarily for the West Coast region. Read More
Chris Kearney
Assistant Vice President - AxonPro
Chris joined Axon in May 2021 as part of the Axon Pro team where he is underwriting Architects & Engineers and Miscellaneous Professional Liability primarily on the East Coast and Chicago. Read More
Brand Rodenberg
Senior Underwriter
Brand joined Axon in March 2022. His professional career began in 2004 as an environmental consultant primarily focused on the investigation, remediation, and regulatory compliance of retail petroleum sites and industrial facilities throughout the East Coast. Read More
Todd Hendershot
Senior Vice President – Middle Market
Todd Hendershot is a Senior Vice President with Axon Underwriting bringing 18 years of Insurance Sales, Underwriting and Leadership experience. Read More
Jonah Taylor
Underwriter
Jonah joined Axon in 2022 as an Underwriter, he is currently focused on assisting brokers with Contractors Pollution Liability and Storage Tank Liability policies. Read More
Ryan Price
Underwriter
Ryan joined Axon in May 2021 as an Underwriter where he primarily works on various environmental products such as CPL and storage tank liability. Read More
Nicole Brink
Underwriting Technician
Nicole Brink joined Axon in January 2022 as an Underwriting Technician on the Middle Market Package team. Her duties include underwriting analysis, supporting the team’s senior underwriters, as well as the binding and issuance of policies. Read More
Submission Contacts.:
Consumer Product Recall / Contaminated Product Insurance: Miguel Criscuolo + Randy Esposito
Political Violence: Randy Esposito
Foodborne Illness & Contamination Insurance: Alex Pittignano / Marcos Garcia Norris
Any questions can be directed to 908.947.0867.