History
AXA Group has a strong‚ long-standing history. The Group can trace its roots right back to the 18th century. After a succession of mergers‚ acquisitions and name changes involving some of the leading insurance companies in the UK and around the world‚ the name AXA was first introduced in 1985.
1700 - 1900
The period spanning the 18th and 19th Centuries saw the creation of many of the companies which later combined to form parts of the global AXA Group.
1901 - 1980
The first 80 years of the 20th Century saw the establishment of additional companies‚ and the first in a series of mergers which would create AXA.
1981 - to date
Recent years have seen the emergence of AXA‚ and the merging with other companies to create the world leading organisation that is AXA.