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=== Full Year 2025 earnings presentation ===
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=== Important legal information and cautionary statements concerning forward-looking statements and the use of non-GAAP financial measures ===
* '''Forward-looking statements''' include predictions of
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* '''Financial statements''' for the year ended December 31, 2025 were examined by the Board of Directors on February 25, 2026, and are subject to completion of an audit procedure by statutory auditors <sup>p. 2</sup>.
=== Table of contents ===
* '''FY25 Highlights''' presented by Thomas Buberl, Group CEO
* '''FY25 Business Performance''' presented by Guillaume Borie, Global Head of Finance, Strategy, Underwriting, Risk, and Technology
* '''FY25 Financial Performance''' presented by Alban de Mailly Nesle, Group CFO
== FY25 Highlights ==
* '''Section
=== Full Year 2025 | Excellent performance ===
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|+ Key financial highlights, FY25 <sup>p. 5</sup>
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| style="text-align:left" | Revenues
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| style="text-align:left" | Underlying EPS
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| style="text-align:left" | Return on equity
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| style="text-align:left" | Solvency II ratio
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| style="text-align:left" | Shareholder value
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right" | +8% DPS growth and EUR 1.25bn annual share buyback
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=== Executing the plan on growth, margin and efficiency ===
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! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | FY24
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | FY25
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | Change
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| style="text-align:left" | Underlying earnings
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=== Diversified franchise, well positioned in an attractive industry ===
* '''Secular trends''' fuel demand across businesses, driven by protection gaps and emerging corporate risks alongside demographics driving demand for private retirement and healthcare <sup>p. 7</sup>.
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! style="text-align:left" | Business mix
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* '''Our right to win''' is supported by four strategic pillars:
** Leading brand & high customer NPS <sup>p. 7</sup>
** Strong and diversified distribution <sup>p. 7</sup>
** Technical expertise to price & underwrite risks <sup>p. 7</sup>
** Scale offering cost advantage <sup>p. 7</sup>
* (donut) '''Business mix''' by FY25 gross written premium split (excluding AXA IM and holdings):
=== Laying the foundation for the next plan ===
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{| class="wikitable
! style="text-align:left" | EUR billion unless otherwise mentioned
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| style="text-align:left" | France
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right" | 27%
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right" | 31 (+6% LFL)
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right" | 2.2 (+
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| style="text-align:left" | Europe
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right" | 38%
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right" | 43 (+6% LFL)
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right" | 3.5 (+
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| style="text-align:left" | AXA XL
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right" | 17%
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right" | 19 (+4% LFL)
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right" | 1.9 (+
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| style="text-align:left" | Asia, Africa & EME-LATAM
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right" | 18%
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right" | 20 (+13% LFL)
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right" | 1.5 (+
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=== P&C | Strong margins, confidence in sustaining growth ===
* '''Underlying earnings''' +9% LFL to EUR 5.9bn <sup>p. 11</sup>.
* (pie) '''GWP mix''': EUR 58bn total GWP, split across Retail, SME & Mid-market, and AXA XL (Large & Specialty) <sup>p. 11</sup>.
* (diagram) '''Strategic roadmap''':
** '''Retail and SME & Mid-market''':
*** '''2025''': Growing volumes while expanding margins <sup>p. 11</sup>.
*** '''Beyond 2025''': Investing to improve customer retention and expanding distribution footprint <sup>p. 11</sup>.
** '''AXA XL (Large & Specialty)''':
*** '''2025''': Profitable growth with stable margins <sup>p. 11</sup>.
*** '''Beyond 2025''': Capitalizing on attractive growth opportunities and continued cycle management <sup>p. 11</sup>.
** '''Enablers''': Continued progress on efficiency, higher investment income, and data & AI to further enhance customer experience and technical excellence <sup>p. 11</sup>.
=== L&H | Good momentum, well positioned to capture growth opportunities ===
* (pie) '''GWP mix''': EUR 57bn total GWP, split between Long-term and Short-term business <sup>p. 12</sup>
* '''Underlying earnings''' +7% LFL to EUR 3.5bn (reported change at constant FX) <sup>p. 12</sup>
* '''Long-term business''' strategic priorities:
** '''2025''': Accelerating net flows in Savings at attractive margins <sup>p. 12</sup>
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== FY25 Financial Performance ==
* '''Section
* '''Presenter''': Alban de Mailly Nesle, Group CFO <sup>p. 13</sup>
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{| class="wikitable fintable"
|+ GWP & other revenues by
! style="text-align:left" | EUR billion unless otherwise mentioned
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | FY24
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | FY25
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! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | o/w pricing
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | o/w volume
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* '''AXA XL Reinsurance'''
=== P&C | Delivering further margin expansion while enhancing reserve prudence ===
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| style="text-align:right" | -3.6
| style="text-align:right" | -3.5
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* '''Combined ratio''' improved to 90.6% (prior: 91.0%) <sup>p. 15</sup>
* '''Undiscounted current year loss ratio''' excluding Nat Cat improved, driven by:
** Margin expansion in Commercial lines SME & mid-market business and Personal lines reflecting a favorable pricing environment <sup>p. 15</sup>
** Stable AXA XL Insurance margins at attractive levels reflecting disciplined cycle management <sup>p. 15</sup>
* '''Expense ratio''' improved reflecting the impact of efficiency measures, while continuing to invest in growth initiatives and technology <sup>p. 15</sup>
* '''Nat Cat charges''' remained below normalized load <sup>p. 15</sup>
* '''Prior year reserve development'''
=== P&C | Earnings growth from higher underwriting and financial result ===
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| style="text-align:right" | 5,510
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| style="text-align:left" | Underwriting result (Volume growth)
| style="text-align:right" | +292
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| style="text-align:left" | Underwriting result (Margin improvement)
| style="text-align:right" | +189
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| style="text-align:left" | Financial result (Investment income)
| style="text-align:right" | +435
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| style="text-align:left" | Financial result (Insurance finance expenses)
| style="text-align:right" | -235
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=== Life & Health | Strong growth in premiums, positive net flows ===
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{| class="wikitable fintable"
|+ GWP & other revenues and Net flows
! style="text-align:left" | EUR billion unless otherwise mentioned
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | FY24
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | FY25
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | LFL Change
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | Net flows FY25
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| style="text-align:left" | '''Life GWP & other revenues'''
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| style="text-align:right" | 8.5
| style="text-align:right" | +4%
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| style="text-align:left" | '''Total
| style="text-align:right" |
| style="text-align:right" | —
| style="text-align:right" | —
| style="text-align:right" | +5.4
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| style="text-align:left" | Health
| style="text-align:right" | —
| style="text-align:right" | —
| style="text-align:right" | —
| style="text-align:right" | +2.7
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* Employee Benefits includes both short-term and long-term Employee Benefits GWP and other revenues.
* Net flows FY25: EUR +5.4bn (vs EUR +1.5bn in FY24).
=== Life & Health | Strong volume growth in Savings and Protection impacted by higher interest rates on discounting ===
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| style="text-align:right" | 2.2
| style="text-align:right" | stable
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* NBV margin: 4.4% in FY24 vs 4.5% in FY25.
=== Life & Health | Growth in new business driving Normalized CSM growth ===
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* '''Normalized CSM''' +2% LFL, with CSM release growth reflecting better margins and new business CSM growth impacted by higher rates <sup>p. 19</sup>.
* '''Economic variance''' reflecting government spreads tightening and positive equity market returns <sup>p. 19</sup>.
* '''Operating variance''' driven by better margins and net flows that were more than offset by a reduction in the duration of Group Life business in Switzerland <sup>p. 19</sup>.
* '''FX impact''' mainly from JPY and HKD depreciation <sup>p. 19</sup>.
* FY24: o/w Life: EUR 25.8bn, o/w Health: EUR 7.7bn <sup>p. 19</sup>
* FY25: o/w Life: EUR 25.4bn, o/w Health: EUR 7.6bn <sup>p. 19</sup>
=== Life & Health | Strong momentum in both short-term and long-term business ===
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* '''Underlying earnings''' increased +7% LFL to EUR 3,501m <sup>p. 20</sup>.
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* '''Life segment''' underlying earnings increased to EUR 2.7bn (+4% vs. FY24; FY24 was EUR 2.6bn) <sup>p. 20</sup>.
* '''Health segment''' underlying earnings increased to EUR 0.8bn (+17% vs. FY24; FY24 was EUR 0.7bn) <sup>p. 20</sup>.
* '''Short-term technical margin''' strong, reflecting underwriting and claims initiatives that more than offset the impact of legislative change on the recoverability of value added tax in Mexico of -EUR 0.1bn <sup>p. 20</sup>.
* '''Long-term results''' higher from increase in CSM release (+8%) reflecting growth in reserve base, including from favorable equity market performance, and better margins <sup>p. 20</sup>.
=== Growth in net income reflecting higher earnings & the gain from the sale of AXA IM ===
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|+ Earnings
! style="text-align:left" | EUR billion unless otherwise mentioned
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! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | FY25
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | Change (constant FX)
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| style="text-align:left" | Property & Casualty
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| style="text-align:right" | —
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| style="text-align:left" |
| style="text-align:right" | —
| style="text-align:right" | 2.2
| style="text-align:right" | —
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| style="text-align:left" | Financial flows (incl. RCG)
| style="text-align:right" | 0.3
| style="text-align:right" | -0.7
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|+ Underlying earnings per share
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| style="text-align:left" |
| style="text-align:right" | 3.59
| style="text-align:right" | 3.86
| style="text-align:right" | +8%
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| style="text-align:left" | Earnings growth contribution
| style="text-align:right" | —
| style="text-align:right" | —
| style="text-align:right" | +6%
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| style="text-align:left" | Capital management contribution
| style="text-align:right" | —
| style="text-align:right" | —
| style="text-align:right" | +3%
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| style="text-align:left" | Forex impact
| style="text-align:right" | —
| style="text-align:right" | —
| style="text-align:right" | -2%
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| style="text-align:left" | Temporary dilution
| style="text-align:right" | —
| style="text-align:right" | —
| style="text-align:right" | -1%
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* '''Underlying earnings''' driven by strong performance from insurance businesses <sup>p. 21</sup>
* '''Holding cost''' stable, expected to remain at current level in 2026 <sup>p. 21</sup>
* '''Net income'''
* '''Financial flows''' lower, reflecting unfavorable forex impact <sup>p. 21</sup>
* '''Temporary dilution''': includes -1% from temporary earnings dilution from AXA IM sale due to the timing of anti-dilutive share buyback <sup>p. 21</sup>
=== Shareholders' Equity ===
*
** (stacked bar) '''Shareholders' equity''' (
*** '''FY24''': EUR 49.9bn total (
*** '''HY25''': EUR 45.5bn total (
*** '''FY25''': EUR 47.2bn total (
** '''SHE (excl. OCI & undated subordinated debt)''': EUR 53.2bn in FY24
** '''Debt gearing''': 20.6% in FY24
** '''Underlying ROE''': 15.2% in FY24
* '''Shareholders' equity bridge''' (in EUR billion) <sup>p. 22</sup>:
** '''Opening Shareholders' equity''': EUR 49.9bn (FY24 to FY25)
** '''Change in Net OCI''': +EUR 1.3bn (FY24 to FY25)
** '''Net income for the period''': +EUR 9.8bn (FY24 to FY25)
** '''Dividend''': -EUR 4.6bn (FY24 to FY25)
** '''Annual share buyback''': -EUR 1.2bn (FY24 to FY25)
** '''Anti-dilutive share buyback''' following the sale of AXA IM
** '''Undated subordinated debt''' (including interest charges)
** '''Forex''': -EUR 3.5bn (FY24 to FY25)
** '''Other''': -EUR 0.6bn (FY24 to FY25)
** '''Closing Shareholders' equity''': EUR 47.2bn (FY24 to FY25)
=== Higher organic cash remittance and robust cash position at Holding ===
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|+ Net
! style="text-align:left" | EUR billion unless otherwise mentioned
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | FY24
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | FY25
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| style="text-align:left" |
| style="text-align:right" | 7.1
| style="text-align:right" | 7.5
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| style="text-align:right" | 0.6
| style="text-align:right" | —
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| style="text-align:left" | '''Net cash remittance total'''
| style="text-align:right" | '''7.7'''
| style="text-align:right" | '''7.5'''
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| style="text-align:left" | Remittance ratio
| style="text-align:right" | 82%
| style="text-align:right" | 82%
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! style="text-align:left" | EUR billion
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| style="text-align:left" | FY24
| style="text-align:right" | 4.0
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| style="text-align:right" | +3.1
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| style="text-align:left" | FY25
| style="text-align:right" | 5.6
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* Proceeds related to in-force treaties of EUR 0.6bn in FY24 related to L&S reinsurance in-force treaties at AXA France and AXA Life Europe <sup>p. 23</sup>
=== Solvency II at 224% ===
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|+ Solvency II walk, FY24 to FY25 <sup>p. 24</sup>
! style="text-align:left" | EUR billion unless otherwise mentioned
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | Eligible Own Funds (EOF)
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | Solvency II ratio (%)
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| style="text-align:left" | FY24
| style="text-align:right" | 55.9
| style="text-align:right" | 25.9
| style="text-align:right" | 216
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Regulatory & model changes
| style="text-align:right" | +0.2
| style="text-align:right" | 0.0
| style="text-align:right" | +0
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| style="text-align:left" | Normalized capital generation
| style="text-align:right" | +8.8
| style="text-align:right" | +0.6
| style="text-align:right" | +28
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| style="text-align:left" | Operating variance
| style="text-align:right" | -0.4
| style="text-align:right" | 0.0
| style="text-align:right" | -1
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| style="text-align:left" | Economic variance & FX
| style="text-align:right" | -2.1
| style="text-align:right" | -1.2
| style="text-align:right" | +4
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| style="text-align:left" | Dividend & annual share buyback
| style="text-align:right" | -6.0
| style="text-align:right" | 0.0
| style="text-align:right" | -24
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| style="text-align:left" | Management actions, debt & other
| style="text-align:right" | -0.1
| style="text-align:right" | -0.2
| style="text-align:right" | +2
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| style="text-align:left" | FY25
| style="text-align:right" | 56.4
| style="text-align:right" | 25.2
| style="text-align:right" | 224
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* Solvency II ratio increased to 224% in FY25 (was 216% in FY24) <sup>p. 24</sup>.
* Dividend & annual share buyback includes foreseeable dividends of -EUR 4.8bn and provision for annual share buyback for 2026 of -EUR 1.25bn <sup>p. 24</sup>.
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| style="text-align:left" | Interest rate +50bps
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* Euro Sovereign spreads +50bps: assumes 50bps spread widening of Euro sovereign bonds vs. Euro swap curve applied on sovereign and quasi-sovereign exposures <sup>p. 24</sup>
* Credit migration: assumes 20% of corporate bonds, including private debt, held are downgraded by one full letter / 3 notches <sup>p. 24</sup>
=== Solvency II -impact of the end of grandfathering period and Solvency II revision ===
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| style="text-align:left" |
| style="text-align:right" | 224%
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| style="text-align:right" | -10pts
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| style="text-align:left" |
| style="text-align:right" | +17pts
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* No change is expected in organic capital generation.
* Provides additional capital flexibility.
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=== Thomas Buberl, Group CEO conclusion ===
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=== February 26, 2026 Q&A Full Year 2025 earnings ===
* '''Q&A session''' for
=== AXA Investor Relations | Keep in touch ===
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== Appendices ==
* Section divider slide
* '''Debt and Invested Assets''' <sup>p. 31</sup>
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* '''Debt gearing''' was 20.6% in FY24 and 22.3% in FY25 <sup>p. 32</sup>.
* (stacked bar) '''Gross financial debt''' (nominal debt
** '''FY24''': EUR 19.2bn total (Tier 1: EUR 4.8bn, Tier 2: EUR 10.8bn, Senior debt: EUR 3.5bn) <sup>p. 32</sup>
** '''FY25''': EUR 20.3bn total (Tier 1: EUR 4.6bn, Tier 2: EUR 12.2bn, Senior debt: EUR 3.5bn) <sup>p. 32</sup>
** '''Jan 1st 2026''' (End of the grandfathering period): EUR 20.3bn total (Tier 1: EUR 3.2bn, Tier 2: EUR 11.3bn, Senior debt: EUR 5.8bn
* (stacked bar) '''Contractual maturity breakdown'''
** '''2028''': EUR 0.5bn (Senior debt) <sup>p. 32</sup>
** '''2030''': EUR 0.9bn total (Tier 2: EUR 0.7bn, Senior debt: EUR 0.2bn) <sup>p. 32</sup>
*** ''o/w Grandfathered debt'': Tier 2: EUR 0.7bn <sup>p. 32</sup>
** '''2031-2039''': EUR 1.5bn (Senior debt) <sup>p. 32</sup>
** '''≥2040''': EUR 11.3bn total (Tier 2: EUR 10.8bn, Senior debt: EUR 0.5bn) <sup>p. 32</sup>
*** ''o/w Grandfathered debt'': Tier 2: EUR 0.2bn <sup>p. 32</sup>
** '''Undated''': EUR 5.3bn total (Tier 1: EUR 4.6bn, Tier 2: EUR 0.7bn) <sup>p. 32</sup>
*** ''
* (stacked bar) '''Economic maturity breakdown''' (taking into account the first date of step
** '''2026''': EUR 0.1bn (Tier 1) <sup>p. 32</sup>
*** ''o/w Grandfathered debt'': Tier 1: EUR 0.1bn <sup>p. 32</sup>
** '''2027''': EUR 2.4bn (Tier 2) <sup>p. 32</sup>
** '''2028''': EUR 0.6bn total (Tier 1: EUR 0.1bn, Senior debt: EUR 0.5bn) <sup>p. 32</sup>
*** ''o/w Grandfathered debt'': Tier 1: EUR 0.1bn <sup>p. 32</sup>
** '''2029''': EUR 2.0bn (Tier 2) <sup>p. 32</sup>
** '''2030''': EUR 0.9bn total (Tier 2: EUR 0.7bn, Senior debt: EUR 0.2bn) <sup>p. 32</sup>
*** ''
** '''2031-2039''': EUR 1.5bn total (Tier 1: EUR 0.4bn, Tier 2: EUR 6.4bn, Senior debt: EUR 1.5bn) <sup>p. 32</sup>
*** ''o/w Grandfathered debt'': Tier 1: EUR 0.4bn <sup>p. 32</sup>
** '''≥2040''': EUR 0.5bn (Senior debt) <sup>p. 32</sup>
*** ''o/w Grandfathered debt'': Tier 2: EUR 0.2bn <sup>p. 32</sup>
** '''Undated''': EUR 4.7bn total (Tier 1: EUR 4.0bn, Tier 2: EUR 0.7bn) <sup>p. 32</sup>
*** ''
* In January 2026, AXA called the remaining Tier 2 grandfathered GBP 139m due 2054 callable 2034 5.625% issued January 2014, and the Tier 1 grandfathered EUR 250m perpetual callable 2010 floating issued January 2005 <sup>p. 32</sup>.
=== General Account invested assets ===
* (donut) '''Total General Account''' invested assets: EUR 450bn with a duration gap at -0.4 year <sup>p. 33</sup>
* '''Total Insurance Invested''' assets: EUR 450bn (100%) <sup>p. 33</sup>
*** '''Government bonds''': EUR 167bn (37%) <sup>p. 33</sup>
*** '''Corporate bonds''' and loans: EUR 121bn (27%) <sup>p. 33</sup>
*** '''Other fixed income''': EUR 56bn (13%), including Asset Backed Securities of EUR 25bn, Residential Loans of EUR 16bn, Commercial & Agricultural Loans of EUR 7bn, and Agency Pools of EUR 8bn <sup>p. 33</sup>
** '''Real estate''': EUR 41bn (9%) <sup>p. 33</sup>
** '''Infrastructure equity''': EUR 10bn (2%) <sup>p. 33</sup>
** '''Listed equities''': EUR 10bn (2%), including hedges; listed equities excluding hedges at EUR 14bn <sup>p. 33</sup>
** '''Private equity''' and hedge funds: EUR 23bn (5%), including Private Equity of EUR 17bn, Hedge Funds of EUR 5bn, and Non-listed Equities of EUR 1bn <sup>p. 33</sup>
** '''Cash''': EUR 19bn (4%) <sup>p. 33</sup>
** '''Policy loans''': EUR 2bn (0%) <sup>p. 33</sup>
=== Structured and Private Credit assets ===
* '''Residential mortgages''': EUR 16bn (4% of total G/A portfolio); includes EUR 6bn Dutch mortgages (NHG guaranteed) and EUR 10bn self-originated mortgages in Switzerland (56% LTV) and Germany (45% LTV) <sup>p. 34</sup>.
* '''CLO & ABS''': EUR 25bn (6% of total G/A portfolio); 91% senior CLOs with circa 40% subordination, with 100% rated AAA-A and 92% rated AAA-AA <sup>p. 34</sup>.
* '''Infrastructure debt''': EUR 8bn (2% of total G/A portfolio); skewed towards resilient industries including Telecom, Utilities, and Transport <sup>p. 34</sup>.
* '''CRE debt''': EUR 8bn (2% of total G/A portfolio); strong sector diversification (mainly logistics, residential, and retail), mostly in Europe, and circa 60% LTV <sup>p. 34</sup>.
* '''Mid-Market lending''': EUR 10bn (2% of total G/A portfolio); strong diversification with EUR 8m average ticket, invested through SMAs with strict underwriting guidelines (senior secured, covenants, restrictions on asset sales, and sector allocation) <sup>p. 34</sup>.
* '''Total structured assets''': EUR 69bn (15% of total G/A portfolio), of which 54% is participating <sup>p. 34</sup>.
=== Investment portfolio | Fixed Income reinvestment ===
Line 1,044 ⟶ 937:
<div style="overflow-x:auto">
{| class="wikitable fintable"
|+ Fixed income reinvestment
! style="text-align:left" | EUR billion unless otherwise mentioned
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | Reinvestment asset mix
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | Reinvestment yield
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Government bonds & related
| style="text-align:right" | 32%
| style="text-align:right" | —
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Investment grade credit
| style="text-align:right" | 40%
| style="text-align:right" | —
|-
| style="text-align:left" | ABS/CLO/IG fund financing
| style="text-align:right" | 21%
| style="text-align:right" | —
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Below investment grade credit
| style="text-align:right" | 7%
| style="text-align:right" | —
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Public fixed income
| style="text-align:right" | —
| style="text-align:right" | 3.5%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Private & Structured fixed income
| style="text-align:right" | —
| style="text-align:right" | 4.7%
|-
| style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold" | Total fixed income
| style="text-align:right; font-weight:bold" | —
| style="text-align:right; font-weight:bold" | 3.9%
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* Fixed income reinvestment totaled EUR 57bn in FY25.
* Reinvestment duration averaged 9 years.
* Private & Structured credit reinvestment
* Strategic asset allocation reflects a gradual shift from alternative total return assets to
* '''Table of contents''' section divider <sup>p. 36</sup>:
Line 1,101 ⟶ 986:
<div style="overflow-x:auto">
{| class="wikitable
|+ AXA XL Insurance FY25 GWP by line of business and geography <sup>p. 37</sup>
! style="text-align:left" | USD billion unless otherwise mentioned
! class="col-
! class="col-m" style="text-align:right" | Share
! class="col-m" style="text-align:right" | Geography
! class="col-m" style="text-align:right" | Share
|-
| style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold" |
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right; font-weight:bold" |
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right; font-weight:bold" | —
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right; font-weight:bold" | 19
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right; font-weight:bold" | —
|-
| style="text-align:left" |
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right" |
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right" | 35%
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right" | Americas
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right" | 46%
|-
| style="text-align:left" |
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right" |
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right" | 29%
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right" | Europe & APAC
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right" | 35%
|-
| style="text-align:left" |
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right" |
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right" | 19%
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right" | UK & Lloyds
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right" | 19%
|-
| style="text-align:left" |
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right" |
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right" | 17%
| class="col-m" style="text-align:
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right" | —
|}
</div>
* AXA XL Insurance is well diversified across lines of business and geographies, holding leading market positions across lines.
* Market leadership positions include Top 3 globally in:
** Multinational Programs
** Marine
** Fine Art & Specie
* (bubble
**
**
**
**
=== P&C | Focus on Reserves ===
Line 1,149 ⟶ 1,041:
<div style="overflow-x:auto">
{| class="wikitable fintable"
|+ Claims reserves ratio and Technical reserves ratio <sup>p. 38</sup>
! style="text-align:left" |
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" |
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" |
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" |
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" |
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | FY22
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | FY23
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | FY24
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | FY25
|-
| style="text-align:left" |
| style="text-align:right" | 179%
| style="text-align:right" | 185%
| style="text-align:right" | 193%
| style="text-align:right" | 188%
| style="text-align:right" | 189%
| style="text-align:right" | —
| style="text-align:right" | —
| style="text-align:right" | —
|-
| style="text-align:left" |
| style="text-align:right" | —
| style="text-align:right" | —
| style="text-align:right" | —
| style="text-align:right" | —
| style="text-align:right" | 198%
| style="text-align:right" | 195%
| style="text-align:right" | 180%
| style="text-align:right" | 175%
|-
| style="text-align:left" |
| style="text-align:right" |
| style="text-align:right" | 227%
| style="text-align:right" | 233%
| style="text-align:right" | 226%
| style="text-align:right" | 227%
| style="text-align:right" | —
| style="text-align:right" | —
| style="text-align:right" | —
|-
| style="text-align:left" |
| style="text-align:right" | —
| style="text-align:right" | —
| style="text-align:right" | —
| style="text-align:right" | —
| style="text-align:right" |
| style="text-align:right" | 232%
| style="text-align:right" | 216%
| style="text-align:right" | 210%
|}
</div>
* Technical reserves ratio includes net undiscounted claims reserves and unearned premium reserves.
=== P&C | 2026 Simplified Group Nat Cat Reinsurance Program 1 ===
Line 1,212 ⟶ 1,101:
{| class="wikitable fintable"
|+ Insurance segment occurrence protection capacity and retention by peril <sup>p. 39</sup>
! style="text-align:left" |
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | Capacity (EUR billion)
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | Retention (EUR)
|-
| style="text-align:left" | EU Windstorm
Line 1,236 ⟶ 1,125:
| style="text-align:right" | 600m
|-
| style="text-align:left" |
| style="text-align:right" | —
| style="text-align:right" | 400m
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</div>
*
*
* Program excludes local reinsurance covers.
=== P&C | AXA Group earnings deviation with different levels of Nat Cat cost 1 in 2026 ===
<div style="overflow-x:auto">
{| class="wikitable fintable"
|+ Group underlying earnings deviation to average Nat Cat charges in 2026 (net of reinsurance, post-tax) <sup>p. 40</sup>
! style="text-align:left" | Percentile
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | Deviation (EUR billion)
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 1/20y (95th percentile)
| style="text-align:right" | -1.2
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 1/10y (90th percentile)
| style="text-align:right" | -0.8
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 1/5y (80th percentile)
| style="text-align:right" | -0.4
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Median (50th percentile)
| style="text-align:right" | +0.1
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 1/5y (20th percentile)
| style="text-align:right" | +0.5
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 1/10y (10th percentile)
| style="text-align:right" | +0.7
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 1/20y (5th percentile)
| style="text-align:right" | +0.8
|}
</div>
<div style="overflow-x:auto">
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:left" | Year
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | Expected charges
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | Estimated impact on GEP
|-
| style="text-align:left" | FY25
| class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | 2.6
| class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | ca. 4.5%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | FY26
| class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | 2.7
| class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | ca. 4.5%
|}
</div>
* Earnings deviation analysis presented in EUR billion, net of reinsurance.
* More severe years result in negative deviation in ca. 40% of cases.
* Less severe years result in positive deviation in ca. 60% of cases.
* Natural catastrophe cost is defined as Aggregate Exceedance Probability (AEP) of all natural perils worldwide, net of tax and reinsurance.
* Deviation comparison is made to a normalized level, representing costs associated with natural catastrophes expected in an average year, which is ca. 4.5 points of estimated FY25 GEP, undiscounted and net of reinsurance.
<div style="overflow-x:auto">
{| class="wikitable fintable"
|+ Table of contents section navigation <sup>p. 41</sup>
! style="text-align:left" | Section
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | Page
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 1. Debt and Invested Assets
| style="text-align:right" | 31
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 2. Additional P&C disclosures
| style="text-align:right" | 36
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 3. Additional IFRS17 disclosures
| style="text-align:right" | 41
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 4. Sustainability
| style="text-align:right" | 44
|}
</div>
=== P&C | Margin analysis ===
Line 1,272 ⟶ 1,213:
<div style="overflow-x:auto">
{| class="wikitable fintable"
|+ P&C
! style="text-align:left" | EUR million unless otherwise mentioned
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" |
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | Change
|-
| style="text-align:left" |
| style="text-align:right" | 2,778
| style="text-align:right" | +707
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Gross
| style="text-align:right" | 57,656
| style="text-align:right" | +6%
|-
| style="text-align:left" |
| style="text-align:right" | 95.2%
| style="text-align:right" | -1.0pt
|-
| style="text-align:left; padding-left:1.5em" | o/w Nat Cats
| style="text-align:right" | 3.4%
| style="text-align:right" | -0.4pt
|-
| style="text-align:left" |
| style="text-align:right" | 2,009
| style="text-align:right" | +115
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Discounting
| style="text-align:right" | -3.5%
| style="text-align:right" | +0.0pt
|-
| style="text-align:left" |
| style="text-align:right" | 19.0bn
| style="text-align:right" | —
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Duration
| style="text-align:right" | 4.0 years
| style="text-align:right" | —
|-
| style="text-align:left" |
| style="text-align:right" | 2.8%
| style="text-align:right" | —
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Prior
| style="text-align:right" | 622
| style="text-align:right" | -341
|-
| style="text-align:left" | PYD ratio
| style="text-align:right" | -1.1%
| style="text-align:right" | +0.7pt
|-
| style="text-align:left" |
| style="text-align:right" | 3,988
| style="text-align:right" | +435
|-
| style="text-align:left" | FY25 Average
| style="text-align:right" | 115bn
| style="text-align:right" | —
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Asset book yield
| style="text-align:right" | 3.5%
| style="text-align:right" | —
|-
| style="text-align:left" | FY25 Reinvestment yield (on fixed income assets)
| style="text-align:right" | 4.3%
| style="text-align:right" | —
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Insurance
| style="text-align:right" | -1,358
| style="text-align:right" | -235
|-
| style="text-align:left" | FY24 Reserves at locked-in rate
| style="text-align:right" | 71bn
| style="text-align:right" | —
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Liability book yield
| style="text-align:right" | 1.9%
| style="text-align:right" | —
|-
| style="text-align:left" |
| style="text-align:right" | 8,040
| style="text-align:right" | +681
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Tax
| style="text-align:right" | -2,060
| style="text-align:right" | -169
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Affiliates,
| style="text-align:right" | -108
| style="text-align:right" | -10
|-
| style="text-align:left" |
| style="text-align:right" | 5,872
| style="text-align:right" | +501
|}
</div>
* Underlying Earnings representing +9% growth vs. FY24 at constant FX
<div style="overflow-x:auto">
{| class="wikitable fintable"
|+
! style="text-align:left" |
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | Impact (EUR billion)
|-
| style="text-align:left" | +25bps
Line 1,416 ⟶ 1,326:
<div style="overflow-x:auto">
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 2026e Insurance
! style="text-align:left" | Item
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | Value
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 2026e
| class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | ~ -1.4bn
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Sensitivity to changes in 2025 current AY Discount (+25bps)
| class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | ~ -50m
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Sensitivity to changes in 2025 current AY Discount (-25bps)
| class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | ~ +50m
|}
Line 1,443 ⟶ 1,345:
<div style="overflow-x:auto">
{| class="wikitable fintable"
|+ L&H
! style="text-align:left" | EUR million unless otherwise mentioned
! class="col-
! class="col-
|-
| style="text-align:left" |
| style="text-align:right" | 479
| style="text-align:right" | +60
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Gross earned premiums
| style="text-align:right" | 17,416
| style="text-align:right" | +10%
|-
| style="text-align:left" |
| style="text-align:right" | 97.2%
| style="text-align:right" |
|-
| style="text-align:left" |
| style="text-align:right" | 2,804
| style="text-align:right" | +156
|-
| style="text-align:left" | CSM release
| style="text-align:right" | 2,954
| style="text-align:right" | +215
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Technical experience
| style="text-align:right" | -150
| style="text-align:right" | -58
|-
| style="text-align:left" |
| style="text-align:right" | 2,484
| style="text-align:right" | -1
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Average assets
| style="text-align:right" | 98bn
| style="text-align:right" | —
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Asset book yield
| style="text-align:right" | 2.5%
| style="text-align:right" | —
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Reinvestment yield
| style="text-align:right" | 3.8%
| style="text-align:right" | —
|-
| style="text-align:left" |
| style="text-align:right" | -1,538
| style="text-align:right" | -9
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Reserves
| style="text-align:right" | 62bn
| style="text-align:right" | —
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Liability book yield
| style="text-align:right" | 2.5%
| style="text-align:right" | —
|-
| style="text-align:left" |
| style="text-align:right" | 4,229
| style="text-align:right" | +205
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Tax
| style="text-align:right" | -800
| style="text-align:right" | +65
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Affiliates
| style="text-align:right" | 72
| style="text-align:right" | -51
|-
| style="text-align:left" |
| style="text-align:right" | 3,501
| style="text-align:right" | +219
|}
</div>
* L&H margin analysis includes scope impact
* Underlying Earnings representing +7% growth vs. FY24 at constant FX
<div style="overflow-x:auto">
{| class="wikitable fintable"
|+ Life & Health FY25 CSM
! style="text-align:left" | CSM Sensitivity
! class="col-s" style="text-align:right" | Impact (EUR billion)
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Baseline CSM
| style="text-align:right" | 33.3
|-
Line 1,570 ⟶ 1,457:
|}
</div>
* '''Table of contents''' navigation menu <sup>p. 44</sup>:
** 1.
** 2.
** 3.
** 4. '''Sustainability''' <sup>p. 44</sup>
=== Expanding AXA's role in society: AXA for Progress Index 1 ===
* '''As a Global Investor''':
** '''Climate transition financing''': Target of EUR 5.0bn² per year vs. 2025 Result of EUR 6.4bn <sup>p. 45</sup>
** '''Community resilience financing''': Target of >EUR 500m² per year vs. 2025 Result of EUR 1.4bn <sup>p. 45</sup>
* '''As a Global Insurer''':
** '''Transition underwriting''': Target of EUR 6.0bn³ in P&C GWP (cumulative 2024-2026) vs. 2025 Result of EUR 4.6bn <sup>p. 45</sup>
** '''Climate adaptation solutions''': Target of >20,000⁴ solutions & services (cumulative 2024-2026, target revised in 2025) vs. 2025 Result of 19,698 (cumulative 2024-2025) <sup>p. 45</sup>
** '''Inclusive insurance''': Target of >20m⁵ customers by 2026 vs. 2025 Result of 20.6m <sup>p. 45</sup>
* '''As a Company''':
** '''Employee climate training''': Target of >80,000⁶ AXA Group employees trained on climate adaptation by 2026 vs. 2025 Result of 46,420 <sup>p. 45</sup>
** '''Net-Zero contribution''': Target of -50%⁷ by 2030 in absolute carbon emissions and offset of residual emissions⁸ vs. 2025 Result of -64% reduction against 2019 <sup>p. 45</sup>
** '''Employee volunteering''': Target of 50% of AXA Group employees engaged in volunteering activities by 2026 vs. 2025 Result of 56% <sup>p. 45</sup>
# AXA's Sustainability Statement is subject to completion of a certification with limited assurance by AXA Group's auditors and will be presented to the AXA Board of Directors for approval on March 11, 2026.
# Scope: corporate and sovereign debt, real estate and private assets. Timeframe: per annum through 2030.
# Scope: AXA France, AXA Germany, AXA Switzerland, AXA UK & Ireland, AXA Belgium, AXA Hong Kong, AXA Mexico, and AXA XL; Unit: Gross Written Premiums (GWP); Timeframe: cumulative 2024-2026.
# Scope: Commercial lines portfolio of AXA France, AXA Germany, AXA Switzerland, AXA UK, AXA Belgium, AXA Hong Kong, AXA Mexico, and AXA XL; Climate solutions & services include (i) training/education, (ii) risk assessment/awareness, (iii) gap analysis, (iv) prevention/adaptation solution, and/or (v) crisis management/remediation response. Timeframe: cumulative 2024-2026. Following strong support within the Group for climate adaptation solutions & services in 2024 and 2025, AXA is proposing a significant increase in its target for the 2024-2026 period, from >9,000 to >20,000.
# Low-income to mass market segments in emerging markets and modest income segments in mature markets.
# Number of employees who have been trained on climate change adaptation, completing a training under the AXA Sustainability Academy. Timeframe: cumulative 2024-2026.
# Variation of AXA Group absolute carbon emissions (scope: energy Scopes 1 and 2, car fleet and business travel). Timeframe: 2019-2030.
# Carbon credits from projects that focus on capturing and storing carbon emissions from the atmosphere using nature-based or technical solutions (e.g. restorative agriculture, forest restoration or carbon capture and storage).
=== Sustainability Performance & Ratings ===
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<div style="overflow-x:auto">
{| class="wikitable"
|+ AXA's ESG ratings and scores <sup>p. 46</sup>
! style="text-align:left" | Rating Agency
! class="col-m" style="text-align:right" | 2025 Score
|-
| style="text-align:left" | S&P Global
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right" | 97th percentile in Dow Jones Best-in-Class Europe & World indices
|-
| style="text-align:left" | MSCI
Line 1,651 ⟶ 1,509:
|-
| style="text-align:left" | FTSE Russell
| class="col-m" style="text-align:right" | 4.3/5 in FTSE4Good Index Series
|}
</div>
* The CSA ranking is a key performance indicator for AXA Group, used to calculate the grant of Long-Term Incentives (more precisely AXA Restricted Shares); results as of February 6th, 2026
=== Scope ===
* '''France''' scope includes insurance activities, banking activities, and holding <sup>p. 47</sup>.
* '''Europe''' scope includes Switzerland (insurance activities), Germany (insurance activities and holding), Belgium and
* '''AXA XL''' scope includes insurance and reinsurance activities and holding <sup>p. 47</sup>.
* '''Asia, Africa & EME-LATAM''' scope includes:
** '''Asia''': Japan (insurance activities and holding), Hong Kong (insurance activities), Thailand P&C, China P&C, South Korea, and Asia Holdings (
** '''Africa''': Morocco (insurance activities and holding), Nigeria (insurance activities and holding), and Egypt (insurance activities and holding) (
** '''EME-LATAM''': Mexico (insurance activities), Colombia (insurance activities), Brazil (insurance activities and holding), and Türkiye (insurance activities and holding) (
** '''AXA Mediterranean Holdings''' <sup>p. 47</sup>.
* '''Transversal & Other''' scope includes AXA Assistance, AXA Liabilities Managers, AXA, and other Central Holdings <sup>p. 47</sup>.
* '''AXA Investment Managers''' (until July 1, 2025) scope includes AXA Investment Managers, Select (previously referred to as Architas), and Capza (
* '''Accounting standards''' note:
=== Glossary ===
Line 1,690 ⟶ 1,547:
=== February 26, 2026 Thank you Full Year 2025 earnings ===
* '''
== Abbreviations ==
* '''AA''':
* '''AAA''':
* '''ABS''': Asset-Backed Securities
* '''AEP''': Aggregate Exceedance Probability
Line 1,701 ⟶ 1,558:
* '''APAC''': Asia-Pacific
* '''AXA IM''': AXA Investment Managers
* '''
* '''AXA XL''': AXA XL (AXA's large property and casualty and specialty risk division)
* '''AY''': Accident Year
* '''BBA''': Beneficial Business Acquisition
* '''CDP''': Carbon Disclosure Project
* '''CLO''': Collateralized Loan Obligation
Line 1,707 ⟶ 1,567:
* '''CSA''': Corporate Sustainability Assessment
* '''CSM''': Contractual Service Margin
* '''CY''':
* '''DPS''': Dividend Per Share
* '''EME''': Europe, Middle East
* '''EOF''': Eligible Own Funds
* '''EPS''': Earnings Per Share
* '''ESG''': Environmental, Social, and Governance
* '''EU''': European Union
* '''EUR''': Euro
* '''FX''': Foreign Exchange
* '''GAAP''': Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
* '''
* '''GEP''': Gross Earned Premium
* '''GWP''': Gross Written Premiums
* '''HKD''': Hong Kong Dollar
* '''IFE''': Insurance Finance Expenses
* '''IFRS''': International Financial Reporting Standards
Line 1,731 ⟶ 1,592:
* '''NB CSM''': New Business Contractual Service Margin
* '''NBV''': New Business Value
* '''NHG''': Nationale Hypotheek Garantie (National Mortgage Guarantee)
* '''NPS''': Net Promoter Score
* '''OCI''': Other Comprehensive Income
* '''PAA''':
* '''PE''': Private Equity
* '''PVEP''': Present Value of Expected Profits
* '''PYD''': Prior Years' Reserve Development
* '''RCG''':
* '''ROE''': Return on Equity
* '''SCR''': Solvency Capital Requirement
* '''SHE''': Shareholders' Equity
* '''SME''': Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
* '''TVOG''': Time Value of Options
* '''UEPS''': Underlying Earnings Per Share
* '''UK''': United Kingdom
Line 1,749 ⟶ 1,610:
* '''USD''': United States Dollar
* '''VAT''': Value Added Tax
| |||