Axa calls on its CEE customers

French insurance company Axa, the second-largest insurance company in Europe, is to begin operations in Poland. It will provide vehicle-insurance products, offering them over the telephone.

"Sales will commence at the beginning of November. We are currently testing our call center," the general director of Axa's Polish branch, Ryszard Bociong, said.

Axa wants to reach clients in Poland by offering products and options previously unavailable on the market, such as the possibility to pay an annual vehicle insurance premium in 12 monthly installments. Also, a new car-owner can win discounts on his insurance premiums if he has previously gone without accidents as the secondary driver of another car.

When an accident does occur, Axa clients will be able to count on services ranging from the presence of an Axa representative at the scene, to vehicle towing, as well as passenger protection and even coverage for pets. Axa will also offer some of the highest accident insurance payouts on the Polish market - up to zł.250,000.

"We are confident that in the near future we will become one of the main players on the Polish vehicle insurance market," Bociong said.