All the headlines from our Allianz Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 24 2019 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty has named Hugo Reyes a senior underwriter in General Aviation for North America. Reyes is responsible for the underwriting of complex General Aviation risks and broker development...
Jan 24 2019 // Allianz announces its intention to enter the general insurance sector in Vietnam through a digital joint venture (JV) to be set up with the FPT Group – driving long-term success in the market and expanding...
Jan 24 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...
Jan 16 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...
Jan 16 2019 // HDI Global SE (HDI) has appointed Claire McDonald as managing director of its UK and Ireland operations. She will assume the role on March 18, 2019.McDonald will join the company from Allianz Global & Corporate...
Jan 10 2019 // N26 GmbH, the German banking app that’s backed by billionaires Peter Thiel and Li Ka-shing, has raised new funds at a valuation of $2.7 billion, making the company one of Europe’s most valuable non-listed...
Dec 6 2018 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty reported that Wanda Phillips will take on responsibility as the North America regional head of Entertainment, effective January 1, 2019. Phillips will replace Sue McGuirl who has...
Dec 3 2018 // Allianz Malaysia Bhd. and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. have been shortlisted to proceed to the next round of bidding for AmGeneral Insurance Bhd., in a deal that could value Malaysia’s second-biggest car insurer at...
Nov 29 2018 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Thursday revealed he’s had some success with his 2018 Climate Risk Carbon Initiative Coal Divestment Follow-Up Survey.Jones said the results of the survey reflect an...
Nov 29 2018 // Allianz Group’s specialist corporate insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) has announced that Sinéad Browne will assume the role of AGCS UK CEO in addition to her responsibilities as chief...
Nov 26 2018 // The supervisory board of Allianz SE has decided to extend Oliver Baete’s contract as chairman of the board of management until September 2024. The original contract was to expire end of September 2019.“Under...
Nov 25 2018 // A U.S. judge has dismissed nationwide litigation over the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in which victims’ families sought to hold the carrier, its insurer Allianz SE and Boeing Co. liable for the...
Nov 9 2018 // Allianz is “highly likely” to reach the upper half of its 2018 profit target range, Chief Financial Officer Giulio Terzariol said as the German insurer cited lower costs and claims in its third quarter results...
Oct 22 2018 // Microsoft Corp. has helped develop a way to protect corporate buyers of clean power from electricity prices that go up and down with the weather.The company is using a risk-management tool called a volume-firming agreement...
Oct 12 2018 // The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. has appointed Kevin Leach as the head of its financial institutions portfolio.In this role, Leach is responsible for leading The Hanover’s specialized insurance products and services...
Oct 11 2018 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS), Allianz Group’s specialist carrier for corporate insurance business, announced the appointments of Lee Brewer as senior broker relationship manager and Harriet...
Oct 10 2018 // UK insurers and businesses are urging the UK Treasury not to further penalize insurance customers by raising the insurance premium tax (IPT), which currently costs each household an average of £200 ($262) annually.The UK...
Sep 24 2018 // Swiss Re announced that Andreas Berger, currently chief regions & markets officer and member of the board of management of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE, has been appointed CEO Corporate Solutions and...
Sep 20 2018 // The International Olympic Committee (IOC) says insurance company Allianz signed as a worldwide sponsor from 2021 through the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.The value of the deal, which includes becoming a partner of the...
Sep 19 2018 // Less than half of Americans (43 percent) are interested in utilizing self-driving cars, down from 53 percent last year.According to an annual sharing economy index by Allianz Global Assistance, the lack of interest is...