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AXA is a large, global insurance and reinsurance group headquartered in France.
The company has a long history in the insurance and reinsurance sector, providing a wide range of coverages, from personal lines through complex risks and reinsurance protection.
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Insurance sector key as global fragmentation and vulnerability increases: AXA
13th October 2025
As the sense of global fragmentation and vulnerability increases, the insurance sector has become a key player in managing emerging risks and to mitigate the impact of a future crisis, according to a recent AXA and Ipsos report. The 12th edition of the Future Risks Report revealed that 93% of the ... Read the full article
AM Best raises AXA’s credit ratings on steady profitability & diversified business
10th October 2025
AM Best, the credit rating agency, has upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of AXA S.A. (AXA) and its rated subsidiaries to “aa” (Superior) from “aa-” (Superior). The agency also reaffirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior). AXA, headquartered in France, serves as the primary operating holding ... Read the full article
Moody’s raises AXA’s insurance financial strength rating to Aa2 with stable outlook
17th September 2025
Moody’s Ratings, a provider of credit ratings, research, and risk analysis, announced that it has upgraded the insurance financial strength rating of AXA SA to Aa2 from Aa3. AXA, an insurance and asset management group, now carries a stable outlook following the change, reflecting Moody’s view of the company’s reinforced business ... Read the full article
AXA and WTW launch parametric programme to protect Caribbean’s second-largest coral reef
29th August 2025
AXA COLPATRIA, AXA Climate, Fondo Acción, and WTW Alternative Risk Transfer, have jointly designed a parametric insurance programme to protect coral reefs in the Colombian Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina. In this effort, the coalition of partners is being supported by the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance ... Read the full article
AXA & MOTOGO launch new typhoon parametric and cross-boundary travel insurance
14th August 2025
AXA Hong Kong and Macau and MOTOGO have partnered to launch two new insurance solutions, typhoon parametric and cross-boundary travel. These two innovative insurance solutions will be provided at no cost to eligible MOTOGO members under Dah Chong Hong Motors. The 'Tropical Cyclone Coverage', is considered the market's first typhoon parametric insurance. ... Read the full article
AXA to acquire Italian MGA Prima
1st August 2025
French insurer AXA has agreed to acquire Milan-headquartered Prima, an Italian direct insurance player acting as a managing general agent (MGA). The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of regulatory approvals, and is expected to close by the end of 2025. Since its launch in 2015, Prima ... Read the full article
AXA XL premiums up 6% in H1’25 to €34bn
1st August 2025
French insurer AXA recorded a rise in underlying earnings of 5% to €4.5 billion and 7% growth in gross written premium (GWP) and other revenues to €64.3 billion in the first half of 2025, driven by growth at AXA XL, the firm's property and casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division, ... Read the full article
AXA, WMG, and universities of Edinburgh, Warwick & Oxford partner on insurance for AI risks
22nd July 2025
A new £2 million academic-industry partnership, led by the University of Edinburgh, alongside insurance group AXA, WMG, the University of Warwick and the University of Oxford, will establish the groundwork for developing insurance for artificial intelligence (AI) for the future. The partnership, dubbed as The UKRI Prosperity Partnership ‘AI2: Assurance and ... Read the full article
AXA completes sale of AXA IM to BNP Paribas
1st July 2025
AXA has completed the sale of AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) to BNP Paribas for cash proceeds of €5.1 billion. AXA has also finalised the sale of Select to AXA IM for €0.3 billion, bringing the total value to the previously announced €5.4 billion. The sale was initially announced last year. ... Read the full article
AXA unveils unified Ceded Re team after strategic realignment
25th June 2025
Effective July 1, 2025, AXA is unifying its AXA Group and AXA XL Ceded Reinsurance (Ceded Re) teams to form a single, integrated Ceded Re team. This move aims to enhance alignment, streamline operations, and drive greater efficiency. As per AXA, the unified Ceded Re team will operate under Guy Van ... Read the full article
April investments highlight growing appetite for China’s re/insurance sector
19th May 2025
April investments in four Chinese insurers by foreign shareholders signals growing international appetite in the country’s re/insurance industry, media group Yicai Global highlighted in a recent publication. This group includes four local insurers: Generali China Insurance, Fosun United Health Insurance, AXA International Reinsurance and Citic Prudential Life, according to data from ... Read the full article
AXA XL Re’s premiums increase 12% to €1.4bn in Q1’25
7th May 2025
Global insurer AXA’s Property and Casualty (P&C) and Specialty Risk division, AXA XL, saw gross written premiums and other revenues climb 7% to €21 billion in Q1 2025, helped by a 12% increase in premiums to €1.4 billion at AXA XL Reinsurance. Within P&C, commercial lines premiums rose 6% to €13.2 ... Read the full article
AXA proposes renewal of CEO Thomas Buberl’s mandate in 2026
23rd April 2025
Large French insurer AXA's Board of Directors has proposed the renewal of Thomas Buberl’s mandate as a director and intends to reappoint him as the company's Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Buberl has served as CEO and Director of AXA since September 2016, having joined the AXA Group as part of its ... Read the full article
AXA’s GWP & other revenues up to €110bn in 2024 with 10% growth at AXA XL Re
27th February 2025
Global insurer AXA's property and casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division, AXA XL, achieved a combined ratio of 91% for full year 2024, a 2.1 percentage point improvement on the prior year, as gross written premiums (GWP) and other revenues increased 7% to €56.5 billion, supported by 10% growth at ... Read the full article
S&P revises AXA’s outlook to positive, affirms key ratings
25th February 2025
S&P Global Ratings, a provider of credit ratings, research, and risk analysis, has revised its outlook on AXA Group, an insurance and asset management company based in France, from stable to positive, reflecting the carrier's anticipated profitability growth and capital-light strategy. Additionally, S&P affirmed its 'AA-' long-term insurer financial strength and ... Read the full article
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