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Allianz Buys 49% Stake in General Insurance Businesses of UK’s LV=

Dec 29 2017 // Allianz Group announced it has acquired a 49 percent stake in Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society’s UK general insurance businesses, the first stage in the creation of the companies’ joint venture and strategic...

Allianz Invests $96.6M in Digital Microinsurer BIMA

Dec 21 2017 // Allianz X, the digital investment unit of the Allianz Group, announced a $96.6 million investment in BIMA, the digital microinsurer.Stockholm-based BIMA uses mobile technology to serve low-income customers in Africa, Asia...

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Promotes Haagen and Soja

Dec 14 2017 // Allianz Group’s specialist corporate insurer, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), has announced that effective December 31, Henning Haagen will take over as North American regional head of specialty...

Allianz Specialty for North America Promotes Haagen, Soja as Barnwell Retires

Dec 14 2017 // Allianz Group’s specialist corporate insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) announced that effective December 31, Henning Haagen will take over as North American regional head of Specialty Lines, and...

China’s Tallest Building Attracts Industry Tenants Including Lloyd’s & Allianz

Dec 12 2017 // After more than two years of red tape that kept tenants from moving in, China’s tallest skyscraper, the Shanghai Tower, has been quietly opening and filling office space.More than 60 companies now occupy office space...

Schiavone Takes Over Allianz Global Specialty’s Alternative Risk Team; Coppola to Head Financial Lines

Nov 20 2017 // Paul Schiavone has been appointed as global head of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty’s Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) business, taking over from Bill Guffey who is leaving Allianz for other opportunities...

Allianz Cuts 2017 Profit Projection After Q3 Natural Catastrophe Claims

Nov 13 2017 // Allianz has slightly downgraded its profit outlook for the full year after increased claims from natural disasters in North America, the German insurance giant’s finance chief said.Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria,...

Allianz to Offer Small Business Cyber Risk Management Services Through Zeguro

Nov 8 2017 // Allianz Group’s specialist corporate insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has partnered with Silicon Valley-based software company Zeguro, to address cyber security and risk management for small to...

Allianz Develops Blockchain Prototype for Captive Insurance Program

Nov 7 2017 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) has successfully trialed blockchain technology for a global captive insurance program, which facilitates cash transfers between countries.AGCS’s Allianz Risk...

Allianz Worldwide Care Rebrands as Allianz Partners

Nov 2 2017 // Allianz Worldwide Care has changed its name to Allianz Partners, and its international health and life insurance products and services are now being promoted under the “Allianz Care” product brand.As...

XL Catlin Taps Allianz’ Broodryk as Cyber Product Leader, APAC Financial Lines

Oct 27 2017 // XL Catlin’s insurance operations announced the appointment of Max Broodryk as product leader of Cyber Risk, International Financial Lines for Asia Pacific, based in Sydney. In this role, Broodryk will be responsible...

Allianz Partners with Cyence to Expand Capabilities in Cyber Risk Analysis

Sep 27 2017 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS), Allianz Group’s specialist carrier for corporate insurance business, has teamed up with San Mateo, Calif.-based cyber risk analytics and modeling firm Cyence to...

Allianz Specialty Goes Live with ‘Insurtech’ for Small Business Brokers, Policyholders

Sep 14 2017 // Borrowing ideas from some insurtech startups, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty has a new platform for brokers and their Main Street customers “from barber shops to bakeries and toy stores to tailor.”The...

Allianz Specialty Names Vassallo to London Energy Team

Sep 11 2017 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) has appointed Anthony Vassallo as senior underwriter leading downstream energy for the regional unit in London that includes the UK, Ireland, Dubai, Russia, the Nordic...

Allianz Could Be Considering Buying Shares in Abu Dhabi National Insurance

Sep 11 2017 // State-backed Abu Dhabi Investment Council is weighing the sale of its nearly 24 percent stake in Abu Dhabi National Insurance Co. (ADNIC), with Allianz among groups showing initial interest in buying it, sources familiar...

China’s Anbang & Conglomerate HNA Eyed Buying Stakes in Allianz: Sources

Sep 6 2017 // China’s Anbang Insurance Group Co. Ltd. and HNA Group Co. Ltd. separately considered buying stakes in German insurer Allianz SE as part of plans to create a global financial empire, people with direct knowledge of...

AGCS Expands Terrorism, Political Violence Coverage for U.S. Businesses

Sep 5 2017 // Allianz Group’s specialist corporate insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has launched coverage for U.S. businesses when faced with loss related to terrorism and political violence both at home and...

Allianz Acquires Nigeria’s Ensure Insurance to Expand in Key African Market

Aug 30 2017 // Allianz Group announced a binding agreement to acquire 98 percent of Nigerian insurer Ensure Insurance Plc. from its core shareholder Greenoaks Global Holdings Ltd.Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed....

Chubb Taps Allianz’ Gschossmann as Head of Financial Lines

Aug 23 2017 // Chubb announced that Johannes Gschossmann has been appointed as head of Financial Lines in Singapore. He joined the company on July 12 and reports to Liam Burrell, division head of Property & Casualty...

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Names Mann in California Head of E&O

Aug 22 2017 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty has named Gary Mann North America head of errors and omissions. He is based in San Francisco, Calif. He reports to Paul Schiavone, North America regional head of financial...