Chris Jones

Vice President, Mining & Technology

Chris Jones is a senior member of Axis Insurance’s Technology & AI practice, specializing in complex insurance placements and strategic risk advisory for companies operating in rapidly evolving industries, including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, robotics, autonomous systems, defence technology and digital infrastructure.

Chris has extensive experience structuring sophisticated insurance programs involving Technology Errors & Omissions, Cyber, Intellectual Property and Directors & Officers Liability. His expertise includes negotiating complex policy wordings, addressing coverage gaps and exclusions, and securing specialist underwriting capacity across Canadian, US and London insurance markets.

He works closely with executive management, boards of directors and legal counsel to navigate challenging contractual obligations, emerging technology exposures, international operations and capital markets transactions. His experience includes structuring large international insurance towers and developing tailored solutions for organizations with complex technology and liability exposures.

Chris takes a risk-first approach, combining technical insurance expertise with strategic advisory services, including contractual risk reviews, D&O benchmarking, structured risk assessments and risk mitigation planning.

His focus is on helping innovative companies navigate an increasingly complex risk environment while ensuring their insurance programs evolve alongside their business.

Areas of Expertise: Artificial Intelligence | Cybersecurity | Robotics & Autonomous Systems | Defence Technology | Intellectual Property | Technology E&O | Public Company D&O | International Insurance Programs