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End of Year Review 2025: Axa Retail’s Matt Field
Matt Field, intermediary director at Axa Retail, hails the insurer’s domestic violence proposition; keeps a keen eye on its NPS; and predicts new entrants to shake up the retail personal lines market, with a particular focus on data and technology.
Acrisure adds three to UK senior leadership team
Acrisure UK Retail has confirmed the recruitment of Rowanne Dicker as head of UK retail markets and placement, Rob White as chief risk and compliance officer, and David Cramp as chief revenue officer.
Axa’s Dougie Barnett to retire
Dougie Barnett, Axa Broker UK director of commercial customer risk management and sustainability, will retire at the end of December after 24 years at the insurer.
Axa urges brokers to warn customers on solar panel fire risk
Axa UK has warned customers on the risk of fires caused by solar panels and highlighted the need for using a reputable installer and regular maintenance.
UK Broker Awards winners 2025: Lickens, AllClear, Everywhen and Insuretec.com among those crowned
AllClear scooped the Broker of the Year award, and Clear Group executive chairman Howard Lickens won the Achievement Award, at the UK Broker Awards last night in Birmingham.
Axa’s Walker and Aviva’s Storah tackle monthly payments, flooding and Consumer Duty in parliamentary session
Jon Walker, CEO of Axa Commercial, has highlighted the valuable service of pay monthly options, and urged the government to increase flood defence spending, in a parliamentary session held earlier this week.
People Moves: 7 – 11 July 2025
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Alan Boswell crowned Broker of the Year at 2025 BIAs
Alan Boswell Group won Broker of the Year at the 2025 British Insurance Awards last night (9 July).
Blog: Counting up the commercial longevity
Which is longer: the average tenure of a FTSE 100 CEO or that of a commercial insurance leader? Emmanuel Kenning calculates the numbers and finds a surprisingly short job-title occupancy in the sector.
Birmingham regional review: Highly competitive market
Birmingham’s central location in the country creates opportunities for investment and growth, according to experts in the highly competitive broker market, with recruitment flagged as the main challenge.
Axa bosses Walker and Zweibrucker on growing with brokers in commercial and retail
The commercial and retail divisions of Axa Insurance in the UK are growing, the respective CEOs have confirmed, outlining plans to expand with brokers over the rest of the year and beyond.
Commercial Express to add Axa and Carbon capacity as it unveils MGU plan
Managing general agent Commercial Express has signed capacity deals with Axa and Carbon Underwriting, Insurance Age can reveal, as it progresses to become a managing general underwriter and targets doubling in size.
Axa Commercial enhances management liability offering
Axa Commercial has launched a revamped management liability proposition under its new ‘Prevent and Protect’ banner.
News analysis: Does the UK broking community actually need another network?
With Jensten becoming the latest addition to the network landscape in March, Martin Friel assesses whether the sector is over subscribed and reflects on how these operations have evolved over the last three decades.
Interview: Mike Crane, SME & Specialty director at Axa Commercial
In his first interview since starting at Axa Commercial as SME and specialty director this January, Mike Crane tells Insurance Age about his key message to brokers at the upcoming Biba Conference, what he has found at his new home and his plans for the…
Axa Commercial to enter cyber market for SMEs in 2025
Axa Commercial will roll out a branded cyber product aimed at SMEs this year, Mike Crane told Insurance Age.
Axa swings back to UK underwriting profits in 2024
Axa Insurance UK returned to underwriting profit in 2024 with a £45m result, reversing a £103m deficit in 2023.
Axa warns brokers on criminal gangs targeting vacant commercial properties
Axa UK has urged brokers to make sure customers are vigilant about criminal gangs targeting empty commercial properties as the insurer has seen a steep rise in the problem in recent months.
Axa committed to regional PL market – intermediary director Matt Field
Matt Field, director of intermediary at Axa retail, has told Insurance Age the insurer is “committed” to the regional intermediary market, and is focusing on sustainable growth.
MGA appoints Stuart Reid as chair
Specialist business health insurance MGA Equipsme has appointed Stuart Reid as chair of its board.
MGA takes another Axa leader with CUO hire
Optio Group has appointed the former Axa director of schemes and delegated authorities Gary Head as chief underwriting officer, effective immediately.