All the headlines from our Allianz Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 16 2021 // Dieter Wemmer, a veteran insurance executive who was chief financial officer at Allianz SE, is launching a blank-check company to target deals in the sector where he worked for more than three decades, people familiar with...
Mar 28 2021 // Chubb Ltd.’s $23 billion takeover offer for Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has prompted Germany’s Allianz SE to study the feasibility of a counteroffer, according to people familiar with the...
Mar 26 2021 // BERLIN – The container ship blocking the Suez Canal could cost global trade $6 billion to $10 billion a week, a study by German insurer Allianz showed on Friday.The study by Europe’s biggest insurer also found that...
Mar 26 2021 // Allianz SE, Europe’s largest insurer, is to purchase the Polish operations of Aviva Plc for 2.5 billion euros ($2.9 billion).The deal values London-based Aviva’s Polish business at 2.7 billion euros, according...
Mar 23 2021 // Allianz Partners, a travel insurance and assistance company, has added enhancements to its travel insurance products that may provide coverage to customers who become ill with COVID-19 or a future epidemic, are...
Mar 9 2021 // Allianz’s technology investment arm is committing $75 million to WeLab, a Hong Kong-based fintech focused on virtual banking, consumer financing and other related digital services. The deal also includes a strategic...
Mar 4 2021 // Aviva Plc has exited its Italian businesses in a pair of deals totaling 873 million euros ($1.1 billion) as the UK insurer continues to pivot to its core markets.CNP Assurances and Allianz SE bought the London-based...
Mar 3 2021 // Thierry Portevin, current global head of property at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), will be appointed global head of Allianz Risk Consulting (ARC), reporting directly to Tony Buckle, chief underwriting...
Mar 2 2021 // Google is teaming up with two global insurers to cover cyber breaches and related risks for businesses that use its cloud services, the first time a major provider has opened up such insurance to its clients, the companies...
Mar 2 2021 // Hub International has added entertainment insurance specialist David Cloward as practice leader in the Los Angeles, Calif. office. Cloward will focus on managing film, production, venue, business management and live...
Feb 24 2021 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has named Katie Fioretti as regional head of portfolio steering for financial lines in North America, effective immediately.She assumes the role from Alessandro Carriglio,...
Feb 19 2021 // FRANKFURT – German insurer Allianz posted its first fall in annual operating profit in nearly a decade on Friday on higher claims from businesses hit by lockdowns and lower demand for car and travel insurance.Operating...
Feb 11 2021 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty’s (AGCS) North American Aviation team has promoted two executives and hired a new underwriting specialist, effective immediately. Lamont Rosemond has been promoted to regional...
Feb 8 2021 // There was no escaping the coronavirus in 2020 and the pandemic will dominate the risk landscape again in 2021, according to global leaders in business, risk management and insurance.A trio of Covid-19 related risks —...
Jan 28 2021 // SHANGHAI— Allianz said on Thursday it had obtained regulatory approval to set up China’s first wholly foreign-owned insurance asset management company, as the German insurer steps up expansion in the world’s...
Jan 27 2021 // European regulators need to overhaul their capital rules to free up insurers to invest more in climate-friendly infrastructure projects, the chief executive of German insurer Allianz said on Wednesday.“Today, the...
Jan 27 2021 // There was no escaping the coronavirus in 2020 and the pandemic will dominate the risk landscape again in 2021, according to global leaders in business, risk management and insurance.A trio of Covid-19 related risks —...
Jan 12 2021 // As COVID-19 vaccine distribution rolls out across the country, insurers of the pharmaceutical industry are in a position to share their experience as to what constitutes a successful and safe distribution process.Allianz...
Jan 5 2021 // UnitedHealth Group Inc. takes the top spot in AM Best’s ranking of the world’s 25 largest insurance companies for a sixth straight year, with $189.7 billion in net premiums written (NPW) in 2019.In addition,...
Dec 23 2020 // Allianz SE’s real estate unit will take a majority stake in a portfolio of buildings owned by British Land Co. in London’s virus-roiled West End district.The insurance giant has agreed to pay 401 million pounds...