Axa Canada
Axa Canada was founded in 1905 (as La Prévoyance Compagnie Assurance in 1955), acquired by Laurentian Life (merged into Imperial Life and in 1994 into Desjardins Life and finally by Axa)[1]. Although its head office is located in Montreal, Axa Canada had operations spread out all over Québec, Ontario, Western Canada and Atlantic Canada.
| Industry | Financial Services (Insurance) |
|---|---|
| Fate | sold and merged into Intact Financial |
| Founded | 1905 |
| Defunct | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Key people | Jean-Denis Talon, chairman of the board Jean-François Blais, president and chief executive officer |
Number of employees | 2300 |
| Parent | Axa |
| Website | https://www.intact.ca |
Axa Canada had 2,300 employees and over 4,000 brokers and advisors.[2]
The main headquarters were located in downtown Montreal inside Tour Axa at 2020 University.
In May 2011, Axa Canada was sold by its parent company Axa to Intact Financial. Integration became effective in September 2011 and Jean-François Blais became president of Intact Assurances, the insurance subsidiary of Intact Financial. Intact Assurance (headquartered in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec) kept 2020 University as its downtown office.
Products and services
Auto Insurance[3]
Axa Canada's auto insurance provides a full range of products.
References
- https://www.desjardinsassurancevie.com/fr/a-propos-Desjardins-Assurances/qui-nous-sommes/notre-histoire
- "About Axa Canada". Archived from the original on 2010-09-19.
- "Axa car insurance". Archived from the original on 2011-07-04.