AXA XL has partnered with Deloitte to deliver cybersecurity and operational technology services to commercial clients globally, strengthening its cyber prevention offering as businesses face increasingly sophisticated digital threats.
The services will be available through AXA XL’s Digital Commercial Platform and are designed to complement the insurer’s existing cyber insurance and risk consulting capabilities.
Under the partnership, AXA XL clients will gain access to a suite of cybersecurity services delivered by Deloitte, spanning prevention, detection, and response capabilities. These include critical asset identification, vulnerability assessments, cyber crisis simulations, and continuous threat monitoring.
The collaboration reflects a growing shift in the cyber insurance market, where insurers are increasingly expanding beyond traditional risk transfer to offer prevention and resilience services as cyber threats become more frequent, severe, and complex.
According to AXA XL, the partnership is intended to help businesses better understand, mitigate, and respond to evolving cyber risks, particularly as artificial intelligence accelerates the sophistication of attacks.
Rebiah Bardot-Girard said: “The global cost of cybercrime is estimated to have reached $10.5tn in 2025. Against this backdrop, and with the rise of AI-enabled attacks, businesses expect their insurance partners to deliver more than just coverage.
“They want proactive insights and solutions to predict, prevent and prepare for cyber incidents. That’s precisely what we’re committed to providing through this partnership.”
For insurers, cyber resilience services are becoming an increasingly important differentiator as loss severity, ransomware activity, and systemic cyber risks continue to pressure underwriting profitability.
The partnership also expands AXA XL’s operational technology (OT) risk capabilities, an area of increasing focus for industrial and infrastructure businesses exposed to cyber threats targeting physical assets and critical systems.
Imade Elbaraka said: “We’re delighted to partner with AXA XL to bring world-class cybersecurity services to its clients. As cyber risks continue to grow, prevention, early detection and swift remediation are becoming increasingly important to business resilience, alongside appropriate cyber insurance coverage.
“Together, we aim to strengthen clients’ resilience by helping them better anticipate and prevent cyber related risks, while contributing to a safer cyber environment for businesses.”
The announcement follows AXA XL’s recent launch of a dedicated prevention business unit, underscoring a broader strategy to deepen value-added risk services and position prevention as a core part of its commercial insurance proposition.
Across the market, carriers are increasingly embedding cybersecurity expertise, threat intelligence, and risk engineering into cyber policies as clients demand more proactive support to reduce exposure before incidents occur.
