All the headlines from our Allianz Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 18 2014 // Allianz SE is the lead hull and liability reinsurer on a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet that was shot down over eastern Ukraine.The aircraft’s value is about $97.3 million, London-based insurance broker Aon Plc,...
Jul 16 2014 // The German unit of Allianz SE, Europe’s biggest insurer, sees no need to follow up on a cost-cutting program in its non-life business that has dragged on three years.“We have achieved a lot; now it’s time...
Jul 10 2014 // Allianz SE said a lack of political support prevents investors from contributing more money to infrastructure projects such as roads or power and gas grids.“Politicians are still convinced infrastructure has to be...
Jun 18 2014 // Allianz SE, Europe’s largest insurer, and Munich Re’s primary insurance unit, Ergo Versicherungsgruppe AG, are in talks to buy Agrotiki Insurance from Greece’s Piraeus Bank SA, said three people familiar...
May 15 2014 // German insurer Allianz has called on its California-based asset manager, Pimco, to prove itself after investors withdrew a further 22 billion euros ($30 billion) in the first quarter, denting group earnings.Performance at...
May 8 2014 // Allianz SE, Europe’s biggest insurer, reported first-quarter operating profit that fell 2.9 percent, less than analysts estimated, and said it was maintaining its earnings target for the year.Operating profit was...
May 7 2014 // Top Allianz executives face a grilling on Wednesday from shareholders worried about a wobbly performance at its U.S-based Pimco fund management business.Europe’s biggest insurer has made a strong comeback from the...
Apr 4 2014 // Allianz SE, Europe’s biggest insurer, is expanding in Canada, targeting protection for the energy and mining industries.The insurer, which offers corporate property and casualty coverage in Canada through brokers,...
Mar 18 2014 // Allianz announced that it has agreed to acquire a part of the Property and Casualty insurance business of the Italian insurer UnipolSai with premiums of €1.1 billion [$1.53 billion] (2013).“The business includes...
Feb 27 2014 // Allianz SE, Europe’s biggest insurer, posted fourth-quarter earnings that missed analysts’ estimates and said operating profit may decline this year amid low interest rates. The shares fell.Net income grew to...
Feb 26 2014 // Allianz SE, Abu Dhabi’s wealth fund and firms including Statoil ASA have mounted a multi-pronged battle against Norway to defend revenue and oil- and gas- industry projects valued at $20 billion.Owners in gas...
Feb 20 2014 // Germany’s Allianz SE, Europe’s largest insurer, announced that it has signed the Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI) of the United Nations Environment Program Finance Initiative (UNEP-FI), effective...
Jan 27 2014 // Business interruption (BI) and supply chain, natural catastrophes and fire/explosion top the list of company risks in 2014, according to the third annual Allianz Risk Barometer, which surveyed some 400 insurance experts...
Jan 22 2014 // Property and casualty reinsurance rates, which fell in seven of the last 10 years, probably won’t rebound in 2014, the head of Allianz SE’s reinsurance arm said.“Last year’s catastrophe activity was...
Jan 14 2014 // Business interruption (BI) and supply chain, natural catastrophes and fire/explosion top the list of company risks in 2014, according to the third annual Allianz Risk Barometer, which surveyed over 400 corporate insurance...
Nov 20 2013 // Allianz SE, Europe’s biggest insurer, said markets such as Asia, Brazil and eastern Europe as well as products that protect against cyber risks will increase revenue at its industrial insurance unit.“New...
Nov 15 2013 // Allianz SE, Europe’s largest insurer, said it is committed to bolstering operations in the U.S. after international rivals scaled back in the country.“It is a monster market,” Gary Bhojwani, the...
Nov 8 2013 // Allianz SE, Europe’s biggest insurer, increased its full-year earnings goal after third-quarter profit rose 6.3 percent, beating analysts’ estimates.Net income advanced to €1.45 billion ($1.946 billion) from...
Oct 18 2013 // As the one-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy approaches in late October, Allianz Group’s specialist corporate insurer, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), warns that while there is heightened...
Oct 17 2013 // Allianz SE’s CEO Michael Diekmann said tougher financial regulation will create takeover opportunities for Europe’s biggest insurer.“If Solvency II and Basel III mean more capital, then it’s hard...