Latest AXA XL Headlines
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AXA to Pay Higher Dividends as Result of ‘Robust’ Capital Levels
Dec 4 2015 // AXA SA, France’s largest insurer, will pay higher dividends to shareholders because of its “robust” capital levels under solvency rules which are coming into effect in January. AXA plans dividend payouts...
XL Catlin Launches Online Data Breach Resource Portal
Nov 30 2015 // XL Catlin’s Cyber & Technology insurance business has launched a new online resource – CyberRiskIQ.com, to provide clients with support for cybersecurity readiness and incident response...
XL Catlin Expands Yacht Insurance Risk Appetite
Nov 18 2015 // XL Catlin, the official insurance partner of the America’s Cup, has expanded its appetite to insure yachts of all sizes. According to Richard DeSimone, chief underwriting officer of Marine in XL Catlin’s...
AXA’s Property Unit to Develop Tallest Skyscraper in City of London
Nov 17 2015 // AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets, the property unit of Europe’s largest insurer, won approval from the City of London borough to develop an office tower at 22 Bishopsgate near the skyscrapers nicknamed The...
Marie-Jeanne Appointed Chief Data Officer of AXA Group
Nov 16 2015 // AXA has appointed Philippe Marie-Jeanne as chief data officer (CDO) of the AXA Group, in addition to his role as head of the Data Innovation Lab. He will report to Véronique Weill, member of the AXA Group Management...
XL Catlin Expands Equipment Breakdown Insurance Team
Nov 13 2015 // XL Catlin’s North America Property business has expanded its North America underwriting team responsible for its monoline equipment breakdown insurance. XL Catlin’s Equipment Breakdown team’s new...
AXA to Buy Charter Ping An in Philippines, Eyeing P&C Growth Opportunities
Nov 9 2015 // AXA Philippines announced it will acquire 100 percent of Charter Ping An Insurance Corp. from GT Capital for 45 million euros ($48.3 million). The acquisition will enable AXA Philippines to offer property & casualty...
XL Catlin Appoints Murias Senior Aviation Underwriter for Brazil
Oct 30 2015 // XL Catlin announced that it has strengthened its Aviation insurance capabilities in Brazil with the appointment of senior underwriter, Daniela Murias, based in Sao Paulo. She has over 15 years’ experience in the...
Economics of Climate Change, Climate Fiction and Climate Control
Oct 29 2015 // With fresh news out on the global economic cost of climate change, an enticing climate fiction contest and a sweet victory for this column, it would take until Christmas to individually cover it all in a bimonthly...
Peretti Joins XL Catlin as Head of Broker, Client Management in Americas
Oct 16 2015 // Robert Peretti will join XL Catlin’s Insurance operation as senior vice president, head of Broker and Client Management in the Americas. In his new role, Peretti leads a team of regional executives and customer...
XL Catlin Bermuda Creates New Prof. Lines D&O Excess Side A ‘DIC’ Policy
Oct 15 2015 // XL Catlin’s Professional Lines Insurance Operations in Bermuda announced the launch of a new Directors & Officers lead excess ‘Side A’ Difference In Conditions (DIC) policy, “to address various...
XL Innovate, XL Group’s Venture Capital Company, Acquires New Energy Risk
Oct 2 2015 // Dublin-based XL Group plc announced that XL Innovate*, the venture capital fund sponsored by the company, has acquired all of the shares of New Energy Risk Inc. “New Energy Risk has developed and delivered to the...
XL Catlin Strengthens London Product Recall Underwriting Team
Sep 29 2015 // XL Catlin announced it has strengthened its London-based Product Recall team with the appointment of Natalie Lilley and the transfer of Ian Davidson. Natalie Lilley joins XL Catlin from Canopius where she has held the...
XL Catlin Specialty Names Product Line Leaders for Americas
Sep 16 2015 // XL Catlin’s Specialty Insurance division has appointed leaders for its regional insurance products in its newly-created Americas region. The company named product leaders for accident and health, aviation, crisis...
XL Catlin Strengthens Team in Mexico with 3 Senior Appointments
Sep 15 2015 // XL Catlin announced it is further strengthening its insurance operation in Mexico with the following three appointments: Juan Pablo Caso as client distribution leader, responsible for supporting strategic clients Francisco...
XL Catlin Introduces Commercial Crime Insurance Policy
Sep 11 2015 // To help businesses recover from the financial repercussions of corporate crime, XL Catlin’s Global Crime business has introduced a new commercial crime insurance policy in the US. According to Greg Bangs, chief...
XL Catlin Forms New Leadership Team for Germany
Sep 9 2015 // XL Catlin has announced a new insurance leadership team for Germany. The integration process is now well underway across XL Catlin, with the company maintaining a strong focus on bringing together and retaining its top...
XL Catlin Realigns U.S. Excess/Surplus Team, Names 3 Regional VPs
Sep 3 2015 // XL Catlin’s Excess & Surplus (E&S) Casualty business has unveiled a new geographically-focused structure and named three new regional leaders. Coy Rudd is appointed East regional vice president in New York;...
AXA Enters Exclusive Negotiations to Sell Portuguese Operations
Aug 7 2015 // AXA announced it has entered exclusive negotiations with Ageas for the potential sale of AXA’s Portuguese operations. These operations include AXA’s entire stake in AXA Portugal Companhia de Seguros SA (P&C...
AXA’s First-Half 2015 Profits up 2.3% on U.S., French Life Insurance Gains
Aug 4 2015 // French insurer AXA SA said first-half profit rose 2.3 percent, helped by higher life-insurance earnings in the U.S. and France. Net income at France’s biggest insurer climbed to €3.08 billion ($3.37 billion) from...
