AXA XL welcomes Microsoft to Incident Response Panel to strengthen cyber resilience for policyholders in North America

New York - July 22, 2026

In North America, AXA XL has added Microsoft to its panel of cyber incident response providers, enhancing support for cyber insurance clients confronting increasingly complex and high‑stakes cyber threats.

According to Gwenn Cujdik, Incident Response and Cyber Services Lead for North America, "The threat of a cyber security incident, has long been ‘not if, but when,’ and in the wake of advanced technology, the ‘when’ may quickly become ‘how often.’ The risks organizations are tasked with preventing and overcoming relative to cyber security and data privacy is growing exponentially, partnering with proven experts can make all the difference where resilience in the face of adversity may be your only saving grace. AXA XL’s strategic partnerships with industry-leading cyber incident response providers underscore our commitment to expertise, preparedness, and resilience. By drawing on a deep knowledge of internal expertise and external cyber specialists, we empower our insureds to respond swiftly and effectively to prevail when your number is up."

“It’s about being prepared, coordinated, and aligned across teams and partners well before a crisis hits. That perspective continues to shape how we approach incident response today, and how we work side by side with partners like Microsoft,” Ms. Cujdik added. 

AXA XL cyber insurance policyholders have access to Microsoft’s dedicated Incident Response (IR) teams. This model combines threat containment, restoration, and recovery with the insurance, legal, and regulatory workflows that organizations must manage in the wake of an incident.

According to Aarti Borkar, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Security, “By aligning AXA XL’s cyber insurance capabilities with Microsoft’s incident response services, organizations benefit from a more integrated response model informed by Microsoft’s threat intelligence and two decades of experience responding to some of the world’s most complex and consequential cyber incidents. Leveraging the scale of the Microsoft ecosystem—spanning cloud, endpoint, identity, and collaboration platforms—this partnership helps organizations detect, contain, and remediate threats faster, while drawing on continuously updated insights from trillions of security signals analyzed every day.”

AXA XL brings leading experts, like Microsoft, together through a dedicated incident response panel so their cyber insurance clients have an integrated team in place before a cyber crisis hits. By aligning cyber insurance, specialized risk engineering, and incident response capabilities in advance, AXA XL helps clients assess vulnerabilities, strengthen controls, and prepare for swift, effective response and recovery when cyber events occur.

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AXA XL provides insurance and risk management products and services for mid-sized companies through to large multinationals, and reinsurance solutions to insurance companies globally. We partner with those who move the world forward. To learn more, visit www.axaxl.com

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AXA XL Insurance offers property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty insurance solutions to mid-sized companies through to large multinationals globally. We partner with those who move the world forward. To learn more, visit www.axaxl.com