AXA SA

Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited and AXA Hong Kong and Macau have signed a major leasing agreement for the International Gateway Centre, with AXA committing approximately 97,500 square feet across two and a half floors for its new distribution office and wealth management hub. The 10-year lease, scheduled for occupancy in early 2028, underscores AXA's confidence in Hong Kong's future and its commitment to expanding distribution capabilities in the region. The new space will serve as a flagship for AXA's wealth and legacy planning offerings, leveraging IGC's location above Hong Kong's only High Speed Rail terminus for connectivity to major Chinese Mainland cities. IGC is SHKP's new flagship integrated commercial development, comprising two twin towers of four Grade-A office blocks with approximately 2.5 million square feet of premium space, plus a five-level retail podium with over 600,000 square feet of gross floor area.

AXA XL has agreed to buy the shares in S-RM that it does not already own, giving it full ownership of the UK-based corporate intelligence and cybersecurity consultancy. AXA XL currently owns around 49% of S-RM, and the transaction extends an existing partnership between the two firms. Financial terms were not disclosed, and the deal is expected to close by the end of September 2026, subject to regulatory approvals. S-RM will continue serving its global client base within AXA XL Risk Advisory, a newly created prevention-focused business unit. The announcement follows AXA Group's H1 2026 results, which showed a 5% rise in total gross written premiums and other revenues to €66.28 billion and a 9% increase in net income to €4.17 billion.

AXA reported a 6 percent rise in first-half net income to 4.171 billion euros, driven by premium growth, and now expects fiscal 2026 underlying earnings per share growth at the upper end of its 6 to 8 percent plan target range. Underlying earnings edged up 2 percent to 4.537 billion euros, while gross written premiums and other revenues increased 3 percent to 66.288 billion euros. The Property & Casualty segment generated 35.072 billion euros in gross written premiums, and the Life & Health segment reached 31.164 billion euros. The company will present its new strategic plan for 2027 to 2029 on September 15.

AXA Hong Kong and Macau has won seven accolades at the Bloomberg Businessweek Financial Institutions Awards 2026, including Insurance Company of the Year in the General Insurance Sector for the second consecutive year. The insurer also secured its sixth straight win for Savings Insurance awards and retained the Employee Benefit (Service) award for the third year in a row. Additional recognitions came in the Voluntary Health Insurance and High Net Worth Product categories, highlighting AXA's strength in health insurance and its strategic focus on the high-net-worth segment. The awards span general insurance, wealth management, health insurance, employee benefits, and ESG sustainability, reflecting the company's multi-line capabilities and customer-first approach.

AXA Hong Kong and Macau announced the successful completion of its annual global volunteering campaign, AXA Week for Good 2026, which ran from 8 to 17 June. Over 1,000 employees participated, collectively contributing more than ten thousand volunteer hours. The campaign focused on climate change and biodiversity, and social inclusion, using a hybrid online-and-offline approach. A key initiative was the Walk for Change online fundraising campaign through the Emma digital platform, where employees' cumulative steps were converted into donations to support horseshoe crab conservation and breeding programmes at Ocean Park Hong Kong. Physical activities included handcraft workshops led by local women, with artworks donated to elderly care homes and centres for children with intellectual disabilities, and inclusive arts and animal-assisted therapy sessions involving individuals with Down syndrome and hearing impairments.