All the headlines from our Allianz Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 18 2022 // The star portfolio manager at the center of a fraud at the U.S. funds unit of Allianz SE relied on the German insurer’s good name to lure investors and thrived from a lack of oversight as he pocketed $60 million in...
May 17 2022 // Germany’s Allianz SE agreed to pay more than $6 billion and its U.S. asset management unit pleaded guilty to criminal securities fraud over the collapse of a group of investment funds early in the COVID-19...
May 11 2022 // Germany’s Allianz said on Wednesday it would set aside another 1.9 billion euros ($2 billion) as it braces for the outcome of U.S. regulatory investigations into a multibillion-dollar trading debacle at its funds...
May 10 2022 // Global insurers are expected to receive multiple marine insurance claims from ships damaged or lost as the conflict in Ukraine spills over into sea lanes, insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) said in a...
May 4 2022 // Sanlam Ltd., Africa’s largest insurer, agreed to form a joint venture with Germany’s Allianz SE that will combine their assets on the continent valued at 2 billion euros ($2.1 billion) and help the partnership...
May 3 2022 // Europe’s biggest insurer Allianz plans to take a harder line on insuring the oil and gas industry as part of efforts to align its underwriting policies with the world’s climate goal, the company said on...
Mar 28 2022 // Euler Hermes, the world leader in trade credit insurance, has rebranded as Allianz Trade.The company described the name change as a natural move because it has been “fully part of the Allianz Group since 2018.”...
Mar 21 2022 // A pension fund for teachers in Arkansas has settled with Allianz and dropped its lawsuit over losses in a multibillion-dollar trading debacle at the German insurer’s funds arm, according to a court document.The...
Mar 15 2022 // Insurance Office of America Names 6 Regional ExecutivesInsurance Office of America (IOA) is pleased to announce the appointment of six regional presidents to its leadership team. The appointees to regional president...
Mar 14 2022 // It’s every investor’s dream: Make money when markets go up, and when markets go down, and even when markets go practically nowhere.But inside Allianz SE, where a handful of hedge fund managers claimed they...
Mar 14 2022 // Allianz and Swiss Re said on Monday they were cutting back on Russian business as European financial institutions turn their backs on Russia.The German insurer and Swiss reinsurer join banks Deutsche, Goldman Sachs and...
Mar 3 2022 // A pension fund for teachers in Arkansas has settled with Allianz and dropped its lawsuit over losses in a multibillion-dollar trading debacle at the German insurer’s funds arm, according to a court document.The...
Mar 1 2022 // A number of big investors on Monday filed to end their lawsuits against Allianz after a settlement was reached over their losses in a multibillion-dollar trading debacle at the German asset manager’s funds arm.The...
Feb 22 2022 // Allianz ALVG.DE has dismissed two asset managers who oversaw a group of investment funds that collapsed after racking up massive losses when the spread of coronavirus triggered wild market swings, according to regulatory...
Feb 18 2022 // German insurer and asset manager Allianz ALVG.DE on Thursday said it would set aside 3.7 billion euros ($4.20 billion) to deal with investigations and lawsuits resulting from the collapse of a multi-billion-euro set of...
Feb 17 2022 // Hiscox, the Bermuda-based specialist global insurer, announces the appointment of Jon Dye as its new UK CEO, effective September 2022, subject to regulatory approval.In his new role, Dye will be responsible for leading...
Jan 28 2022 // Allianz and UniCredit have signed a multi-country agreement to build on the companies’ longstanding bancassurance partnership which began in 1996.The agreement covers UniCredit’s footprint in Italy, Germany,...
Jan 18 2022 // A year of unprecedented cyber-attacks, business interruption and supply chain disruption, along with natural catastrophe activity has pushed these three perils to the top of the list of global business risks in this...
Dec 22 2021 // JOHANNESBURG – African insurer Sanlam Ltd. said on Wednesday it was exploring “strategic alternatives” with Germany’s Allianz SE for their respective African businesses, excluding Sanlam’s home...
Dec 17 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon, Willis Towers Watson and Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS).A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Recruits James from WTW as...