All the headlines from our Allianz Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 6 2018 // Recent volatility in financial markets will curb inflows this year into Allianz’ asset management business, which includes U.S. bond giant PIMCO, a board member told Reuters.In 2017, Allianz reeled in 150 billion...
Jul 3 2018 // Allianz SE plans to buy back as much as 1 billion euros ($1.16 billion) of its shares amid an abundance of capital and returns crimped by low interest rates.Europe’s biggest insurer will buy back as much as 41.5...
Jul 2 2018 // Those interested in risk management are starting to take climate change a bit more seriously.The evidence is anecdotal, but for that proof one can just ask Phil Renaud, executive director for the Risk Institute at Ohio...
Jun 21 2018 // Those interested in risk management are starting to take climate change a bit more seriously.The evidence is anecdotal, but for that proof one can just ask Phil Renaud, executive director for the Risk Institute at Ohio...
Jun 21 2018 // With ambitions to challenge insurance giants like Allianz SE, newcomer Deutsche Familienversicherung AG [DFV] needs 100 million euros ($116 million) in fresh funds to finance its expansion plan. An initial public offering...
Jun 19 2018 // The CEO of Europe’s biggest insurer is up for a big deal. He just doesn’t want Allianz SE to pay for it. Oliver Baete is going to find it hard to have his cake and eat it.Three years into the job, and things...
Jun 12 2018 // A $94 billion financial behemoth is keeping the market on tenterhooks about its next move.Europe’s largest insurer, Allianz SE, is in the early stages of evaluating a variety of potential acquisition targets as...
Jun 8 2018 // Allianz Group and UniCredit have signed a long-term bancassurance cooperation agreement in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region.With this agreement, which will gradually start in the second half of 2018, UniCredit...
May 30 2018 // Allianz Group has agreed to acquire eight percent in African reinsurer Africa Re. The total cash consideration payable at closing would amount to USD$ 81 million (or Euro 69 million).Africa Re has been operating for 42...
May 24 2018 // Allianz Group’s specialist corporate insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has expanded its Project Cargo offering through a direct partnership with its Engineering division.The new collaborative...
May 10 2018 // The Allianz Group “is significantly expanding its climate strategy.”The German insurance giant recently announced a commitment to support the change to a low-carbon economy over the coming decades, and is...
May 7 2018 // Allianz Group said it has agreed to sell shares representing 8.4 percent of the share capital of Banco BPI to CaixaBank.The total purchase price for this transaction is 178 million euros or 1.45 euros per Banco BPI share....
Apr 27 2018 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has partnered with Israel-based drone safety systems company ParaZero to offer its drone-safety products to insureds and help them manage risks involved with the operation of...
Apr 25 2018 // Allianz Group said it will soon complete the acquisition of Euler Hermes minorities and will delist the trade credit insurer from the Euronext Paris stock exchange.Following the completion of the simplified tender offer...
Apr 13 2018 // Allianz Insurance has partnered with Drivy (UK) to provide insurance for users of its car sharing platform.Drivy, a car sharing operator, links drivers, who need a car on a short-term basis, with vehicle owners who want to...
Apr 12 2018 // Allianz says it’s further integrating ecological and social responsibility into its core business.The insurance giant, which is already known for its sustainable bent, this week issued a 2017 Sustainability Report...
Mar 6 2018 // AXA SA’s pursuit of its biggest ever takeover really got serious at a romantic hotel on the shores of Lake Zurich.That’s where top executives of the French behemoth and XL Group Ltd., fresh from the annual...
Mar 5 2018 // Small- and medium-sized enterprises are waking up to the realities of cyber risks but still underestimate their exposures, according to a report published by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS).For medium-sized...
Feb 27 2018 // Financial technology startup C2FO raised $100 million in funding in a new round led by the investing arm of global insurance and asset management giant Allianz SE as well as Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Co.With...
Feb 21 2018 // Small- and medium-sized enterprises are waking up to the realities of cyber risks but still underestimate their exposures, which could prove catastrophic for some, according to a report published by Allianz Global...