Direct Assurance
Direct Assurance is AXA's direct online insurer in France, focused on car and home cover sold without intermediaries.
Direct Assurance operates in the French Car Insurance segment.
Direct Assurance: Core Facts
- Entity Type
- Online direct insurer
- Parent group
- AXA
- Founded
- 1992
- Main cover
- Car and home insurance
- Distribution
- Online-only, no intermediaries
- Headquarters
- France
- Regulator
- ACPR
- Bonus-malus
- Applies the standard French coefficient de réduction-majoration on car cover
- Status
- Active Definition
- Verified
How Direct Assurance compares
Direct Assurance is NOT a mutual insurer like MAIF or Macif, and it is NOT a separate group; it is AXA's online-only brand for car and home insurance. It sells direct over the web rather than through agents or shops.
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Direct Assurance: Frequently Asked Questions
What is Direct Assurance?
Direct Assurance is AXA's direct online insurer in France, focused on car and home cover sold without intermediaries.
Is Direct Assurance part of AXA?
Direct Assurance is AXA's online-only brand, so policies are ultimately backed by the AXA group rather than by an independent insurer.
How does Direct Assurance sell its policies?
Direct Assurance sells direct over the web with no agents or shops, which distinguishes Direct Assurance from full-service insurers and from mutuals like MAIF.
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Where Direct Assurance is mentioned on How to France
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