Amanda Blanc
Axa reveals £70m hit from Bluefin deal
Marsh to combine Jelf and Bluefin to be led by Phil Barton.
Marsh buys Bluefin from Axa
Marsh is to acquire Axa subsidiary Bluefin Insurance Group for £295m in a deal expected to close in the first quarter of 2017, subject to the usual regulatory approval.
InsurTech Futures: Face the future
Axa's Amanda Blanc, urges brokers to grab opportunities arising from insurtech.
Blanc hails “strong result” in “difficult environment”
Axa chief says she is “proud” of the performance and expects to see improvement in “under pressure” personal lines intermediary sector.
“Business as usual for brokers” as Amanda Blanc looks to new role
Amanda Blanc says brokers will not see a change from Axa as she prepares for new UK & Ireland CEO role.
Amanda Blanc becomes chief executive of Axa UK & Ireland
Paul Evans moves to Axa Group Management Committee with responsibility for the group’s life, savings and health business.
Axa “unique” in its growth
UK CEO Paul Evans points to seven point COR improvement in five years and says he is “annoyed” by others blaming losses on December flooding.
Blanc confirms Axa Insurance structure and management team
Insurer opts for four business units as well as a new technical team led by David Williams.
Amanda Blanc to lead new Axa Insurance unit
Provider to launch integrated general insurance operation on 1 January 2016.
Broker Question Time - Biba CEO White warns disclosure inevitable after German U-turn
Amanda Blanc has called for a wide reaching industry debate on the issue of commission disclosure.
Simply Business boss backs Blanc's call for broker transparency
Jason Stockwood claims current stance is a "glaring anachronism".
Question Time: Blanc warns brokers over commission disclosure
Ahead of the first Question Time event in London, Axa’s Amanda Blanc has shared her views on the risks facing the industry and warned that the most “potent threat” comes from customers.
Public want full commission disclosure
Axa commercial lines and personal intermediary CEO says she is expecting 'brickbats' for her views
Axa restructures personal lines and Hogg departs
Provider claims new shape gives brokers access to enhanced underwriting and pricing expertise.
Brokerbility unveils academy to "promote professionalism"
Network describes Brokerbility Academy as "genuine alternative" to university.
Axa and Saffron in £4m growth deal
Partnership covers both personal and commercial lines business.
Amanda Blanc takes on the profile-in-focus challenge
Does she love insurance or shoes more?
Axa to open in Cardiff
Move will expand network structure to 12 branches.
Profile: Opening up Axa
On the third anniversary of Amanda Blanc’s appointment as chief executive of Axa commercial lines Emmanuel Kenning finds out what the insurer is pushing for next and why investing in broker relationships is important
Axa tops Brokerbility survey for 10th consecutive time
Axa has once again topped Brokerbility’s insurer performance survey.
Axa COO Carruthers set to leave
Max Carruthers, chief operating officer (COO) at Axa commercial lines and personal intermediary, is leaving the business at the end of 2013.
CII in review of criteria for chartered firms
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) is reviewing the standards and eligibility criteria for corporate chartered titles.
Brokerbility's Ashwin Mistry to become CII president in 2014
Ashwin Mistry is set to become president of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) in 2014, Insurance Age can reveal.
Axa left red-faced by broker data blunder
Axa has been slammed for a "monumental cock-up" in which key renewal details for brokers' clients were sent to market competitors, Insurance Age can reveal.