AXA reveals financial results and plan to exit one business line

AXA reveals financials and plan to exit one business line

AXA reveals financial results and plan to exit one business line | Insurance Business Canada

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AXA reveals financial results and plan to exit one business line

Chief executive lifts the lid on strategic move

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By
Terry Gangcuangco

AXA has published its earnings report for the first half of 2024, revealing a strategic decision involving one of its business lines.

In the first six months, the Paris-headquartered insurance group posted the following results:




Metric



H1 2024



H1 2023







Property & casualty gross written premium & other revenues



€32.52 billion



€30.40 billion





Life & health GWP & other revenues



€26.51 billion



€24.53 billion





Asset management gross revenues



€787 million



€749 million





Total GWP & other revenues



€59.87 billion



€55.74 billion





Underlying earnings



€4.24 billion



€4.11 billion





Net income



€4.02 billion



€3.83 billion




 

Lifting the lid on the numbers, AXA chief executive Thomas Buberl said: “We have delivered strong growth across all lines of business, leveraging the attractive positioning of our franchise and a positive initial contribution from growth initiatives. P&C revenues were up 7%, with continued good demand, notably in commercial lines, and positive pricing dynamics across all lines.

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“Life & health premiums were also up 7%, including targeted growth in employee benefits. The planned acquisition of Nobis announced today (August 1) is expected to further strengthen our P&C retail franchise in Italy, including the expansion of our distribution network, which is one of the key levers of our strategy.”

Buberl was referring to the deal to purchase Gruppo Nobis, which posted €35 million in net income last year. Meanwhile, in his comments, the CEO also cited the company’s plan to offload its asset management operations.

“We have taken a strategic decision to exit asset management with the intention to sell AXA Investment Managers to BNP Paribas,” Buberl said. “We intend to offset the resulting earnings dilution with a share buyback, and we are affirming the key financial targets of our new strategic plan. We further intend to enter into a long-term investment management agreement with BNP Paribas that would provide a wider range of investment solutions to AXA and its customers.”

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