Newsroom

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

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Full year results 2015

Financial results

25 February 2016

AXA UK and Ireland earnings rose by 25 per cent in 2015, with underlying earnings up 25% to £312 million.

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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.

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AXA welcomes Chancellor’s statement to bring about lower UK motor insurance premiums

Public Affairs

25 November 2015

Today's measures announced by the Chancellor in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement to remove cash awards for minor whiplash injuries will benefit UK drivers through lower motor insurance premiums according to AXA, one of the largest motor insurers.

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AXA UK’s David Williams delivers keynote address on “Driverless Cars and Smart City Development” at Daily Telegraph conference.

Innovation

21 October 2015

At the Daily Telegraph conference on Britain’s Smart Cities, he speaks about the evolution of the insurance industry in response to driverless cars

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AXA uses fundamental dishonesty defence to force withdrawal of fake £25,000 personal injury claim

Community

3 September 2015

AXA has used the fundamental dishonesty defence to force two fraudsters to withdraw fake but financially significant personal injury claims resulting from a minor motor incident with an AXA customer.

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Holiday-makers underestimate cost of medical treatment abroad by up to 400 per cent

Product

2 September 2015

AXA UK recently surveyed over 2,000 UK consumers* to find out more about their understanding of travel insurance especially of pre-existing medical conditions and the cost of obtaining medical treatment abroad.

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Two fraudsters sentenced to a total of 30 months in jail following road traffic accident scam

Community

27 August 2015

Two individuals who colluded to defraud AXA out £15,000 have been jailed for a total of 30 months at Teeside Crown Court.

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Targeted distribution strategy underpins new AXA Insurance structure

News story

13 August 2015

AXA Insurance will use Strategic Business Units (SBU) to maintain the customer focus that delivered the successful turnaround of AXA’s general insurance businesses.

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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.