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AXA’s 2015 Net Income Rises 12% on Life Insurance Sales in Europe, Asia

Feb 25 2016 // AXA SA, France’s largest insurer, said 2015 profit rose 12 percent, helped by higher life insurance sales in Europe and Asia. The shares rose.Net income climbed to 5.62 billion euros ($6.2 billion) from 5.02 billion...

Allianz, AXA & Sompo to Distribute Products Across Asia via CIMB Bank Branches

Feb 19 2016 // Allianz SE, AXA SA and Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings Inc. made final bids for the rights to distribute their general insurance products through CIMB Group Holdings Bhd.’s branches across Asia, people with knowledge...

AXA Invests $84 Million in Africa Internet Group, Taking 8% Stake

Feb 8 2016 // E-commerce firm Africa Internet Group and French insurer AXA said on Monday they had formed a partnership in which AXA will be the exclusive provider of insurance to AIG and invest 75 million euros ($84 million) to take a...

XL Catlin Promotes Elder to Chief Marine Underwriting Officer for Americas

Feb 4 2016 // XL Catlin today announced the promotion of Anne Marie Elder to the role of chief underwriting officer of Marine for the Americas region. Elder, who previously held the position of senior vice president and chief...

XL Catlin Unveils Workplace Violence Coverage for Mid-Size Companies

Feb 4 2016 // XL Catlin has introduced a new insurance policy to help mid-size companies in the U.S. respond and recover from incidents of workplace violence.According to Denise Balan, Americas Head for XL Catlin’s Crisis...

XL Catlin Opens Brisbane Office, Continuing Regional Expansion

Jan 26 2016 // XL Catlin’s insurance segment announced it has opened its third office in Australia, located in Brisbane.The office will be initially staffed by Geoff Still and Steve Rogers covering property & casualty...

XL Catlin Expands Architects & Engineers Product to Cover Drones, Technology Risks

Jan 25 2016 // XL Catlin’s Design Professional insurance business has enhanced its professional liability insurance for architects and engineers (A&E) as well as other design professionals.XL Catlin’s newest Design...

XL Catlin Appoints 2 P&C Underwriters in Brazil to Help with Strategic Expansion

Jan 25 2016 // XL Catlin announced it has strengthened its Brazilian team with two appointments. Patricia Britto has joined as property underwriter and Luiz Carlos Dos Santos as senior casualty underwriter – both based in Sao Paulo....

XL Catlin Applies for License to Open Reinsurance Branch in India

Jan 21 2016 // XL Catlin announced it has begun the licensing process to establish a reinsurance branch in India.The decision to pursue market entry into India aligns with XL Catlin’s strategy of establishing a presence in emerging...

XL Catlin, RPS/Plus Add Data & Theft Endorsements to Title Agent Policies

Jan 14 2016 // XL Catlin and RPS/Plus Companies have launched two new endorsements – making data breach and added theft protection available – for their professional liability insurance program specifically designed for title and...

XL Catlin Finalizes UK & Ireland Team of Business Leaders with Energy Promotions

Jan 6 2016 // XL Catlin announced it has made a series of promotions in its energy team, which complete its U.K. and Ireland team of business leaders.Stephen Hawkins has been promoted to global product head for upstream energy, while...

AXA to Buy Liberty Ubezpieczenia, Polish P&C Operations of Liberty Mutual

Dec 28 2015 // AXA announced it will acquire Liberty Ubezpieczenia, the Polish property & casualty operations of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group for 92.3 million Polish Zloty ($23 million), plus the net asset value outstanding as of...

XL Catlin Increases Aviation Insurance Limits

Dec 21 2015 // XL Catlin’s North America Aviation insurance business has increased its aircraft hull and liability limits by 50 percent to accommodate companies with aviation risks in the U.S. and Canada.XL Catlin’s aircraft...

XL Catlin Launches Financial Institution Bond Insurance Coverage

Dec 14 2015 // XL Catlin’s Global Professional business has launched a suite of new financial institution bond insurance policies in the U.S., offering financial institutions balance sheet protection against employee dishonesty,...

XL Catlin Adds Equipment Reliability Service to Equipment Breakdown Coverage

Dec 9 2015 // XL Catlin’s Equipment Breakdown (EB) insurance group has introduced a new service offering that provides businesses with an assessment to gauge the reliability of production equipment. XL Catlin EB’s new...

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 services.CyberRiskIQ.com...

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...