AXA Gives Kids Jr. NBA Head Start

AXA, the official insurance partner of the NBA in the Philippines, supported young Filipino basketball players as they participated in the Jr. NBA Philippines presented by Alaska Regional Selection Camp in Metro Manila. AXA backed Johnrey Catalan, Jamir Baldomar, Christian Jaojoco, Dexter Lugmay, Razel de Torres, John Greg Gawat, and Jam Lachica, who joined over 800 young players ages 10-14 at the tryouts held in Don Bosco Technical Institute, Makati City. AXA supports the NBA’s global youth basketball participation program, which teaches the fundamental skills and core values of basketball. For more information, visit www.axa.com.ph/nba. Photo shows AXA chief customer officer Amor Balagtas (fourth from left) and coach Dick Gawat (leftmost) with the AXA-sponsored kids.

AXA Philippines Helps Rehabilitate a Community in Zambales

Employees of leading global insurer AXA Philippines recently visited a community of indigenous peoples in San Felipe, Zambales to help rehabilitate the area by planting more than one thousand seedlings. With the help of MAD Travel, the volunteers also conducted art and reading activities with the youth of the Yangil tribe. In return, the volunteers were taught archery by the elders, which is their method of hunting for food. AXA Philippines, through its corporate social responsibility initiative AXA Hearts in Action, continuously participates in similar development activities to help empower communities to live better lives, as well as foster awareness of environmental protection and sustainability, and promote community interaction.

AXA bags finals spot in the Efma-Accenture Innovation in Insurance Awards 2018

The Efma-Accenture Innovation in Insurance Awards is a global competition which has served as a catalyst for innovation in the insurance sector and has helped insurers develop better disruptive strategies. Nine innovations have been shortlisted by the Awards Committee out of the more than 300 entries for each of the award categories.

AXA Philippines, one of the top insurance companies in the country, has been chosen as a finalist in the prestigious Efma-Accenture Innovation in Insurance Awards for 2018 for its MyAXA Café, an online insight community. MyAXA Café provides secure, ongoing, and real-time feedback from AXA Philippines’ customers.

The recognition follows last year’s win where AXA France was awarded for AXA Sure (an app that allows information on household contents to be digitized and stored). MyAXA Café is nominated under the Customer Experience and Engagement category, which recognizes innovations that create customer and consumer value by radically enhancing the way companies engage customers.

MyAXA Café was developed in order to generate faster research-driven insight to help AXA créate better products for its customers, improve their experience, and enhance the customers’ satisfaction and loyalty.

“We aimed to cultivate a deeper understanding of our valued customers’ perceptions and attitudes toward insurance. By understanding our customers better through MyAXA Cafe, we are then able to design even better products and solutions and enhance the AXA customer experience,” said Rahul Hora, AXA Philippines president and CEO.

To date, MyAXA Café has 1,200 members with a cross-sectional representation of various customer profiles.

For more information, visit www.axa.com.ph.


The Efma-Accenture Innovation in Insurance Awards is a global competition which has served as a catalyst for innovation in the insurance sector and has helped insurers develop better disruptive strategies. Nine innovations have been shortlisted by the Awards Committee out of the more than 300 entries for each of the award categories.

Efma members and non-members may vote until May 11 at https://www.efma.com/innovationininsurance.

AXA Shared Services Centre Launched

AXA Philippines, the leading global insurer, marked a major milestone in their transformation journey in the Philippines and Asia with the launch of their shared services hub in Manila. The hub is envisioned to help fulfill the company’s future-ready business strategy in the region and aims to be the IT hub for AXA in Asia, and later to Japan, serving as centers of excellence in actuarial product pricing and valuation. Photo shows (first row; L-R) Gordon Watson, AXA CEO of Asian Markets; Nicolas Galey, ambassador of the French Republic to the Philippines; Marc Blottiere, regional COO and CEO of Philippines and Malaysia Shared Services; Mary Harriet Abordo, PEZA deputy director general; (second row; L-R) Rahul Hora, AXA Philippines president and CEO; Dirk Marzluf, AXA Group chief information officer, and Laurent Estrade, French embassy economic counsellor.

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AXA Earnings per Share up 7%

“AXA delivered another year of strong operating performance, with a 7% increase in underlying earnings per share and our highest ever reported net income”, said Thomas Buberl, Chief Executive Officer of AXA.

“AXA’s underlying earnings and net income both crossed the Euro 6 billion mark for the first time in the company’s history, with all major geographies contributing to this achievement. Our new business value was up 8%. Health was our fastest growing business in 2017, with revenues and earnings growing at 6% and 11% respectively.”

“In the context of the continued successful delivery of our Ambition 2020 plan and our balance sheet strength, the Board of Directors is proposing a dividend of Euro 1.26 per share, an increase of 9% from last year, which corresponds to a payout ratio of 49%.”

“In line with our vision to empower people to live a better life, we enhanced our Payer to Partner capabilities with the acquisition of Maestro Health. We continue to lead our industry in the fight against climate change, notably by quadrupling our 2020 green investments commitment.”

“I would like to thank our customers for their trust, and our teams and distributors for their commitment to our vision, as we strive together towards sustained long-term growth and continued value for all of our stakeholders.”

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Binibining Pilipinas Beauties Learn Financial Literacy

The captivating candidates of the Binibining Pilipinas 2018 were warmly welcomed by top executives of AXA Philippines during a courtesy call at the corporate offices of the leading global insurer and its non-life insurance subsidiary, Charter Ping An.

AXA Philippines chief of retail propositions Alok Roongta, chief of commercial business Ninoy Rollan, Charter Ping An director Robert Yu, head of partnership Emmanuel Que; and head of commercial underwriting Edwin Salvan greeted the candidates.

As part of AXA’s thrust to empower people to live better lives, the 40 Binibinis were given a brief financial literacy talk.

The highlight of the event was the awarding of insurance coverage certificates to the candidates, who now enjoy full personal accident, medical reimbursement and travel insurance benefits, be it here or abroad.

For ten years now, Charter Ping An, a subsidiary of AXA, has been the official insurance provider of the prestigious beauty pageant, providing the lovely candidates with full personal accident insurance coverage for the duration of the competition.

Prepare for Life’s Unexpected Setbacks Using Your Smartphone

There’s no denying how technology and gadgets have made our lives easier in ways never before possible. Who would’ve thought that through an app on your smartphone, you can now hail a ride, get in touch with someone across the sea, buy movie tickets, or even buy insurance online?

Now, you can even plan for your financial future using your smartphone. AXA Philippines, one of the country’s leading insurance companies, recently introduced its Financial Needs Analysis (FNA) platform as part of its promise to empower customers to live the life they choose by helping them create a solid financial game plan. Through the FNA—whether taken via the AXA website or the MyAXA app (available in the Apple App Store)—you can now learn more about the various steps to take today in order to gain financial securitydown the road. All it takes is five minutes online!

For a more in-depth analysis of your financial needs, a full version may also be taken with the assistance of an AXA financial coach. Just fill out the online form at www.axa.com.ph/appointments to get in touch with a representative from AXA.

From the data gathered, your AXA financial coachcan explain in easy terms why life protection is important. He can thenhelp you plotthe proper path to takeby giving you a clear picture of your current financial situation and where you want to be. Armed with anappropriate financial plan powered by AXA, you can be on your waytowards living the life you choose, whether that’s starting your own business, raising a family, owning your first house or car, or even going on trips abroad!

To get started on creating your winning gameplan in life, download the MyAXA app, visit www.axa.com.ph/efna, or contact an AXA financial coach today.

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AXA Philippines Introduces Financial Needs Analysis Platform

AXA Philippines, one of the country’s leading insurance companies, recently introduced the Financial Needs Analysis (FNA) platform to its distributors, customers, and prospective clients. The FNA, both an application and a service from AXA, enables agents to engage with customers easily and explain the importance of life protection in planning for the future and for emergencies. This is in keeping with AXA’s promise to help customers live the life they choose by creating a solid financial game plan in life. A shorter version of the FNA platform may be accessed through the insurer’s website at www.axa.com.ph/efna while the full version may be undergone with the help of a financial advisor (Fill out the online form at www.axa.com.ph/appointments to get in touch with an agent). At the FNA launch event were (L-R) AXA Philippines chief business development officer for distribution Ronald Agoncillo, chief finance officer Don San Jose, chief customer officer Amor Balagtas, president and CEO Rahul Hora, chief distribution officer Marie Raymundo, and chief transformation and operations officer John Hilson.

First Insurance and Investment Product Available Online

The youth of today—“millennials” as they are called—are known for making the most out of the present, enjoying life but also keeping a keen eye on future goals: whether that’s to travel the world, start a business, or pursue a life-long passion, like the arts.

Now, you can live the life you choose with no fear with the help of MyAmbition, a life insurance and investment plan you can buy online that was designed with young professionals like you in mind. AXA knows that you prefer transacting online and are always on the go. Think online shopping for life insurance!

What’s more, it lets you grow your money by investing in a fund that suits your risk appetite—the amount of risk you are willing to accept to pursue your goal, which in this case is growing your money through investing. Your risk appetite—or “hunger for risk”—may be conservative, moderate, or aggressive (or low, medium, or high). Whatever your risk appetite is, there’s an investment fund that suits you.

You can invest in AXA MyAmbition for as little as P50,000 to a maximum of P125,000. And because it doubles as a life insurance, your loved ones will receive bigger gains in the future in case something unexpected happens to you. You also have the option to let your money stay with AXA so it can grow further.

Avail of MyAmbition via an easy online application process. Everything you need to know about your insurance plan is on the website! Payments are equally easy as they are made via AXA’s secure payment partner, Peso Pay—the leading online payment gateway in the country. You can check the performance of your investment by simply downloading the MYAXA app and registering your policy. You can avail of up to 10 MyAmbition policies, and you can pay your premium via your credit or debit card.

Plan ahead and have a solid game plan to be able to live the life you choose! Visit www.axa.com.ph for more information on MyAmbition.

ABOUT THE AXA GROUP

The AXA Group is a worldwide leader in insurance and asset management, with 166,000 employees serving 107 million clients in 64 countries. In 2016, IFRS revenues amounted to Euro 100.2 billion and IFRS underlying earnings to Euro 5.7 billion. AXA had Euro 1,429 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2016.

The AXA ordinary share is listed on compartment A of Euronext Paris under the ticker symbol CS (ISN FR 0000120628 – Bloomberg: CS FP – Reuters: AXAF.PA). AXA’s American Depository Share is also quoted on the OTC QX platform under the ticker symbol AXAHY.

The AXA Group is included in the main international SRI indexes, such as Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) and FTSE4GOOD.

It is a founding member of the UN Environment Programme’s Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) Principles for Sustainable Insurance and a signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment.

ABOUT AXA PHILIPPINES

AXA Philippines is a joint venture between the AXA Group and the Metrobank Group, one of the country’s largest financial conglomerates. AXA Philippines is 2nd leading life insurance company in the country, with P21.6 billion in gross premium income reported in 2016, and over 811,000 customers protected under various individual and group life insurance products.

Most recently, AXA Philippines announced its entry into the non-life insurance business with the acquisition of Charter Ping-An, the 5th largest non-life insurance company in the Philippines.

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