Are AXA and Aviva the same company?

Are AXA and Aviva the same company?

“AXA XL has invested in and developed an established and market-leading UK private clients team over the past several years; however, as part of a strategic realignment, we have decided to sell that part of our business to Aviva,” it said in the statement sent to Insurance Business. Mar 2, 2021

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