French insurer Axa said it plans to pay a dividend to shareholders, defying the recommendations of regulators worried that the coronavirus crisis will leave the industry facing huge claims. As the economic damage from the pandemic gathered pace in April, France’s regulator, ACPR, and Eiopa, the
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