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 employs 156,000 people and distributors and operates in 52 countries, serving more than 92 million individual and business clients. AXA is publicly traded on Euronext Paris and is a component of the CAC 40 index.
The group's activities span property-casualty insurance, including auto and home cover, individual and group life insurance, health protection, savings products, and asset management. Its asset management division serves both AXA's own insurance companies and third-party clients. These operations sit across insurance and financial services verticals and are run at global scale.
AXA states its purpose as acting for human progress by protecting what matters, framing its work around the protection of individuals, businesses and societies. The company traces its origins to a small mutual insurer in Normandy, France, which founder Claude Bébéar transformed into a global group.
