All the headlines from our Allianz Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Oct 2 2013 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty AG (AGCS) has opened its newest branch in Stockholm, Sweden, further expanding its services within the Nordic Region.Since 2009, AGCS has been active in Sweden through a dedicated...
Sep 23 2013 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has expanded its Offshore Energy Risk Consulting team with the appointment of Dawayne Tipton as energy risk engineer. Based in Houston, Tipton brings more than 12 years of...
Sep 6 2013 // Reinsurers may fail to increase rates they charge primary carriers for their backstop coverage when they begin price talks for 2014 in Monte Carlo this week.“I expect the market staying flat to ticking down, on the...
Jul 29 2013 // Germany’s Allianz and Australian group QBE bear the bulk of the insurance liability from this week’s fatal train crash in northwest Spain, according to sources at the companies.While Allianz’s Spanish...
Jul 11 2013 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aa-” of Germany’s Allianz Societas Europaea...
Jun 14 2013 // Allianz SE, Europe’s biggest insurer, said preliminary estimates show its net losses from the flood claims in Germany, Austria and part of Central Europe are 350 million euros ($467 million).The gross impact, before...
May 6 2013 // Choosing an historic icon that stood after San Francisco’s great earthquake and massive fire more than 100 years ago was a deft, almost poetic, public relations concept to celebrate Fireman’s Fund Insurance...
Apr 26 2013 // Choosing a historic icon that stood after San Francisco’s Great Earthquake and massive fire more than 100 years ago was a deft, almost poetic, public relations concept to celebrate Fireman’s Fund Insurance...
Apr 25 2013 // Allianz Risk Transfer (ART NY) has vowed to strongly repudiate charges levied by Florida regulators that it contributed to the collapse of a domestic property insurer by seizing management control and saddling it with...
Apr 22 2013 // Florida regulators are alleging that insurer Allianz and its companies contributed to the collapse of a Florida domestic property insurer by taking out more than $20 million in assets and rendering it unable to meet its...
Apr 1 2013 // Germany’s Allianz SE has partnered with Borealis Infrastructure, the infrastructure investment arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS), to acquire Czech Republic pipeline firm N4G. Each will...
Mar 29 2013 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has commented on the recent announcement from Germany’s Allianz SE that it is entering into a long-term partnership with Turkey’s Yapi Kredi and is acquiring Yapi...
Mar 28 2013 // Germany’s Allianz announced that it has reached an agreement with Turkey’s Yapı Kredi for a 15-year exclusive distribution agreement and for Allianz to acquire Yapı Kredi Sigorta, the property and casualty...
Mar 27 2013 // Florida regulators are alleging that insurer Allianz and its companies contributed to the collapse of a Florida domestic property insurer by taking out more than $20 million in assets and rendering it unable to meet its...
Mar 25 2013 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has upgraded the issuer credit rating to “bbb+” from “bbb” and affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘B++’ (Good) of Sweden’s Solid...
Mar 4 2013 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent), but has downgraded the issuer credit rating (ICR) to “a” from “a+” of California-based Fireman’s...
Feb 22 2013 // Germany’s Allianz Group, Europe’s largest insurer, reported strong results for the financial year 2012. Revenues reached €106.4 billion [$140.66 billion] for the year, an increase of 2.7 percent compared to...
Jan 18 2013 // Germany’s Allianz SE has announced that its losses from Hurricane Sandy are estimated to total €455 million [approximately $607 million at current rates]. Allianz’ bulletin used a lower exchange rate to put...
Dec 17 2012 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘B++’ (Good) and the issuer credit rating of “bbb+” of Jordan Insurance Company Plc (JIC), both with stable...