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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.

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