AXA INSURANCE DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY
AXA Insurance dac is an Irish designated activity company (DAC) registered with the Companies Registration Office of Ireland under company number 136155. The company was incorporated on 12 October 1988 and its registered office is at Wolfe Tone House, Wolfe Tone Street, Dublin 1, D01 HP90. It traded for many years as AXA Insurance Limited before converting to designated activity company status and adopting its current name in 2018; a DAC is the legal form the Companies Act 2014 requires for Irish companies with restricted objects, including regulated financial-services undertakings such as insurers.
The company is authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland (firm reference C713) as a non-life insurance undertaking under the European Union (Insurance and Reinsurance) Regulations 2015 and is subject to the EU’s Solvency II prudential regime. Its authorisation covers a wide range of non-life insurance classes, including motor vehicle, fire and natural forces, accident and sickness, land vehicles, goods in transit and general liability cover. AXA Insurance dac underwrites general insurance for personal and commercial customers in Ireland, spanning motor, home, travel and health cover for individuals and commercial, fleet and liability cover for businesses, and it also transacts non-life insurance business in Northern Ireland, where it is authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland and subject to limited regulation by the UK Financial Conduct Authority under the relevant cross-border regime.
For the 2023 financial year, the company reported gross written premiums of approximately 1.07 billion euro, an increase of 9% on the prior year, with motor insurance accounting for around 605 million euro, or roughly 57%, of that total, and net profit of approximately 95 million euro. These figures are drawn from the company’s Solvency and Financial Condition Report as reported by the Irish Times on 27 May 2024, which described AXA Insurance dac as the largest insurer in the Irish market by premium income.
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Shareholders
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Shareholders of AXA Insurance dac
Regulatory filings held by the Central Bank of Ireland, including AXA Insurance dac’s Solvency and Financial Condition Reports, identify the company as a wholly owned subsidiary of AXA Ireland Limited, its immediate parent. No minority shareholders are disclosed in these filings; AXA Ireland Limited is recorded as the sole registered shareholder. The Irish Times reported on 27 May 2024, citing the company’s latest Solvency and Financial Condition Report, that AXA Insurance dac had distributed approximately 270 million euro in dividends to its ultimate French parent over the preceding four years, including a further 70 million euro proposed in March 2024, some of which reflected capital retained during the Covid-19 pandemic under regulatory guidance to insurers. This dividend activity is consistent with, and supports, the wholly owned relationship recorded in the regulatory filings.
Ultimate beneficial ownership
AXA Insurance dac’s ultimate parent is AXA SA, a French public limited company listed on Euronext Paris, as identified in the company’s Central Bank of Ireland regulatory filings. Because AXA SA is a widely held, publicly listed multinational insurance and asset-management group, no single natural person is identified as its ultimate beneficial owner; its shares are held by institutional and public investors on Euronext Paris. No complete, dated ownership-percentage chain between AXA SA and AXA Insurance dac beyond the confirmed wholly owned holding by the immediate parent, AXA Ireland Limited, was available in the sources reviewed for this profile, so no further calculated effective-ownership figure is presented.
Data availability
Shareholder information for AXA Insurance dac is assessed as Full at the corporate level: the immediate parent (AXA Ireland Limited) and the ultimate parent (AXA SA) are both confirmed through Central Bank of Ireland regulatory filings, and AXA SA’s public listing means no further natural-person UBO applies. The exact percentage ownership held by AXA Ireland Limited was not separately disclosed as a numeric figure in the sources reviewed and is described here only as a wholly owned relationship, consistent with the absence of any disclosed minority shareholders.
| Shareholder | Type | Holding | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| AXA IRELAND LIMITED | 100% | Companies Registration Office (CRO) |
Officers
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Directors and officers of AXA Insurance dac
An overseas-company filing lodged with the UK’s Companies House for AXA Insurance dac (company number NF004201, covering the company’s Northern Ireland branch) mirrors the Irish entity’s own director register and records ten active officers: nine directors and one company secretary. Current directors include individuals of Irish, French, British, Greek and English nationality; several are recorded as resident in Ireland and others as resident in the United Kingdom. Nationality and country of residence are reported separately in the source and are not treated as equivalent, and none is inferred from name or address. A further twenty-four officers are recorded as resigned, with resignation dates ranging from 2008 to 2026. This filing was current as of the retrieval date for this profile; the underlying Companies Registration Office record in Ireland was not independently reviewed.
Recent officer changes
- Laurent Cholvy was appointed a director effective 1 April 2026 (French nationality; resident in Ireland).
- Richard Whelan resigned as an officer effective 31 March 2026 (Irish nationality).
- Dimitrios Velmachos was appointed a director effective 1 August 2024 (Greek nationality; resident in the United Kingdom).
Data availability
Officer information for AXA Insurance dac is assessed as Partial: current and recently resigned officers, together with their nationalities and countries of residence, are available through the UK overseas-company filing associated with the Irish entity, but appointment-level detail such as occupation and correspondence address, and independent confirmation directly from the Companies Registration Office of Ireland, were not obtained for this profile.
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Group Structure
Group structure of AXA Insurance dac
AXA Insurance dac is not an independent company; it operates as part of the AXA Group. Its immediate parent is AXA Ireland Limited, and its ultimate parent is AXA SA, a French public limited company listed on Euronext Paris, both confirmed through AXA Insurance dac’s Solvency and Financial Condition Reports filed with the Central Bank of Ireland. AXA SA is one of the world’s largest multinational insurance and asset-management groups, operating across dozens of countries; this is parent-level context and should not be read as describing AXA Insurance dac’s own scale or operations. No subsidiaries of AXA Insurance dac itself were identified in the sources reviewed for this profile, consistent with its role as an operating non-life insurer rather than a holding company. AXA Insurance dac also conducts non-life insurance business in Northern Ireland under the same legal entity, authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland and subject to limited regulation by the UK Financial Conduct Authority; this Northern Ireland activity is carried out directly by AXA Insurance dac rather than through a separate subsidiary.
Data availability
Corporate-linkage information for AXA Insurance dac is assessed as Parent only: the immediate and ultimate parent companies are confirmed through Central Bank of Ireland regulatory filings, but a complete AXA Group organisation chart, any intermediate holding companies between AXA Ireland Limited and AXA SA, and any confirmed sister companies were not available in the sources reviewed for this profile.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the legal name of the company registered under CRO number 136155?
The company is AXA Insurance dac, an Irish designated activity company registered with the Companies Registration Office of Ireland under number 136155.
What is AXA Insurance dac's Irish company registration number?
136155, as recorded in the on-file registration data for this profile.
When was AXA Insurance dac incorporated?
On 12 October 1988, according to the on-file registration data for this profile.
What is a "designated activity company" (DAC), and why does AXA Insurance dac use this legal form?
A designated activity company is a form of private company introduced by the Companies Act 2014 for Irish companies with restricted objects, commonly used by regulated financial-services entities such as insurers. AXA Insurance dac converted to this status and adopted its current name in 2018, having previously traded as AXA Insurance Limited.
Does AXA Insurance dac have an official website on file for this profile?
No verified official website is currently on file for this company in this profile. This is recorded as a data gap rather than evidence that the company has no online presence.
Is AXA Insurance dac a regulated entity?
Yes. It is authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland (firm reference C713) as a non-life insurance undertaking under the European Union (Insurance and Reinsurance) Regulations 2015 and is subject to the EU's Solvency II regime.
What type of insurance business does AXA Insurance dac carry out?
It underwrites general (non-life) insurance, including motor, home, travel and health cover for individuals and commercial, fleet and liability cover for businesses. Its Central Bank of Ireland authorisation spans a wide range of non-life insurance classes.
Does AXA Insurance dac operate outside the Republic of Ireland?
Yes. It also transacts non-life insurance business in Northern Ireland, where it is authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland and subject to limited regulation by the UK Financial Conduct Authority.
Who owns AXA Insurance dac?
Central Bank of Ireland regulatory filings identify AXA Insurance dac as a wholly owned subsidiary of AXA Ireland Limited, its immediate parent.
Who is AXA Insurance dac's ultimate parent company?
AXA SA, a French public limited company listed on Euronext Paris, is identified as the ultimate parent in the company's Central Bank of Ireland regulatory filings.
Is there an identified ultimate beneficial owner who is a natural person for AXA Insurance dac?
No. AXA SA, the ultimate parent, is a widely held, publicly listed company, so no single natural person is identified as ultimate beneficial owner in the sources reviewed for this profile.
What were AXA Insurance dac's reported 2023 financial results?
According to the Irish Times, citing the company's Solvency and Financial Condition Report, gross written premiums rose 9% to approximately 1.07 billion euro in 2023, with motor insurance accounting for about 605 million euro (57%) of that total, and net profit was approximately 95 million euro.
How many directors and officers does AXA Insurance dac have on record?
A UK overseas-company filing associated with the Irish entity (company number NF004201) records ten active officers, comprising nine directors and one company secretary, plus twenty-four resigned officers.
Has AXA Insurance dac had any recent director changes?
Recorded recent changes include the appointment of Laurent Cholvy as a director effective 1 April 2026, the resignation of Richard Whelan effective 31 March 2026, and the appointment of Dimitrios Velmachos as a director effective 1 August 2024.
Where is AXA Insurance dac's registered office?
Wolfe Tone House, Wolfe Tone Street, Dublin 1, D01 HP90, Ireland, according to the registry filings reviewed for this profile.