AXA CEO Henri de Castries News

AXA H1 Net Income Rises 4% to $3.6B as L&H Earnings Offset Cat Losses

AXA SA, France’s biggest insurer, said first-half profit rose 4 percent as increased earnings from life and health insurance helped offset higher claims from natural catastrophes. Net income climbed to 3.2 billion euros ($3.6 billion) from 3.1 billion euros a …

AXA’s CEO de Castries Predicts ‘Extremely High’ Probability of ‘Brexit’

There is an “extremely high” probability that the U.K. will vote to leave the European Union and investors will face “a true landscape of uncertainties,” AXA SA Chief Executive Officer Henri de Castries said. Neither the U.K. nor the EU …

AXA Sells SunLife, Names Top Team Including Harlin as CFO, Olivier to Lead P/C

AXA SA sold its SunLife unit in the U.K. to Phoenix Group Holdings and announced the top-management team that will work with incoming Chief Executive Officer Thomas Buberl when he takes the helm in September. Gerald Harlin will become group …

AXA’s 2015 Net Income Rises 12% on Life Insurance Sales in Europe, Asia

AXA SA, France’s largest insurer, said 2015 profit rose 12 percent, helped by higher life insurance sales in Europe and Asia. The shares rose. Net income climbed to 5.62 billion euros ($6.2 billion) from 5.02 billion euros [$5.5 billion] a …