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Welcome to the AXA UK Newsroom. Here you'll find press releases, downloadable resources and information on our public affairs activity and financial results.
AXA to sell its UK offshore investment bonds business based in the Isle of Man to Life Company Consolidation Group
News story
28 April 2016
AXA announced today that it had entered into an agreement with Life Company Consolidation Group to sell its offshore investment bonds business based in the Isle of Man.
Nuisance calls still causing misery for thousands despite Government attempts to stem the tide
Product
21 March 2016
AXA's third annual report into claims management companies reveals that regulatory reforms designed to curb the excesses of the industry have had little impact on the volume of communications people receive.
AXA to publish claims statistics in latest development in customer transparency drive
People
26 January 2016
AXA has today announced that, with immediate effect, it will be publishing statistics which confirm a high proportion of claims are paid for all its motor, home and travel customers. Similar information is already provided for its healthcare business. The statistics will be supported by information to help customers better understand the cover provided and how to avoid having claims rejected.
AXA appoints Lucinda Charles Jones as Group HR Director
Innovation
11 August 2015
AXA UK has appointed Lucinda Charles Jones as Group HR Director, effective from 1 August 2015. She joins from Towergate where she had played an instrumental role as part of the senior management team leading the company. She has been appointed to the AXA UK Executive Committee, reporting into AXA UK and Ireland CEO, Paul Evans.
Three out of four small business owners fear professional mistakes
Product
2 June 2015
As the number of new businesses registered in the UK reaches a record high*, new statistics from AXA Business Insurance^ reveal three quarters of small business owners fear professional mistakes, yet many are unprepared to deal with a compensation claim if they fail to meet the standards required of them.
SMEs buoyant but feeling less optimistic about future growth and recruitment
Product
27 May 2014
Each year, AXA Business Insurance, one of the UK’s largest business insurers, conducts a nationwide survey of SMEs looking at how they feel about the current state of their business, the potential for growth and other factors affecting their business. This year’s Index shows that, while the overall levels of optimism remain healthy at more than 80 per cent, nearly one in ten fewer SMEs expect growth than a year ago.
