AXA Commercial launches new broker programme

AXA UK demonstrates commitment to support career development among its broker partners with new training programme
First 20 delegates selected for March launch
Programme features residential seminar and individual coaching focusing on succession planning to accelerate careers

The first 20 delegates have been selected to take part in AXA UK’s new broker development programme that launches in March with a three-day residential seminar in Paris.

The Horizon programme aims to support AXA’s broker partners by providing industry-leading training to build the senior leadership capabilities of their employees. The high-impact training focuses on succession planning and uses live high-stakes scenario simulations to challenge and test participants’ skills.

The residential seminar covers self-awareness, effective communication under pressure and leading teams through organisational complexity. During the rest of the year, four deep-dive masterclasses will be held to further develop the delegates’ capabilities covering topics including attracting and retaining talent, strategic planning, data analysis and regulatory discipline.

Individual career coaching sessions will also take place throughout the programme to ensure delegates are on track and get maximum benefit from the training.

The close relationships we build with our brokers are crucial to our business so helping them develop the next generation of senior leaders and keep their top talent on board is mutually beneficial.

The training is designed to provide practical skills that can immediately be put into action. It also introduces delegates to a peer group with whom they can collaborate and share their learnings. It approaches leadership as behaviour, equipping people to show up deliberately in moments that matter.

The Paris residential is hands-on – three days of live casework and rigorous peer challenge under real pressure. Our cohort will test decisions in a safe environment, get candid feedback and leave with simple, usable tools and the confidence to influence across large, matrixed organisations.

Lauren Nixon, Broker Proposition Manager at AXA UK Commercial

AXA UK’s regional branch managers and strategic partners nominated 45 candidates for the programme and 20 were selected to make up the first cohort of delegates, with much future interest in the initiative anticipated from brokers.

The programme will be run in association with financial services training specialists The Davies Group.

We're delighted to be working with AXA on Horizon – a partnership that represents serious investment in broker leadership when it matters most. What we've built is deliberately different: a programme that puts leaders under real pressure, testing their judgement in a safe environment before they face it in their organisations.

We want brokers to leave with the confidence to make complex decisions, the capability to lead through change and the tools to build stronger teams. That's the impact that counts.

Abi Chamberlain, Director of Leadership, Change and Organisations at The Davies Group

If you’d like to find out more about the Horizon programme, please contact Lauren Nixon at lauren.a.nixon@axa-insurance.co.uk

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About AXA UK

AXA Insurance UK plc registered in England and Wales under registered number 078950 and authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority under Financial Conduct Authority registration number 202312. Registered office is 20 Gracechurch Street, London, EC3V 0BG.

AXA UK is part of the AXA Group, a worldwide leader in insurance and asset management, with 147,000 employees serving 94 million clients in 50 countries. In 2023, IFRS revenues amounted to Euro 102.7 billion and underlying earnings to Euro 7.6 billion. AXA had Euro 844 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2023.

In the UK & Ireland, AXA operates through a number of business units including: AXA Insurance, AXA Health and AXA Ireland. AXA UK & Ireland employs around 10,000 staff.

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AXA UK Commercial launches new broker development programme