Latest AXA XL Headlines
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AXA XL Names Marsh’s Barker to Lead Aviation Insurance Business in Canada
Dec 18 2020 // AXA XL has appointed Alex Barker to lead its aviation insurance business in Canada. Barker will report to Eric Donofrio, chief underwriting officer, Aerospace, Americas, and to Renato Rodrigues, country manager,...
Cathay Pacific Collaborates with AXA to Provide Free COVID-19 Insurance to Passengers
Dec 7 2020 // Cathay Pacific is collaborating with AXA General Insurance Hong Kong Ltd. to provide free COVID-19 coverage to all passengers. Customers who fly with Cathay Pacific from Dec. 7 to Feb. 28, 2021 will be covered for medical...
New Re/Insurer ‘Vantage Risk’ Launches, Led by Former Arch, AXA XL Executives
Dec 3 2020 // A new re/insurance group, called Vantage Group Holdings Ltd., has launched with $1 billion of equity capital, provided by private equity firms The Carlyle Group and Hellman & Friedman (H&F) as well as...
AXA’s Chief Risk and Investment Officer Says Biodiversity Loss Among ‘Very Top Risks’
Dec 3 2020 // AXA Group’s chief risk and investment officer, Alban de Mailly Nesle is required to ponder myriad dangers to the Paris-based insurer and its 830 billion-euro ($995 billion) asset management arm. He says one of the...
AXA Sells Persian Gulf Business for $269 Million to Kuwaiti-Based Group
Nov 30 2020 // AXA SA sold its Persian Gulf business for $269 million to a Kuwait-based group, as the French insurance giant shifts its focus and exits some overseas investments to shore up its finances amid the coronavirus pandemic. The...
AXA XL Promotes Harris to Head of Energy, UK & Lloyd’s Market
Nov 19 2020 // AXA XL Insurance announced that Nicola Harris has been promoted to head of Energy, UK & Lloyd’s market. In her new role, Harris is responsible for developing the UK energy book, executing strategy and designing...
AM Best Upgrades Rating of T.H.E. Insurance Co. of Florida
Nov 19 2020 // T.H.E. Insurance Company (T.H.E.), an AXA XL insurance company and a McGowan Allied Specialty Insurance partner, has been upgraded to A+ (Superior)/XV by AM Best. This recent AM Best upgrade to A+ XV affirms the financial...
AXA Disputes Ruling that It Must Pay Millions of Euros in Back Taxes: News Report
Nov 16 2020 // AXA SA was ordered to pay tens of millions of euros in back taxes last year after French fiscal authorities deemed a Luxembourg-based structure was improperly used to avoid tax payments in France, Mediapart reported on...
HDI Global Specialty Enters German Fine Art, High Net Worth Market with Hire from AXA
Oct 20 2020 // HDI Global Specialty SE is entering the German Fine Art and high net worth insurance market with the appointment of Dr. Alexander Wiebe from AXA. He joins the specialty lines insurer as head of Fine Art & Lifestyle...
AXA Completes €1B Sale in Central, Eastern Europe Business to UNIQA
Oct 16 2020 // AXA said that it has completed the sale of its life and savings, property and casualty, and pension businesses in Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia to Austria’s UNIQA Insurance Group for a total cash consideration...
AXA XL Expands Construction Offering to ‘Highly Protected Projects’
Oct 1 2020 // AXA XL’s North America Construction insurance business has expanded its insurance programs and services for construction projects to include customized coverage for risks that qualify as a “Highly Protected...
Ascot Starts E&S Casualty Unit for U.S.; Welcomes AXA’s Roy as Senior VP
Sep 10 2020 // Specialty insurer Ascot has started an Excess & Surplus Casualty division for the U.S. and appointed Matthew Roy as senior vice president for the new wholesale unit. Writing exclusively on a wholesale basis, the...
University Insured Chinese Student Tuition Revenue Against Virus. Then COVID-19 Hit.
Aug 17 2020 // After becoming dean of the University of Illinois business school in 2015, Jeffrey Brown worried that politics or a virus would choke off a major source of revenue for his school: Chinese graduate students. So, in 2017,...
AXA Weighs $177 Million Sale of Greek Business to Generali
Aug 14 2020 // AXA SA is in talks to sell its Greek operations to Italian insurer Assicurazioni Generali SpA, according to people familiar with the matter, as part of its plans to ditch business lines deemed surplus to requirements. The...
AXA Considers Sale of Singapore Business as It Seeks to Raise Funds: Sources
Aug 10 2020 // AXA SA is considering a sale of its Singapore business as it seeks to raise funds divesting peripheral operations, according to people familiar with the matter. The French insurer is working with an adviser on the...
Insurer AXA, With H1 Net Income Down 40%, Warns of Future COVID-19 Shocks
Aug 6 2020 // AXA SA’s profit sank in the first half as it booked a 1.5 billion-euro ($1.8 billion) charge for claims related to COVID-19 and warned of further shocks from the pandemic. The French insurer saw net income fall 39%...
Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions Taps Turner from AXA XL to Lead UK Property Team
Aug 4 2020 // The Reinsurance Solutions business of Aon plc has appointed Catherine Turner as head of UK Property, and co-leader with Richard Evans of its UK & Ireland and Specialty Casualty business. Turner will report to Peter...
AXA XL Presents New Leadership Team for Americas
Jul 27 2020 // As part of the proposed changes to its insurance operating model announced in April, AXA XL has appointed its new Americas leadership team, reporting to Joe Tocco, chief executive officer for the Americas. The appointments...
AXA XL Announces Leadership Team for UK & Lloyd’s Region
Jul 27 2020 // AXA XL announced the new leadership team for its UK & Lloyd’s region. Effective immediately, the appointments are part of the proposed changes to the operating model of AXA XL’s Insurance business following...
AXA Investment Managers Sets 33% Gender Diversity Target on Company Boards
Jul 9 2020 // AXA Investment Managers will set a 33% target for gender diversity on listed company boards in developed markets and may vote against companies which fail to meet this mark. The asset management unit of French insurer AXA...
