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AXA Investment Managers Broaden Deforestation Exclusions
AXA Investment Managers is expanding its palm oil investment strategy to exclude companies involved in major land use controversies or in causing biodiversity loss due to soy, cattle and timber, it ...
AXA Reverses Course, Offering Settlement Addressing COVID-19 BI Claims for French Restaurant Owners
AXA has offered a settlement to 15,000 French restaurant owners that purchased non-damage business interruption insurance after previously denying coverage during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns. AXA ...
AXA’s Asia Units, New Zealand Health Provider Struck by Ransomware Attacks
The Thai affiliate of Paris-based insurance company AXA said Tuesday it is investigating a ransomware attack by Russian-speaking cybercriminals that has affected operations in Thailand, Malaysia, ...
AXA Won’t Cover Ransomware Extortion Payments Anymore in France
In an apparent industry first, the global insurance company AXA said Thursday it will stop writing cyber insurance policies in France that reimburse customers for extortion payments made to ...
Generali Reportedly in Talks to Buy AXA Malaysia Assets
Italy's biggest insurer Generali is in exclusive talks to buy assets in Malaysia belonging to French rival AXA in a deal worth around 300 million euros ($358 million), two sources said on Tuesday. ...
AXA Drops German Power Giant RWE as a Client Due to Coal Operations
AXA SA, France's biggest insurer, is dropping German energy giant RWE AG as a client in a decision that highlights how taboo the coal business has become. Not even an appeal from RWE Chief Executive ...
Generali Will Pay $203M for AXA’s Greek Operations
Assicurazioni Generali SpA agreed to buy the Greek operations of French insurer AXA SA as part of its plans to expand in European non-life and health businesses. The Italian company will pay 165 ...
AXA Sells Persian Gulf Biz to Kuwait-Based Group
AXA SA sold its Persian Gulf business for $269 million to a Kuwait-based group, as the French insurance giant shifts its focus and exits some overseas investments to shore up its finances amid the ...