Latest AXA XL Headlines

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Business Moves

Jul 24 2006 // Starr Aviation Agency, ChubbStarr Aviation Agency Inc., a wholly-owned specialty subsidiary of C.V. Starr & Co. Inc. and The Chubb Corp. entered into an underwriting agreement under which Chubb will provide hull and...

Preemptive plans crucial to protect art and collectibles

Jul 24 2006 // With the start of hurricane season, AXA Art Insurance issued a reminder to collectors on ways to prepare for the worst and save valued possessions and important symbols of cultural heritage.Recognizing that ensuring the...

AXA Completes $5.2 Billion Capital Increase for Winterthur Purchase

Jul 11 2006 // France’s AXA Group announced the successful completion of the share capital increase with preferential subscription rights launched on June 14 to finance part of the acquisition of Winterthur (See IJ Website June...

Best Sees No Winterthur Rating Change on AXA Acquisition

Jun 16 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has commented that the ratings of Winterthur Swiss Insurance Company and its core subsidiary, Winterthur Life Insurance Company, collectively known as Winterthur Group, “remain unchanged following the...

AXA, Credit Suisse Agree on $10 Billion Winterthur Sale

Jun 14 2006 // This time around the AXA Group and Credit Suisse lost no time in coming to an agreement to sell Winterthur, the Swiss bank’s insurance division, to the French insurer for CHF 12.3 billion (around $10 billion –...

S&P Reacts to Winterthur Sale; AXA Revised to ‘Stable’; Winterthur to ‘Positive’

Jun 14 2006 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services reacted quickly to the announcement that AXA and Credit Suisse have reached an agreement to sell Winterthur, the Swiss bank’s insurance division to the French insurer for...

Best Affirms AXA Canada P/C Subsidiaries Ratings; Revises Outlook to ‘Stable’

Jun 14 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings (FSR) of several of AXA Canada Inc.’s property/casualty insurance subsidiaries, as follows: the FSR of “A” (Excellent) of AXA Assurances Inc....

Report AXA in Talks with Credit Suisse to Acquire Winterthur

Jun 12 2006 // Widely circulated reports indicate that France’s AXA Group has entered into serious negotiations with Credit Suisse aimed at acquiring the bank’s Winterthur Group of insurance companies.The reports from Agence...

AXA Concludes Deal with Paris Re to Cede AXA RE

Jun 7 2006 // France’s AXA Group has concluded a definitive agreement to cede its reinsurance operation – AXA Re and its subsidiaries – to Paris Re Holdings Limited. As previously reported (See IJ Website April 6...

AXA Posts Strong Q1 Results

May 11 2006 // France’s AXA Group’s earnings figures for the first quarter of 2006 show strong growth in its three main sectors of operation – summarized as follows:— Life & Savings entities new business up...

AXA Art Insurance Offers $100,000 Reward for Missing Artworks

May 4 2006 // AXA Art Insurance announced it is offering a $100,000 reward for credible information leading to the location, recovery and return of seven Milton Avery paintings that have been reported missing while en route from Boca...

AXA Receives ‘Binding Offer’ from Stone Point for Re business; Best, S&P Comment

Apr 10 2006 // France’s AXA Group acknowledged that it has received a binding offer for its reinsurance operation – AXA Re and its subsidiaries – from Paris Re Holdings Limited. As previously reported (See IJ Website...

Report AXA May Sell Reinsurance Units to Stone Point Capital

Apr 6 2006 // According to a report in the French financial daily Les Echos the AXA Group is close to concluding a deal to sell its reinsurance activities to the Greenwich, Conn.-based investment firm Stone Point Capital. Neither AXA...

S&P Bulletin Recognizes AXA’s Auto Policy Securitization

Mar 10 2006 // The London office of Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has issued a statement indicating that it will “recognize a capital relief in its capital adequacy model for AXA Group (core insurance operating...

UN’s World Food Program Insures against Ethiopia Famine with AXA Re

Mar 9 2006 // The insurance industry has become a participant in a new and unusual initiative sponsored by the United Nations World Food Program, which aims to have funds available to meet the needs of disaster victims as soon as they...

AXA Records Strong 2005; Net Profit up 12% to $4.98 Billion

Mar 1 2006 // France’s AXA Group announced big earnings increases for the year 2005 with net profits up 12 percent to €4.173 billion ($4.98 billion). “Last year, AXA showed strong growth momentum, particularly in Life...

AXA Reports Strong Q4 Earnings; Annual Revenue up 6.9%

Jan 27 2006 // France’s AXA Group reported excellent results for the last quarter of 2005 and a full year increase in gross revenues of 6.9 percent. Overall sales rose from €67 billion ($33.72 billion) in 2004 to €71.7 billion...

S&P Sees European Securitizations Gaining Acceptance

Jan 19 2006 // Standard & Poor’s newly issued report on Corporate Securitizations notes that these types of transactions are gaining increasing acceptance as a capital management tool by European insurers, with Swiss Re and...

International Newsbriefs

Nov 21 2005 // New Bermuda Insurers Formed: As the proverb says: “It’s an ill wind that blows no man good.” Even Katrina, one of the “illest” winds of all time, has brought some good fortune to the...

News Briefs

Nov 20 2005 // New Bermuda Insurers Formed: As the proverb says: “It’s an ill wind that blows no man good.” Even Katrina, one of the “illest” winds of all time, has brought some good fortune to the...