AXA

AXA is a French multinational insurance corporation and one of the world's leading insurance and asset management groups. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Paris, the company operates in 52 countries and serves more than 92 million individuals and businesses. It employs some 156,000 people and distributors and is listed on Euronext Paris, where it is a component of the CAC 40 index.

The group's activities span property-casualty insurance, life and health protection, savings products and asset management. Its property-casualty business includes auto and home insurance; its life and health operations cover individual and group products. The asset management division serves both the group's own insurance companies and third-party clients. These operations run on infrastructure supporting underwriting, claims and investment processes across a large international footprint.

AXA traces its origins to a small mutual insurer in Normandy, transformed into a global group under the vision of founder Claude Bébéar. The company describes its purpose as acting for human progress by protecting what matters, and states a commitment to helping individuals, businesses and societies thrive.