Insurers have pulled $20 billion out of coal investments, but most are European and none of the top nine U.S. insurers has taken “meaningful action,” campaign group Unfriend Coal said on Wednesday. Government representatives and officials at this week’s U.N. …
French insurer AXA will narrow its acquisition focus to 16 key countries and could sell some assets in markets where it lacks scale, its executives said on Tuesday. “We want to focus on fewer countries. We want to focus on …
AXA Group announced it is simplifying its operating model by creating five global geographies: France, Europe, the U.S., Asia, and International. In addition, it has created a single, refocused Corporate Center, which is reduced from the three layers (head office, …
Foreign insurers, especially AIA Group Ltd., can break out the champagne: China’s opening of its financial markets is great news. The day after U.S. President Donald Trump left Beijing with billions of dollars of deals with President Xi Jinping, the …
Insurers are considering raising premiums for tall buildings in Britain with flammable cladding panels and no sprinklers or even excluding related risks following the Grenfell fire in London earlier this year. Inquiries into the tragedy, which killed up to 80 …
French insurer AXA has been approached by a number of players interested in doing a deal with its asset management arm, but continues to regard the business as a strategic asset, the unit’s chief executive said in an email to …
A coalition of insurance firms agreed on Friday to crack down on pirate fishing by banning coverage for trawlers whose illegal catches are worth at least $10 billion a year. Firms would deny insurance for vessels on a European Union …
AXA has talked to BNP Paribas and Natixis in its search for a partner for its fund management arm, aiming to build a business with at least 1 trillion euros ($1.2 trillion) of assets under management, sources familiar with the …
When Micah Carr-Hill wanted to insure Chief, the Labrador that helps with his son’s autism therapy, he found an ally in Munich Re, the world’s biggest reinsurer. The German company had just teamed up with a U.K. internet startup to …
AXA reported a stronger than expected rise in net profit for the first half of the year, helped by higher asset management and property and casualty earnings, and by lower restructuring costs. Europe’s second largest insurer said on Thursday that …
