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Venture Insurance Programs Partners with Allianz on Golf, Country Club Accounts

May 10 2019 // Venture Insurance Programs, a national insurance program administrator, has formed a new carrier partnership with Allianz Group’s specialist corporate insurer, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) for the...

Allianz Wins Shareholder Approval for New Executive Pay Policy

May 9 2019 // Allianz SE won shareholder approval for its new policy on management-board pay, avoiding the sort of investor backlash seen at some European firms in recent years.The German insurer proposed increasing the importance of...

Allianz Weighs Bid for Deutsche Bank’s Asset Management Business: Sources

Apr 24 2019 // Allianz and Amundi are considering rival deals to tie up their asset management units with Deutsche Bank’s DWS, sources close to the matter said on Wednesday.Their interest comes as Germany’s biggest bank...

OnRamp Insurance Accelerator Seeking Applications from Fintech and Insurtech Startups

Apr 23 2019 // Minneapolis-St.Paul – April 23, 2019 – The OnRamp Insurance Accelerator, in partnership with Allianz Life, Securian Financial and gener8tor, is accepting applications from startups seeking to be a part of the...

Insurtech Lemonade Raises $300 Million; SoftBank, Allianz, Alphabet Among Investors

Apr 11 2019 // Lemonade, the insurance company built around artificial intelligence and behavioral economics, announced the signing of a $300 million Series D funding round led by SoftBank Group with participation from Allianz, General...

Bedbugs Join Dogs, Deer, Birds, Cats in Keeping Insurance Claims Folks Up at Night

Apr 9 2019 // Dogs remain the undisputed champions at generating insurance claims, while deer, birds and cats are contributing their share of mayhem as well. But according to a review of 470,000 insurance claims over five years by...

Allianz Explores Deal with Deutsche Bank’s Asset Management Arm: Sources

Mar 18 2019 // Allianz SE is exploring the possibility of a combination of its asset management arm with Deutsche Bank AG’s DWS Group to create a national champion in active money management, according to people familiar with the...

AGCS Launches Product Recall Cover for UK Auto Parts Manufacturers

Mar 14 2019 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), Allianz’ specialist corporate insurer, launched Automotive Component Parts Product Recall cover for the UK market, which enables customers to mitigate the risk of...

Allianz Specialty Moves Ossena to U.S. to Head North American Marine Business

Mar 6 2019 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty AGCS) announced that Baptiste Ossena, global product leader of Hull and Marine Liabilities (HML), is assuming additional responsibility as the North American regional head of...

AGCS Names Mauthe Regional CEO for Germany, Central & Eastern Europe

Mar 1 2019 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS), the industrial insurance unit of Allianz Group, has appointed Hans-Joerg Mauthe as regional CEO for Central & Eastern Europe (CEE). Based in Munich, he will be...

Allianz Offers Reputational Protection in UK to Replace Lost Profits in a Crisis

Mar 1 2019 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has launched Reputation Protect Plus in the UK to help companies protect their reputations – their most valuable assets – in times of crisis.Providing “tangible...

Allianz, Generali & Liberty Mutual Vying to Invest in BBVA Bancassurance Arm: Sources

Feb 28 2019 // European insurers Allianz and Generali are vying with U.S. rival Liberty Mutual to invest in the bancassurance business of Spanish lender BBVA, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.The sale, led by Bank of...

Allianz Targets Tech, Insurance Investments with $1.1B Venture Capital Fund

Feb 20 2019 // European insurer Allianz SE is increasing the size of its tech investment fund to 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion), making it one of the largest corporate-backed venture funds in Europe.Allianz X was launched in 2016 with a...

Allianz Q4 Net Profit Rises 19% to $1.92 Billion

Feb 15 2019 // Allianz may slow its share buyback program after the one announced this week to allow the German insurer to make small acquisitions, the group’s finance chief said on Friday after reporting a 19 percent rise in...

Lloyd’s Taps Keese from Allianz as Chief Financial Officer, Succeeding Parry

Feb 4 2019 // Burkhard Keese has been confirmed as the chief financial officer (CFO) of Lloyd’s following the unanimous approval of his appointment as successor to John Parry by the Council of Lloyd’s.Keese will take up his...

Businesses View Cyber, Business Interruption as Bigger Risks Than Catastrophes

Feb 4 2019 // Cyber incidents join business interruption as the top risks facing global businesses, according to a survey conducted by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS).The impact of business interruption (which includes...

Travel Insurer Allianz Predicts More New England Than Los Angeles Fans at Super Bowl

Jan 29 2019 // Even though the New England Patriots already have 10 Super Bowl appearances behind them, its fans will be showing up in droves to this year’s game, which pits them against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, February 3...

Allianz Has Reinsurance Exposure to Vale Dam Disaster: Sources

Jan 29 2019 // German insurer Allianz may have to cover some of the costs of the dam collapse at Vale’s Corrego do Feijao mine in Brazil, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.Allianz’s Global Corporate &...

Allianz Enters Formal Negotiations to Buy Malaysia Car Insurer: Sources

Jan 29 2019 // Allianz Malaysia Bhd. has been chosen to progress in talks to acquire Malaysia’s second-biggest car insurer after edging out Japanese rival Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., people with knowledge of the matter...

PIMCO and Allianz Partner to Launch Insurance Linked Securities Business

Jan 28 2019 // PIMCO, the Newport Beach, Calif.-based fixed income investment manager, has hired Rick Pagnani from Mt. Logan Re as executive vice president, to lead the launch of the firm’s property and casualty insurance linked...