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News about Allianz, one of the largest global insurance and reinsurance groups.
Also news about Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, the Allianz specialist unit that underwrites commercial insurance exposures and alternative risk transfer.
David Warfel named Head of Aviation, NA, AGCS
29th September 2017
The international specialist corporate insurance arm of insurer Allianz, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), has announced that David Warfel will replace Mike Hansen as Head of Aviation, North America, effective October 1st, 2017. Warfel previously held the position of Head of Major Risks for Aviation at Allianz, a position he ... Read the full article
AGCS & Cyence partner to boost insurer’s cyber capabilities & develop new model
28th September 2017
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), a division of global insurer Allianz, has teamed up with Cyence in order to bolster its international cyber risk analysis capabilities. Under the new partnership, Cyence, a cyber risk analytics and modelling company, will combine its cyber analytics platform with AGCS' underwriting processes, ultimately enabling ... Read the full article
AGCS launches digital distribution platform for small commercial businesses
22nd September 2017
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), the corporate insurance arm of Allianz, has launched a new online distribution platform, called AllianzGo for small commercial businesses in the U.S. market. The new, innovative platform provides brokers with the ability to rate, quote, issue and service the accounts for small commercial businesses online, ... Read the full article
Allianz appoints new CEOs to Allianz DE & Allianz Italia
19th September 2017
The Supervisory Board of Allianz Deutschland AG has appointed Dr. Klaus-Peter Röhler to Chairman of the Management Board (CEO) and successor to Dr. Manfred Knof, who is stepping down from the position and will take time off for health reasons. Since 2014 Röhler has been CEO of Allianz Italia SpA, a post ... Read the full article
AGCS names leader of downstream energy unit, Regional London Energy team
14th September 2017
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), a division of global insurer Allianz, has announced that Anthony Vassallo has been appointed as a Senior Underwriter to lead its downstream energy unit within its Regional London Energy team. Vassallo has been with the firm since 2003, and has worked across numerous specialty lines ... Read the full article
Allianz expands African footprint with Ensure Insurance acquisition
4th September 2017
Global insurer Allianz has announced a new binding agreement to acquire 98% of Nigerian domiciled insurance firm, Ensure Insurance Plc., from its main shareholder, Greenoaks Global Holdings Ltd. Ensure Insurance provides life and non-life insurance services and during 2016 produced gross written premiums (GWP) of €11 million ($13.1mn). Nigeria has the largest ... Read the full article
Allianz and Brokerslink partnership already showing its worth
23rd August 2017
A strategic partnership between global insurer and reinsurer, Allianz, and Brokerslink, a company which is composed of brokers and risk consultant entities, provides the latter's clients in 95 countries with improved access to Allianz' solutions and is already proving successful. According to a statement Allianz clients are already benefiting from the ... Read the full article
Allianz & LV= announce joint venture in deal valued at over £1 billion
4th August 2017
After recent media speculation it has now been announced that insurer Allianz and Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society (LV=) are to launch a joint venture under the LV= brand, which will create the third largest personal insurance company in the UK. Earlier this week media reports had claimed a deal was close ... Read the full article
Allianz and InsurTech start-up Flock announce pay-as-you fly drone cover
1st August 2017
Allianz and InsurTech start-up Flock have announced the soon to come launch of the UK's first pay-as-you fly drone insurance that can be tailored to each flight through the Flock app and provides up to £10 million liability cover. The pay-as-you-fly drone insurance is the first product to be launched by ... Read the full article
Potential for Africa to be a leader in digital insurance: Allianz
28th July 2017
The African risk transfer industry has the potential to transition itself into a global digital insurance leader, driven by customer demand for innovative solutions and favourable rules and regulations, according to Allianz Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Oliver Bäte. Speaking at the 44th annual Insurance Conference in Sun City, South Africa, the Allianz CEO ... Read the full article
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE opens South Korea branch
29th June 2017
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) SE is opening a Seoul branch targeting "significant growth opportunities" in the South Korean corporate and specialty insurance segment as the country launches a number of large-scale infrastructure projects. Noh Chang Tae, a Korean national with almost 25 years insurance experience, will assume the role ... Read the full article
Allianz AGCS promotes Hansen to lead global aviation
25th May 2017
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), the corporate focused division of insurance and reinsurance giant Allianz, has promoted Mike Hansen to be its new Global Head of Aviation, effective immediately. Hansen will succeed Henning Haagen who has managed AGCS’s aviation business for five years. Haagen was appointed Northeast Zone Executive for ... Read the full article
Larger losses, digitalisation & tech are reshaping liability risk landscape: Allianz
31st March 2017
Companies around the world are increasingly susceptible to larger liability losses and the advancement of technology has the potential to drive a shift in the liability risk landscape, warns Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), a division of Allianz. After analysing 100,000 insurance claims from more than 100 countries between 2011 and ... Read the full article
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