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AXA XL provides insurance and reinsurance for businesses worldwide, along with risk management solutions that help clients navigate complex risks. Its offerings include primary insurance coverage, reinsurance protection, and advisory risk-management services, tailored to diverse industries. The products work by assessing a client’s exposures, structuring policies and reinsurance programs, and offering ongoing support through underwriting, risk assessment, claims, and optimization tools to transfer and mitigate risk. AXA XL differentiates itself through its combination of insurance and reinsurance under one organization, global reach, deep industry expertise, and emphasis on large, complex risks across many sectors. The company’s goal is to help clients move forward by understanding and managing risk, enabling safer growth and operational resilience.
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Consulting
Financial Services
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
Debt Financing
Total Funding
$242.5M
Headquarters
Baltimore, Maryland
Founded
1986
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AXA XL to acquire S-RM, a global corporate intelligence and cyber security consultancy. Aug 06, 2026, 10:43 ET LONDON, Aug. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - AXA XL, which currently holds approximately 49% of S-RM, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the remaining shares of the company. S-RM is a specialist corporate intelligence and cyber security consultancy. Founded in 2005 and supporting clients in 140 countries, S-RM helps global businesses and investors navigate complex risks through intelligence, cyber security, and crisis response services. Its expertise includes cyber risk assessment, managed detection and incident response, specialist investigations, geopolitical intelligence, and integrity and reputational due diligence. Building on the long-standing partnership between the two organizations, the acquisition of S-RM will support AXA XL's strategy to expand its prevention offering. S-RM is expected to continue to deliver services to its global client base as part of AXA XL Risk Advisory, AXA XL's newly created business unit dedicated to prevention. Scott Gunter, CEO of AXA XL, commented: "The acquisition of S-RM marks an important step in the buildout of AXA XL Risk Advisory and in our continued efforts to go beyond traditional insurance coverage. Clients are looking for data-driven insights and expert guidance to help them anticipate emerging threats, mitigate risk, and respond quickly when events occur. S-RM's specialist expertise will help us accelerate that support." Libby Benet, CEO of AXA XL Risk Advisory, added: "S-RM brings highly complementary expertise that will strengthen our advisory capabilities and broaden our offering. By bringing together our risk consulting teams, S-RM's geopolitical intelligence and crisis response expertise, and the technology-enabled solutions of the AXA Digital Commercial Platform, we will be able to help clients build deeper resilience across a wider spectrum of risks." Heyrick Bond Gunning, CEO of S-RM, added: "S-RM has worked closely with AXA XL for over 15 years, both as a client and as an investor. This transaction will allow us to continue investing in our prevention services for existing clients, while expanding the reach of those capabilities." Completion of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of regulatory approvals, and is expected to take place by end of September 2026. About S-RM Founded in 2005, S-RM is a specialist in corporate intelligence and cyber security. The firm provides intelligence, resilience and response services to global businesses and investors, helping clients navigate complex risks, strengthen cyber resilience, and respond to crises. S-RM operates across six continents with nine international offices and supports clients in more than 140 countries. ABOUT AXA XL AXA XL, the property & casualty and specialty risk division of AXA, provides insurance and risk management products and services for mid-sized companies through to large multinationals, and reinsurance solutions to insurance companies globally. We partner with those who move the world forward. To learn more, visit www.axaxl.com. ABOUT AXA XL INSURANCE AXA XL Insurance offers property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty insurance solutions to mid-sized companies through to large multinationals globally. We partner with those who move the world forward. To learn more, visit www.axaxl.com. SOURCE AXA XL
AXA XL's H1 revenues down 2.3% after small rate drop. AXA XL saw its gross written premiums and other revenues fall 2.3% in the first half of this year to €11.06bn ($12.59bn) with underlying earnings down 2.9% to €994m. The unit's combined ratio stood at 89.7% from 88.6%. AXA XL... Want to read this article? ULTIMATE ACCESS PROVIDES YOU WITH * Unrestricted access to Commercial Risk, Commercial Risk Europe and Global Risk Manager news, exclusive expert analysis and opinion * Breaking news, daily and/or weekly Commercial Risk Europe newsletters and regular digital publications * Breaking news, weekly and monthly Global Risk Manager newsletters and quarterly digital Journal * European and global surveys, rankings and special reports * National European local language newsletters * Preferential access to webinars and virtual and physical conferences If you are already a registered user or subscriber you can LOGIN below for ultimate access:
mea Platform appoints Robin Tolla as chief human resources officer. mea Platform has appointed Robin Tolla (pictured) as chief human resources officer, with the former Axa XL human resources executive joining the insurance-focused artificial intelligence company to lead its global people strategy as it continues to expand across Europe, Asia and the Americas. Tolla brings more than 30 years of human resources leadership experience, including more than 15 years in the insurance and technology sectors. Her expertise spans people strategy, organisational design and merger and acquisition integration. Her appointment follows a period of rapid recruitment at mea, with the company adding employees across engineering, product, client delivery and client solutions. The company said Tolla will help support its continued growth and product development. Before joining mea, Tolla was co-chief people officer at healthcare communications and technology company Real Chemistry. Earlier, she spent seven years at XL Group, later Axa XL, where she held a series of senior HR leadership roles, including vice president of HR supporting the chief operating officer of the combined XL Catlin business. During her tenure, she led HR integration work across major acquisitions and helped design operating models for the Axa XL integration. Martin Henley, chief executive officer of mea, said: "Throughout her career in the insurance and technology industries, Robin has designed operating models and led M&A integrations inside the exact environments we now serve. Time and time again, she has showcased her ability to build organisations that absorb fast growth and turn it into business performance. That insurance pedigree, combined with her operational discipline, is precisely what mea needs at this stage." Tolla said: "The best insurance operators have always known that people are what make the difference, and that has not changed with AI; it has only raised the stakes. mea has built technology that owns the repeatable work and elevates talented people to the decisions that matter. Shaping the culture and organisation behind the company reimagining insurance operations is something I am honoured to be a part of." Editor's picks. Re/insurance 12 June 2026 Re/insurance 5 June 2026 Re/insurance 5 June 2026 Re/insurance 4 June 2026 Re/insurance 1 June 2026 Re/insurance 29 May 2026
AXA XL unveils new senior captive underwriter. AXA XL has announced that Grace Xu (pictured) has joined its alternative risk solutions team as a senior underwriter for captives, based in Los Angeles. Xu was previously at Starr Insurance, which she joined as a global operations tech interns in June 2023, based in Chicago, Illinois. She became a full time associate underwriter in June 2024, still in Chicago, and then became an underwriter, captive reinsurance fronting in July 2025 in Los Angeles, California. In her previous role she was responsible for assessing and analysing complex risks across multiple industries to determine appropriate reinsurance structures, designing and pricing reinsurance agreements that align with regulatory requirements, capital objectives, and long-term risk strategies and collaborating with captive managers, brokers, and actuaries to create alternative risk-transfer solutions tailored to the client. Editor's picks. 2 July 2026 29 June 2026 25 June 2026 17 June 2026
AXA XL has appointed Bob Stanton as Head of National and Complex Accounts. Based in Boston, Stanton will oversee excess and surplus strategic growth initiatives across national and complex account segments. Stanton brings extensive experience in the insurance industry, with a track record of underwriting large-scale accounts and developing tailored solutions for complex risks. His role will focus on strengthening AXA XL's commitment to delivering innovative risk management solutions to national brokers and clients. Tim Whisler, Head of Wholesale Solutions, Americas, said Stanton's leadership and expertise in managing complex accounts will support the company's market expansion and reinforce its position in the excess and surplus market.
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Industries
Consulting
Financial Services
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
Debt Financing
Total Funding
$242.5M
Headquarters
Baltimore, Maryland
Founded
1986
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