Latest Allianz Headlines

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Best Affirms Allianz Suisse Rating

Aug 29 2005 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has affirmed the financial strength rating of “A” (Excellent) of Allianz Suisse Versicherungs-Gesellschaft and Allianz Suisse Lebensversicherungs-Gesellschaft (collectively...

Liberty Mutual Affirmed

Aug 22 2005 // Fitch Ratings affirmed the “A-” insurer financial strength ratings on the members of the Liberty Mutual inter-company pool and revised the rating outlook on pool members to stable from negative. Additionally,...

S&P Affirms Allianz (Australia/NZ) Ratings; Revises Outlook to Positive

Aug 12 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has affirmed the long-term “A” insurer financial strength and counterparty credit ratings on Allianz Australia and its affiliate Allianz New...

Allianz Announces Q2 Results; Net Income Rises 65% to $1.72 Billion

Aug 10 2005 // Germany’s Allianz announced impressive results for the second quarter of 2005 with gross revenues up 6.6 percent from 22.2 billion euros ($27.4 billion) to 23.7 billion euros ($29.3 billion). Operating profits...

Allianz Cornhill CEO Warns Industry ‘Cannot Afford to Ignore Climate Change’

Aug 9 2005 // Andrew Torrance, CEO of Allianz Cornhill in the U.K., has explained why companies cannot afford to ignore the effects of climate change. As reported on the Allianz Group Website – www.allianz.com – Torrance...

Insurance Community Concerns Mount Over Climate Change Debate

Jul 18 2005 // To paraphrase an old adage: “Nothing concentrates the overall mind of the property/casualty insurance community as much as the approaching certainty of large loss events.” So, it’s no wonder that many...

Allianz Sees Impact of Climate Change on Nat Cats

Jun 29 2005 // Joachim Faber, a member of the Board of Management for Germany’s Allianz Group and CEO of its asset management arm, told interviewers on the company’s Website: “We expect climate change to influence the...

Best Affirms ING Canada Ratings, Including Acquired Allianz Operations

Jun 22 2005 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has affirmed the financial strength ratings of “A+” (Superior) and has assigned issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aa-” to the ING Canada Group.Best also said it had...

S&P Raises Euler Hermes Ratings to ‘AA-‘ w/ Negative Outlook

May 27 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has raised its long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on the Core operating subsidiaries of the French credit insurance group...

Allianz Q1 Results Show Continued Growth

May 9 2005 // Germany’s Allianz announced that the “positive earnings trend” it experienced in 2004 has continued into the first quarter of 2005.According to preliminary figures net income for the period exceeded 1.1...

Allianz Global Risks to ‘Raise Profile’ on Liability Coverage

Apr 26 2005 // Allianz Global Risks, the industrial business unit of Germany’s Allianz, announced its intention to raise the division’s “activity and profile in Liability insurance.” In an on-line interview on the...

CII, Allianz Cornhill Program Improves Underwriters Technical Skills

Apr 22 2005 // The U.K.’s Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) and Allianz Cornhill, the U.K. subsidiary of Germany’s Allianz, announced the success of a program they’ve been sponsoring to reverse the perceived decline...

Greco Steps Down as RAS Chairman

Apr 6 2005 // Mario Greco announced his resignation as Chairman of the Board of Management of Italian insurer Riunione Adriatica di Sicurtà S.p.A. (RAS). The company’s majority shareholder is Germany’s Allianz AG, which...

S&P, Best Comment on Allianz 2004 Earnings

Mar 18 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services noted that “the improved 2004 results published by Allianz AG (See previous article),” (rated “AA-” Negative outlook – “/A-1+) were in line...

Allianz 2004 Profits up 16.4% to $2.93 Billion

Mar 18 2005 // Germany’s Allianz reported net 2004 profits of 2.2 billion euros ($2.93 billion), despite last year’s spate of natural catastrophes and continued problems at its Dresdner Bank subsidiary. The group’s net...

Allianz Investigates Consequences of Climate Change

Mar 14 2005 // The Web site of Germany’s Allianz (http://www.allianz.com/) features an interview with two of the company’s climate experts, Matthias Klawa of Allianz Reinsurance and Olav Bogenrieder of Allianz Versicherung,...

Best Affirms Allianz (Switzerland) ‘A’ Ratings

Feb 14 2005 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has affirmed the financial strength ratings of “A” (Excellent) of the Swiss affiliates of Germany’s Allianz – Allianz Suisse Versicherungs (ASV) and Allianz Suisse...

Allianz to Raise $5.24 Billion with New Debt Offerings; Best Rates Issues ‘aa-‘

Jan 27 2005 // Allianz AG said it was taking “advantage of attractive capital market conditions to launch an innovative financing transaction. The German giant plans an “All-in-one” package, with the launch of three...

Allianz Global Canada Receives Provincial Approvals

Jan 7 2005 // Allianz Global Risks Canada, formerly a division of Allianz Insurance Company of Canada, announced that it has received provincial regulatory approvals to operate as a licensed branch of Allianz Global Risks US Insurance...

Allianz Providing ‘On the Ground’ Help for Tsunami Victims in Phuket

Jan 6 2005 // Germany’s Allianz announced that it has been providing “on the ground” support to customers in Phuket, Thailand, the popular tourist island which was hit by the tsunamis that devastated Southeast...