August 4, 2016
AXA said it has entered into an agreement with Vienna Insurance Group to sell its life & savings insurance operations in Romania and exit the Romanian market. Under the terms of the agreement, Vienna Insurance Group would acquire 100 percent …
August 3, 2016
AXA SA, France’s biggest insurer, said first-half profit rose 4 percent as increased earnings from life and health insurance helped offset higher claims from natural catastrophes. Net income climbed to 3.2 billion euros ($3.6 billion) from 3.1 billion euros a …
July 29, 2016
AXA, Alibaba and Ant Financial Services have formed a global strategic partnership to explore opportunities to distribute AXA’s insurance products and services through Alibaba’s global e-commerce platforms. The companies plan to work together to develop products and services, while developing …
July 7, 2016
AXA announced it has entered into an agreement with Vienna Insurance Group to sell both its Life & Savings and Property & Casualty operations in Serbia and exit the Serbian market. Under the terms of the agreement, Vienna Insurance Group …
June 22, 2016
A new U.K. law, designed to make it harder for insurers to dispute commercial insurance claims, could lead to more intense price competition and slimmer margins for the sector, according to Fitch Ratings. The Insurance Act, due to take effect …
June 21, 2016
AXA SA’s real estate unit is awaiting the outcome of the Brexit referendum before deciding whether to proceed with a plan to build the tallest tower approved in the City of London. “We have not launched the project because we …
June 21, 2016
AXA SA, France’s largest insurer, plans to increase profitability through 2020 by seeking 2.1 billion euros ($2.4 billion) of cost cuts and growing digital investments to tap rising demand for policies protecting savings and health. The firm may also seek …
June 20, 2016
Among all financial products, bancassurance perhaps comes closest to fitting Einstein’s theory of insanity: Insurers have been conducting the same sorry experiment again and again, expecting different results. Right now, it’s Asia’s turn to be gripped by madness as firms …
June 14, 2016
Europe’s top insurers are selling protection to German banks that hoard billions of euros of cash in vaults to avoid paying a penalty by parking it at the European Central Bank, company executives told Reuters. The sums are so big …
June 14, 2016
There is an “extremely high” probability that the U.K. will vote to leave the European Union and investors will face “a true landscape of uncertainties,” AXA SA Chief Executive Officer Henri de Castries said. Neither the U.K. nor the EU …