Steven Bauman works for AXA XL, serving as Global Programs & Captives Regional Director North America, located in the New York City office. His responsibilities are to assist customers, brokers and internal stakeholders in the formation of risk management solution oriented Global & Captive Programs. 

 

Mr. Bauman has more than 30 years of experience in corporate insurance and captive services on both the broker and company sides of the business; previously working as Head of Captive Programs for Zurich Insurance Group and senior vice president of AON's Captive Services Group. Prior to AON, he was first with XL as a vice president-NY office manager and east coast marketing manager for XL Insurance Company (formally XL Winterthur International) from 1999 to the end of 2004. From 1993 to1999, Mr. Bauman worked at MARSH-NY USA where he was a senior vice president in the Global Services Group division. 

 

Steven began his career in 1987 at American Risk Management (ARM), which then was part of The Reiss Organization and sold to Swiss Re. Mr. Fred Reiss and company are widely credited with popularizing the captive insurance company concept.