Axa XL Group News

AM Best Upgrades Rating of T.H.E. Insurance Co. of Florida

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 strength of AXA XL …

AXA Gives Under-Fire CEO Buberl a Needed Boost on Strong H1 Profits

AXA SA gave under-fire Chief Executive Officer Thomas Buberl a needed boost with first-half earnings that beat estimates and growth in new business. AXA, posting its first results since a disappointing partial spinoff of the French insurer’s U.S. unit, reported …

AXA, XL Choose Name for Combined P/C, Specialty Operations: ‘AXA XL’

Following the completion of the acquisition of XL Group by AXA SA – expected in the second half of 2018 – the two insurers have chosen the name of the division that will be dedicated to large property/casualty commercial lines …

XL Group Shareholders Give AXA Acquisition Green Light

Insurer XL Group’s shareholders have approved an agreement for AXA to acquire 100 percent of XL Group. Total consideration for the planned acquisition would amount to approximately USD $15.3 billion, to be fully paid in cash. Under the terms of …

XL Catlin Shares Executive Changes, Exits in Preparation for AXA Takeover

XL Group has announced management changes and departures in anticipation of the planned acquisition of XL by AXA. French insurer AXA SA has agreed to buy XL Group Ltd. for $15.3 billion in cash in a bid to capture a …

AXA Says Funding to Buy XL Group Is All Set

AXA said on Monday it had secured financing for the 12.4 billion euros ($14.9 billion) acquisition of XL Group and was not dependent on the issuance of any additional debt following the flotation of part of its U.S. unit, AXA …

AXA Wasn’t the Only Party Interested in Acquiring XL

According to details revealed in a public filing earlier this week, two parties approached XL Group for potential tie-ups before AXA started to pursue a dealβ€”and seven, in total, were interested before AXA and XL agreed to a $15.3 billion …

AXA Prices IPO of U.S. Division to Help with XL Takeover

French insurer AXA on Thursday priced the forthcoming initial public offering (IPO) of its U.S. division at $24-27 per share, in a deal that could value the part of the business being listed on the market at $3.5 billion. AXA …

S&P Places AXA on CreditWatch Negative over Its Plans to Buy XL Group for $15.3B

S&P Global Ratings placed France’s AXA on CreditWatch with negative implications over its planned $15.3 billion purchase of XL Group Ltd. The ratings agency said it is worried about what the mega-deal could do to AXA’s capital reserves. At issue …

How AXA Wooed and Won XL Group in $15.3B Takeover Deal

AXA SA’s pursuit of its biggest ever takeover really got serious at a romantic hotel on the shores of Lake Zurich. That’s where top executives of the French behemoth and XL Group Ltd., fresh from the annual gathering of the …