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Welcome to the AXA UK Newsroom. Here you'll find press releases, information on our public affairs activity, financial results, reports and publications, and consulation responses.

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Standards improve in British rental properties – but safety still falls short

Product

19 September 2018

An AXA study tracking the UK rental market since 2014 finds landlord standards are improving but serious gaps in fire, gas and energy safety still put tenants at risk.

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Adult education decline is creating a ‘land of missed opportunity’

Product

3 August 2018

AXA study warns that 18 million British adults are priced out of the courses they need, threatening entrepreneurship, public services and the nation's future economic prosperity.

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Being your own boss is best, study finds

Product

10 May 2018

AXA study reveals that 82% of self-employed people say life improves after ditching the boss, yet lack of self-confidence remains the biggest barrier to taking the leap.

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AXA and Burges Salmon call for new standards to govern autonomous driving

Innovation

16 April 2018

AXA and law firm Burges Salmon release the VENTURER report revealing how the handover of control between drivers and autonomous vehicles creates complex liability challenges requiring urgent new standards.

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AXA partners with By Miles to offer pay-by-mile car insurance

Partnerships

12 April 2018

AXA partners with By Miles to underwrite its innovative pay-by-mile motor insurance, helping low-mileage drivers take control of their cover by paying only for the miles they drive.

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The UK's seven million hidden entrepreneurs

Product

5 April 2018

A survey by AXA Business Insurance of 8,500 people reveals seven million UK residents have concrete business plans but lack the skills, support and confidence to launch them.

Amanda Blanc, Chief Executive Officer, AXA UK and Ireland
Amanda Blanc gives evidence to Treasury Select Committee on Women in Finance

Public Affairs

27 February 2018

Amanda Blanc, AXA UK CEO, gives evidence to support the Treasury Select Committee's inquiry into Women in Finance and shares her journey from a Welsh mining family to becoming a finance leader.

Self-employed are the least stressed in today’s Britain

Product

15 November 2017

AXA's annual Stress Index reveals that self-employed people experience less stress, better mental wellbeing and a healthier work-life balance than employees, despite facing income fluctuations and always-on working pressures.

Generation stress: 4 in 5 Brits could be suffering burnout as a result of stress

People

13 November 2017

Britain is in the grip of a stress epidemic, with new research from AXA revealing that 82% feel stressed at least some of the time during a typical week.