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People Moves: Allianz Commercial Promotes Warren-Upham to Lead London Mkt Distribution; Chubb Appoints Kopp to Lead Far East Region, Mo for Korea

Aug 21 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Allianz Commercial and Chubb.A summary of the new hires follows here. Allianz Commercial Promotes Warren-Upham to Lead London Mkt DistributionAllianz...

Allianz Aims to Raise $1.6 Billion for Global Private Credit Fund

Aug 18 2023 // Allianz Global Investors, the insurance company’s money management division, is pushing ahead with plans to raise at least 1.5 billion euros ($1.63 billion) for a new global private credit fund, a spokesperson said,...

Allianz Q2 Profit Jumps 7.1% on Higher Results from US Life & Health Insurance

Aug 10 2023 // Allianz SE, the German owner of bond giant Pacific Investment Management Co., said its second-quarter profit jumped from a year earlier as stronger earnings from its insurance business offset weaknesses in its asset...

Allianz Ex-Manager Must Face US Fraud Charges On $7B Investor Loss

Aug 7 2023 // A U.S. judge has rejected former Allianz fund manager Gregoire Tournant’s bid to dismiss a criminal fraud case over his role in causing more than $7 billion of investor losses.In an order made public on Friday, U.S....

AGCS and Local Allianz P/C Entities Now Trading as ‘Allianz Commercial’

Jul 24 2023 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) together with the commercial insurance businesses of local Allianz Property & Casualty (P&C) entities have begun to trade as “Allianz Commercial” in one...

Allianz US Unit Ordered to Pay $6 Billion in Securities Fraud Case

Jul 13 2023 // A New York judge ordered a unit of Allianz SE to pay about $6 billion as punishment for misrepresenting the investment risk posed by a group of hedge funds that collapsed amid market fluctuations caused by the Covid-19...

People Moves: Allianz Commercial Taps AIG’s Sandric as Leader Asia Region; Banyan Risk Appoints Munro as CUO; Miller Strengthens Entertainment Team With Senior Hire

Jul 11 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Allianz Commercial, Banyan Risk and Miller.A summary of these new hires follows here. Allianz Commercial Taps AIG’s Sandric as Leader Asia...

Allianz Replaces UnipolSAI in UniCredit’s Insurance Venture Incontra

Jul 10 2023 // UniCredit said on Friday it was ending a non-life insurance venture with UnipolSAI as it strengthened its relationship with Germany’s Allianz, a top shareholder and insurance partner.UniCredit said it would buy the...

Rise in Fires, Ukraine-Russia Fallout Top Concerns for Shipping Industry: Allianz Report

Jun 2 2023 // The maritime sector experienced fewer total losses of vessels in 2022 while the number of shipping incidents remained relatively consistent, according to a recent report.Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS)...

Allianz’ PIMCO Weighs Joining Investors Suing Over Credit Suisse AT1 Bonds

May 26 2023 // Pacific Investment Management Co. is considering joining hundreds of investors in challenging the Swiss regulator’s decision to wipe out about $17 billion of Credit Suisse Group AG bonds following the bank’s...

People Moves: Cowbell Names CNA’s Bilbao as UK Director of Underwriting; Allianz Commercial Promotes Execs in Iberia, Latin America

May 25 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Cowbell Cyber and Allianz Commercial.A summary of these new hires follows here. Cowbell Names CNA’s Bilbao as UK Director of UnderwritingCowbell, the...

People Moves: Lockton Adds Allianz’s Caruso; Verdi Joins Alliant From Gallagher; Marsh McLennan Agency Names Moher; Bischoff Joins Harford’s IT

May 23 2023 // Lockton Appoints Caruso Financial Institutions Practice Leader in the NortheastLockton, based in Kansas City, Missouri, has appointed Joe Caruso as its financial institutions practice leader in the Northeast. Caruso is...

Germany’s Allianz Does Not Plan to Renew Policy for Nord Stream 1 Project

Apr 6 2023 // German insurance company Allianz said on Wednesday it does not intend to renew a policy for the Nord Stream 1 project when it expires in late 2023.Allianz said it was part of an insurance consortium that provided coverage...

UK MGA Aqueous Secures Capacity From Allianz, Setting Sights on Commercial SMEs

Mar 28 2023 // Aqueous Underwriting has secured major new capacity following the signing of an initial three-year deal with insurer Allianz Insurance.The move is part of the MGA’s plans to significantly grow its presence in the...

Allianz Restructures Global Commercial Insurance Unit as One Go-to-Market Business

Mar 10 2023 // Allianz Group announced it is restructuring its global commercial insurance segment as one go-to-market business under the trading name Allianz Commercial, which will encompass its Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty...

Allianz Returns to Q4 Net Profit After U.S. Funds Debacle

Feb 17 2023 // Germany’s Allianz on Friday swung to a fourth-quarter net profit, rebounding after taking big charges a year earlier for a U.S. funds scandal and as a higher investment margin boosted its life and health insurance...

Reuters: After Multi-Billion U.S. Fund Collapse, Allianz Shifts Investment Strategy

Feb 14 2023 // For years, Allianz, one of the world’s biggest investors, piled billions into property, wind farms and even London’s sewage system, but now it is moving to shun such “alternative” investments for...

Cyber and Business Interruption Top 2023 Threats: Allianz Risk Barometer

Feb 6 2023 // Cyber incidents and business interruption rank as the biggest company concerns for the second year in a row.That’s according to Allianz’s Risk Barometer 2023, which found that at the same time macroeconomic...

People Moves: DUAL Hires Chief Risk Officer, Actuarial Lead; Allianz Nabs Chubb COO to Head N.A. Financial Lines

Feb 3 2023 // DUAL Hires Chief Risk Officer and Actuarial LeadDUAL North America, Inc., based in Naples, Florida, has hired Ranjit Jaswal as chief risk officer and Luke Wolmer as senior vice president of actuarial and data analytics....

Ex-Allianz Fund Manager Seeks Dismissal of Fraud Charges

Feb 1 2023 // The former Allianz SE hedge fund manager charged with fraud over billions of dollars in investor losses asked a judge to throw out the case, claiming lawyers wrongly betrayed him to protect the company.Gregoire Tournant...