AXA (Euronext: CS, NYSE: AXA) is a French global insurance companies group headquartered in Paris and founded in 1985 by Claude Bébéar. AXA is not the name of a single company but a group of companies independently organized and operated according to the regulations of many different countries.
The AXA group of companies are engaged in life, health and other forms of insurance, as well as investment management. The AXA group operates primarily in Western Europe, North America and the Asia Pacific region and the Middle East.
There are five operating business segments with the AXA group of companies: Life & Savings, Property & Casualty, International Insurance (including reinsurance), Asset Management and Other Financial Services.
