Profits at Laya Healthcare soar to €36.55m Pre-tax profits at health insurance provider, Laya Healthcare last year soared by 36% to €36.55m. Business • 20 Nov
Axa completes acquisition of Laya Healthcare The acquisition of Laya Healthcare by Axa has been completed. Business • 31 Oct
AXA posts better than expected H1 earnings French insurer AXA has today posted a better-than-expected 5% increase in half-year underlying earnings, driven by higher premiums and below-average damage claims for natural catastrophes … Business • 03 Aug
AXA to acquire Laya Healthcare for €650m AXA has announced that it is to buy Laya Healthcare, the second largest healthcare insurer in Ireland, for €650m. Business • 03 Aug
AXA Life Europe fined €3.64m by Central Bank The European life assurance and pensions arm of the AXA Group has been fined €3,640,000 by the Central Bank for a series of regulatory breaches. Business • 09 Dec 22
AXA names Brosnan as new Irish chief executive AXA Insurance said today that Philip Bradley will retire as chief executive of its operations in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland on December … Business • 13 Sep 22
Axa unlocks €300m for French restaurants' Covid claims Insurance giant Axa said today that it would pay €300m to some 15,000 French restaurants fighting to have at least part of their losses due … Business • 10 Jun 21
Axa's annual profit drops 18% as Covid-19 claims weigh Axa, Europe's second-biggest insurer after Allianz, has today reported an 18% drop in net income for 2020 as Covid-19-related claims hit earnings at its property … Business • 25 Feb 21
Insurer AXA warns of 2020 earnings hit due to Covid-19 AXA, Europe's second-biggest insurer, has warned today of a hit to its 2020 results as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic but hoped a new … Business • 01 Dec 20
French restaurant ruling puts claims on global menu AXA said today it would meet the bulk of claims from some restaurant owners after a Paris court ruled last week the French insurer should … Business • 26 May 20
Injury awards driving up insurance prices - insurers Insurance premiums will fall if the cost of claims in Ireland falls, insurance companies have been telling the Oireachtas Finance committee. Business • 04 Jul 19
AXA provided insurance cover for 2 church contractors French insurance firm AXA said it provided insurance coverage for two of the contracting firms that were working on Notre-Dame's restoration prior to the blaze … Business • 17 Apr 19
AXA reports lower 2018 profits on IPO costs & disasters Net profits at AXA, Europe's second biggest insurer, fell sharply as a result of charges related to its US unit's initial public offering (IPO) and … Business • 21 Feb 19
AXA to move staff to Ireland from UK and France French insurer AXA will move staff to Ireland from France and the UK, in light of Britain's plans to leave the European Union. Business • 10 Jan 19
Insurer AXA raises profit targets after buying XL Insurer AXA expects profitability to speed up in the coming two years thanks to business brought in by XL, which it bought earlier this year, … Business • 28 Nov 18
AXA enters farm insurance market here General insurance company AXA has announced its entry into the farm insurance market here. Business • 04 Jul 18
AXA agrees to buy XL Group for around $15 billion AXA, Europe's second-biggest insurer, has agreed to buy property and casualty insurance company XL Group for around $15 billion. Business • 05 Mar 18
AXA's 2017 profit up ahead of IPO of US business French insurer AXA has posted higher-than-expected 2017 net profits and stronger earnings in the US. Business • 22 Feb 18
AXA plans to float stake in its US operations in 2018 AXA's chief executive Thomas Buberl has said he plans to overhaul the group's US operations. Business • 10 May 17
