Branden Laxner
Chief Underwriting Officer - Cyber & Technology E&O, Nexus Underwriting
Branden Laxner is listed as Chief Underwriting Officer - Cyber & Technology E&O, Nexus Underwriting. Branden is scheduled to speak at Underwriting Innovation USA 2026 on 17 November 2026.
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About
Branden Laxner is Chief Underwriting Officer for Cyber & Technology E&O at Arrowhead Professional, part of Arrowhead Programs. He leads cyber underwriting across Evolve, the group's retail cyber product, and Nexus, its wholesale product, writing primary and excess for insureds under $500M in revenue. In this role, he focuses on portfolio performance and profitability, appetite and underwriting guidelines, pricing and risk selection, coverage and product development, capacity and delegated authority management, and the development of the underwriting teams across both teams. He has spent a decade underwriting cyber and technology E&O, previously as Vice President for Cyber & Technology E&O at Ambridge Partners and at Converge, and at AXIS Capital, Markel, and ACE USA.