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.
Axon Underwriting
Doug Gahagan
Managing Partner
As Managing Partner 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
Axon Environmental
Madeleine Hazelgrove
Vice President
Maddie joined Axon for its launch in the fall of 2013. As Vice President, she manages Axon’s portfolio of Environmental products to ensure their success is in line with company expectations while at the same time meeting carrier and market demands… Read More
Jared Brown, AINS, ARM
Senior 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
Ryan Price
Senior 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
Cara Ripoli
Senior Underwriter
Cara Ripoli joined Axon as an established Senior Underwriter, specializing in Environmental product lines, with past experience in Life Science and Allied Health coverages. Read More
Griffin Powers
Junior Underwriter
Griffin graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in 2018 where he studied forensic science.
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Jenna Pastorella
Junior Underwriter
Jenna joined Axon as a Jr. Underwriter within our Environmental division in April, 2024.
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Axon Crisis Management
Alex Pittignano
Senior Vice President & Partner – Crisis Management
Alex Pittignano is a Senior Vice President & Partner with Axon Underwriting bringing 20 years of diverse insurance underwriting and leadership experience. Read More
Marcos Garcia Norris
Senior Vice President & Partner – 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
Randy Esposito
Executive Underwriter – Crisis Management
Randy Esposito is an Excecutive Underwriter with Axon Underwriting bringing nearly 15 years’ experience in the fields of risk and crisis management. Read More
Sean Larkin
Senior Underwriter – Crisis Management
Sean joined Axon in 2020 as a Senior Underwriter on the Crisis Management team. His duties include performing underwriting analysis, general support of the team’s senior underwriters, and the binding and issuance of policies in the Product Recall and Political Violence space. Read More
Dylan Losiewski
Quality Control and Underwriting Support Specialist
Dylan graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in Communications and has 3 years of experience working in financial services. Read More
Jessica Eisenbud
Technical Assistant
With over 8 years of expertise, Jessica specializes in streamlining office operations and coordinating projects. Read More
Thomas Mills
Junior Underwriter
Thomas joined the Crisis Management team full time in July 2024 after interning summer 2023. Read More
AxonPro
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 Fella
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
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
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
Keya Mickel
Operations Manager
Keya has 22.5 years of healthcare experience in patient care and the business office with extensive experience in creating and managing processes. Read More
Aidan Duffey
Underwriter, Professional Liability
Aidan is a recent graduate from Loyola University Maryland with a degree in Finance. Read More
Melody Christie
Underwriting Technical Assistant
A graduate of the University of Georgia, Anthropology, BA and Newcastle University, Cross-Cultural Communication and International Management, MA. Read More
Kelsey Bridges
Senior Underwriter
Kelsey is a graduate from Longwood University where she studied Psychology and Business Administration. Read More
Camille Arden
Underwriting Technical Assistant
Camille has been in the insurance space for 9+ years, after earning her Bachelor’s of Science in Sociology from Kennesaw State University. Read More
Michelle Bailey
Senior Underwriter
Michelle joined our Professional Liability team in April, 2024 as a Senior Underwriter. Read More
Matt Davis
Technical Assistant
Matt brings over eight years of full cycle recruiting experience in the Finance and Accounting space. Read More
Axon Marine + Re
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
Leiner López
Senior Marine Underwriter
Leiner is based out of Bogotá, Columbia and started in reinsurance when he was teaching English for business within the reinsurance market Read More
Maria Vargas
Technical Assistant
Maria supports our Cargo, Stock Throughput and Reinsurance division as a Technical Assistant Read More
Diego San Martin
Senior Underwriter
Diego is joining Axon as a Senior Underwriter, specializing in Cyber and Political Violence Coverage. Read More
Axon Middle Market
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
Nicole Brink
Junior Underwriter
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
Zakare Ilnitzki
Senior 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
Joy Welch
Operations Manager
Joy joined Axon in January 2024 as an Underwriting Assistant for the Middle Market Package team. Read More
Melissa Holley
Underwriter
Melissa joined the MMP division as an Underwriter, specifically for BOP. Melissa has been working in P&C since 2003. Read More
Alyssa Aniano
Underwriting Technical Assistant
Alyssa Joined Axon April 2024 as an Underwriting Technical Assistant. Alyssa is new to the Underwriting world but is a motivated learner. Read More
Scott Rothstein
Executive Underwriter
Scott Rothstein is a results-oriented professional with extensive expertise in business development, client retention, and commercial insurance placement. Read More
Catherine Akiat
Technical Assistant
Catherine graduated from Seton Hall University with a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology and Finance. Read More
Christopher Enderes
Executive Underwriter
Chris is a competitively driven insurance professional with 20 years of experience in the industry dedicated to creating long-lasting partnerships with broker partners and clients alike. Read More
Information Technology
Sal Berlingeri
Sr. Vice President of Technology
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Talha Khan
Jr. Information Technology Technician
Talha is a skilled IT professional with experience in .NET, SQL, data analysis, system optimization, and data-driven reporting. Read More
Legal
Verne Pedro
In-House Counsel
Verne A. Pedro joined Axon Underwriting in August 2023 as In-House Counsel. Verne has practiced law for over 20 years. Read More
Finance & Accounting
Tom Farquharson
Sr. VP Accounting & Finance
Tom brings over 20 years of financial experience within the insurance industry. Read More
Shawn Kearse
Accounting Specialist
Shawn brings over 10 years of accounting experience to Axon Read More
Cindy Hollister
Senior Accountant
Cindy joined the Axon finance and accounting team with over 25 years of insurance accounting experience. Read More
Marketing
Allison Fino
Marketing Specialist
Allison is a recent graduate from the University of Delaware with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and a minor in Business Analytics. Read More
Human Resources
Sherrie Newman
Compliance and Human Resources Director
Sherrie has over 20 years’ experience in custom Human Resource solutions for all stages of the employment life cycle. Read More
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