Ex-Axa boss faces six-months gardening leave

Steve Hardy

Former Axa Personal Lines chief executive Steve Hardy has reportedly been put on gardening leave for six months.

Sister title Post has reported that Mr Hardy - a founding member of Swiftcover - will not be returning to work in the immediate future.

A source reportedly said that Mr Hardy is "out of commission for six months" but added he would definitely be returning to business, albeit it will unlikely be in a corporate manner.

Despite repeated requests from Insurance Age to find out more about Mr Hardy's sudden departure, Axa has so far refused to expand on the events.

The official response is that Mr

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