Building financial resilience: AXA's continuum. Strengthening the resilience of modest-income populations is essential to advancing global financial health. AXA has been actively contributing to closing the protection gap across both emerging and mature markets. AXA EssentiALL, AXA's global inclusive insurance unit, partnered with CGAP, an action-oriented think tank focused on financial inclusion at the World Bank, to co-convene Insurance 4 ALL Day. The event, which featured a fireside chat with Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Financial Health, called on public and private sector leaders to champion inclusive policies and innovative partnerships, positioning insurance as a crucial tool for financial resilience. Garance Wattez-Richard CEO of AXA EssentiALL Strengthening financial health is at the core of insurance. Vulnerability is not a situation; it is a risk. As prevention and protection risk experts, insurers have the legitimacy, experience and responsibility to contribute to global resilience and financial health. Sophie Sirtaine CGAP CEO & World Bank Group Global Director for Financial Services Sector This co-convening took stock of one of the most pressing gaps in inclusive finance - inclusive insurance, and is a testament to what public-private collaboration can look like in practice: a shared commitment to putting insurance within the reach of those who need it most. This event was also an opportunity to acknowledge AXA EssentiALL's decade of commitment to inclusive insurance: * As an Insurer: AXA is the only global insurer who strategically drives inclusive insurance across both emerging and mature markets, protecting over 20 million modest-income customers worldwide. * As a Responsible Investor: As part of its commitment to financing community resilience, AXA reaffirmed its position as an anchor private sector investor in Quona Capital's recent capital increase, in coalition with the European Investment Bank, Accion and other institutional partners. Through this partnership, AXA and its peers are mobilizing investment towards job creation, SME growth, women's economic participation and expanded access to quality financial services for underserved people and enterprises in emerging markets. * As a Thought Leader: AXA EssentiALL is collaborating with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), a global research centre hosted at MIT, to foster independent insights and academic evidence on how inclusive insurance impacts people's lives, their financial health, economic development, and poverty reduction. This collaboration resulted in a comprehensive literature review and the development of a joint research agenda, calling on the insurance industry to take action. To better understand the impact of these initiatives, watch Customer Voices, a video series featuring authentic, self-recorded stories from modest-income clients around the world. Youtube is disabled

Nexus strengthens management liability capability with a senior hire. Nexus Underwriting Limited ('Nexus'), an Arrowhead Intermediaries company, today announces the appointment of Chris Bailey as head of regional underwriting development - financial lines. Based in Manchester, this appointment is part of Nexus's ongoing development of its financial lines capability and follows the appointment of Walid Youssef as head of UK financial institutions in March. Bailey brings more than 25 years of financial lines underwriting experience and a proven track record of building and mentoring high-performing underwriting teams, and developing strong broker relationships across the UK. His appointment will further strengthen Nexus's UK management liability proposition. Bailey joins Nexus from AXA, where he served as management liability underwriting manager. He also previously led regional underwriting teams in senior roles at AXA XL, Chubb, AIG, Travelers and RSA. Working closely with Tom Jordan, head of management liability, Bailey will support Nexus's continued financial lines expansion, developing a best-in-class management liability proposition that complements Nexus' professional indemnity and financial institutions areas of specialism. Jo Edgley, UK head of financial lines, said: "Chris' technical knowledge, leadership capability and experience in the UK regional financial lines market further enhance the depth and capability of our underwriting team. Following several key appointments recently, Chris' appointment reflects our commitment to continued investment in our regional services for UK brokers and their customers. I am very excited to welcome Chris to the team!" Bailey added: "I am delighted to be joining Nexus at such an exciting point in its growth. Nexus has a strong reputation for underwriting excellence and broker relationships, and I look forward to working with Tom and the wider team to further develop a compelling management liability and financial lines offering across the UK."