AXA Gulf wins top honours at MENA Insurance Awards

DUBAI MEDIA CITY, UAE - Feb. 11, 2015 - PRLog -- AXA Gulf wins top honours at MENA Insurance Awards

·        Company recognized with Personal Lines Insurer of Year for third year and Bahrain Insurer of the Year awards for the second time

·        AXA caps a successful year, winning top industry accolades during 2014

In a major boost to its leadership and market reputation across the Middle East, AXA Gulf – one of the largest non-life international insurers in the Middle East – has won top recognitions at the MENA Insurance Awards 2015.

AXA Gulf won the Personal Lines Insurer of the Year award - a recognition it has won for the third time; and Bahrain Insurer of the Year honours for the second time at the prestigious awards ceremony.

The MENA Insurance Awards were given away on 25th of January, 2015 at Ritz-Carlton, DIFC
Dubai. Diverse guests from across MENA region, including decision makers from leading Arab and international insurance and reinsurance companies, brokers and representatives from regulatory agencies as well as banks attended the gala event.

The selection of AXA Gulf as the Personal line and Bahrain Insurer of the Year recognized its commitment to customers, innovation and consistent delivery of high quality coverage, product diversity, technical expertise, leadership and a strong, persistent financial performance.

Mr Jérôme Droesch, CEO of AXA Gulf, said: “It is a great honour to win the prestigious Personal Lines Insurer of the Year honour at the MENA Insurance Awards for the third consecutive year and the Bahrain Insurer of the Year award for the second year. These recognitions are a testimony to our company’s successful strategy and comprehensive product portfolio as well as our reputation to deliver consistent first-class services. In this fiercely competitive sector, this is indeed a great achievement for us.”

He added: “The awards is a recognition of our world-class standards in both product and service quality and I am thankful to our partners and shareholders and most importantly our customers in making this possible which reinforces our committed goal to become the preferred insurer across various markets & categories.”

In the past few years, AXA Gulf has demonstrated its commitment to being available, reliable and attentive. Thanks to these investments, AXA Gulf now provides a unique range of contact points for its customers: brokers, Internet, walk-in branches, mall shops and the customer service. AXA Insurance Gulf has been conferred with numerous industry awards over the last couple of years, reinforcing the company’s commitment to innovation and excellence in the cluttered Middle East Insurance environment.

About AXA in the Gulf Region

With a workforce of over 850 employees, 31 branches region-wide, more than 1 million customers and 2013 gross written premium of over US$ 771 million. Present in the region for more than 60 years, AXA is one of the largest international non-life players in the GCC offering a wide range of insurance products and services for corporate and individual customers. AXA in the Gulf won in 2014 nine awards which includes Insurer of the Year for the 5th consecutive year, Personal Lines insurer in 2015 at the MENA Insurance Awards for the 3^rd consecutive year, best Motor insurance product by the Banker Middle East in both UAE and KSA and recently General Insurer award of the year at the Middle East Insurance Industry awards. As part of AXA’s Corporate Responsibility and its commitment to building better understanding about the health risks faced by individuals and the society, the company achieved a new Guinness world record for the most blood cholesterol readings in 8 hours at a single venue.

About AXA Group

AXA Group is a worldwide leader in insurance and asset management, with more than 160,000 employees serving 102 million clients in 57 countries. In 2013, IFRS revenues amounted to Euro 91.3 billion and IFRS underlying earnings to Euro 4.7 billion. AXA had Euro 1,113 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2013.For the sixth year in a row, AXA has maintained its position as a leading global insurance brand, placing it among the world’s 100 Best Global Brands by Interbrand as well as the Best Global Green Brand in insurance, putting AXA in the top 50 of all global green brands.

For additional information, please contact:

Alexis de Beauregard

AXA Gulf Marketing,

Tel: +971 44476350

Email: alexis.debeauregard@axa-gulf.com

www.axa-gulf.com

Menna Talla MOHY EL DIN
Regional Communication Manager, AXA Insurance (Gulf) B.S.C. (c)

Tel. : +971 (0) 4 447 6349 - Mob. : +971 (0) 56 682 7104
Email: menna.mohy@axa-gulf.com

www.axa-gulf.com