Top Insurers Face Lawsuit from UK Hospitality Sector on Rejected Biz Interruption Claims April 30, 2020 By Kirstin Ridley and Carolyn Cohn Top insurers such as AXA, RSA, QBE and Zurich face a potential multi-million-pound lawsuit from British pubs, hotels, restaurants and...
AXA Announces Death of Stefan Lippe, AXA Director, Former CEO of Swiss Re April 24, 2020 AXA announced the death of Stefan Lippe, 65, who has been an AXA Director since 2012, and was the former...
Italy’s Generali to Pay 2019 Dividend, Resisting EU Regulatory Guidance April 13, 2020 By Gianluca Semeraro Italy’s biggest insurer Generali on Friday said it would pay its 2019 dividend in two tranches, confirming a total payout...
COVID-19 Quarantined Doctors Turn to Telemedicine to Keep Seeing Patients March 27, 2020 By Amy Thomson and Helene Fouquet Marie-Pascale Schuller started feeling sick last week. The 57-year-old doctor specializes in respiratory illnesses, and she had a strong suspicion...
Coronavirus Drives Patients to Online Doctors, Spurring Telemedicine Sector March 13, 2020 By Helene Fouquet The new coronavirus that’s forcing lockdowns and roiling economies is spurring a silent revolution in the field of telemedicine. As...
Oman Insurance Considers Making Bid for AXA’s Middle East Operations March 13, 2020 By Dinesh Nair and Nicolas Parasie Oman Insurance Co. PSC is considering making a bid for the Middle Eastern operations of French insurer AXA SA, according...
AXA Plans to Form $156B Asset Management Unit, Catering to Alternative Assets March 11, 2020 By Lucca de Paoli AXA SA plans to create a 137 billion-euro ($156 billion) asset-management unit to cater to the growing demand for real...
Update: AXA Appoints Chubb’s Gunter as CEO of AXA XL, Replacing Hendrick February 20, 2020 AXA announced the appointment of Scott Gunter as chief executive officer of AXA XL. He will replace Greg Hendrick, who...
AXA Lowers 2020 Profit Guidance for XL Unit February 20, 2020 By Maya Nikolaeva and Matthieu Protard French insurer AXA lowered its 2020 profit guidance for its companies-focused XL unit and named a new boss for the...
Generali, Great Eastern Weigh Bids for Malaysia Insurers, Part Owned by AXA: Sources February 18, 2020 By Elffie Chew, Manuel Baigorri and Vinicy Chan Singapore’s Great Eastern Holdings Ltd. and Assicurazioni Generali SpA are among potential bidders for the life and general insurance businesses...