2007 press releases

View the 2007 press releases from AXA UK.

(11/12/2007) Business crime increases by a tenth in the last 12 months

Quarter three 2007 findings from the AXA Business Crime Index
Theft related crime claims remain the most common cause, accounting for nearly two-thirds (62%) of the total.  Malicious damage, which includes acts of vandalism such as graffiti and deliberately smashed windows, accounted for 33 per cent of crime claims in the third quarter of this year.  Cases of arson remain relatively rare but account for nearly half (40%) of the total settlement amount.  The average crime claim settlement amount was £3,998 (up from £3,524 at the same time last year).

(27/11/2007) AXA & Winterthur Wealth Management makes first senior appointment to new investment company

AXA & Winterthur Wealth Management announces the appointment of Ian Colquhoun as Managing Director, Commercial Operations UK, to run its new investment company.

(26/11/2007) AXA launches specialist insurance packages for Tradesmen and Professionals

AXA today launched Tradesmen and Professionals, two new products designed specifically for small businesses without premises to insure.

(21/11/2007) 15.6 million adults suffer emotional and physical effects of money problems, yet terrorism and immigration top the social issue league table

Money worries concern UK adults more than any other social issue, over and above terrorism, immigration, climate change and gun crime, according to a new report from AXA.  However, despite the fact it worries more adults individually than any other social issue, as a nation we class terrorism, immigration and gun crime of greater social concern.

(19/11/2007) AXA UK announces acquisition of Ignition NBS

AXA UK announced today that it has acquired the marketing agency, Ignition NBS. Ignition NBS is a multi-award winning company providing marketing and business development services to general insurance brokers and the wider professional services market.

(14/11/2007) Huddersfield's Applied Language Solutions scoops UK 'Business Oscar'

Applied Language Solutions (www.appliedlanguage.com) topped a 10-strong field of finalists to win the AXA Small to Medium Sized Business of the Year category at the UK's National Business Awards at glittering award ceremony at Grosvenor House Hotel, London last night (13 November).

(06/11/2007) AXA scraps automatic General Practitioners Reports(GPRs) for under 45s

AXA has abolished automatic GPR limits for consumers under 45 applying for Life or Critical Illness products.

(00/11/2007) Non-disclosure is five times higher for paper applications

Consumers are five times more likely not to disclose important medical and lifestyle information on paper applications than with tele-underwritten applications.

(00/11/2007) AXA to pilot innovative medical testing in pharmacies

AXA is piloting medical screening in pharmacies for its protection products with access to innovative, non-invasive techniques including needle-free skin tests, saliva tests and hair analysis.

(00/11/2007) AXA appoints new area sales manager

AXA has appointed Bob Wotherspoon as Area Sales Manager for the North, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

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