Axa
Axa promotes King to head of strategic partnerships
Axa Commercial Lines and Personal Intermediary has named Barrie King as head of strategic partnerships.
Axa confirms regional leaders
Axa Commercial Lines and Personal Intermediary has completed its regional broking management team responsible for leading each of its seven regionally-based sales teams.
Axa UK unveils new group chief financial officer
Axa UK has unveiled Bertrand Poupart-Lafarge as the UK group's chief financial officer, replacing Jean Drouffe who will assume a leadership position in Axa France.
Insurers call for sensible pricing after results
Most providers see a COR improvement and relatively static GWP figures
Axa makes final offer to settle Autofocus claims with Accident Exchange
Axa has made a full and final settlement offer in an attempt to end its involvement in the long-running Autofocus litigation.
Professionalism roundtable: The summary
The professionalism roundtable debate, which was attended by a line-up of top industry figures, threw up a host of interesting views on the issue.
A round of applause
August is normally the silly season. The obsession with Jeremy Paxman’s beard in the national media shows the tradition is thankfully alive and well.
What The Papers Say: August 2013
Former editor Martin Friel joins the Insurance Age panel this month to review the past month’s stories in general insurance broking.
Higos brings Hann on board for schemes
Higos Insurance Services has appointed Ralph Hann as schemes manager from UK General where he held the same role.
FCA issues Axa clone warning
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning about Axa clone, Axa Isle of Man.
Roundtable (part 4): Is chartered status too exclusive and expensive?
In the fourth part of our roundtable debate on professionalism our experts discuss whether chartered status should be an exclusive club and whether attaining it is too expensive for a one-man-band
Axa UK & Ireland reports improved half-year P&C COR
Axa UK & Ireland has delivered an improved combined operating ratio of 98.7% in property and casualty business for the first six months of 2013.
Roundtable (part 3): Can you be professional without charging a fee?
In the third of our roundtable debates on professionalism, our experts discuss fees, transparency and how to attract young talent to the broking profession
SSP adds Mutter-Bowen to team
SSP has recruited Kate Mutter-Bowen as head of insurer and business partner relationships.
Axa makes double appointment for Reading branch
Axa Commercial Lines and Personal Intermediary has made a double appointment for its Reading branch.
Bluefin posts £13m loss for 2012
Bluefin Group has reported a loss of £13.1m for the year ended December 2012.
Roundtable (part 2): Is chartered status necessary to be seen as professional?
In the second of four roundtable debates on professionalism, our panel of industry experts discuss whether chartered status is everything its cracked up to be?
Ageas appoints Aviva's Middle as partnerships chief
Ageas has named Ant Middle as partnerships director within its retail and distribution division.
CII officially unveils Direct Line's Woolgrove as president
The Chartered Insurance (CII) has officially unveiled Tom Woolgrove as president, succeeding Amanda Blanc.
Which? warns consumers of "punishing" insurer charges
Consumer watchdog Which? has issued a warning to consumers over additional fees involved in renewing their car insurance policies.
Axa swoops for former RSA man
Axa Commercial Lines and Personal Intermediary has snapped up former RSA man Owen Shelly as mid corp development underwriter for its Birmingham and Bristol branches.
Roundtable (part 1): What does professionalism look like?
In the first of four roundtable debates, our panel of experts discuss what professionalism looks like in action.
Open GI launches new broker platform to help combat referral fee ban
Open GI has launched the Add-on Marketplace for brokers.
Post Intelligence - company profile: Axa
Produced by Post Intelligence in association with Brook Intelligence, this comprehensive company report highlights Axa SA’s operations and performance in 2012