HEAD OF PRICING DEVELOPMENT APPOINTED BY ALLIANZ INSURANCE

Allianz Insurance has announced the appointment of Deniz Moon to its Retail division as head of pricing development.

In her new role, Deniz will be responsible for managing pricing development across Allianz Retail’s home and motor portfolios, in order to support the company’s ambitious growth plans of becoming a top five personal lines insurer by 2018.

Deniz joins Allianz from the Markerstudy group, where she led the broker pricing team and held responsibility for the development of technical pricing, including data enrichment for its motor business.

She previously managed technical pricing at Direct Line Group, where she was responsible for its home insurance book in the UK.

Tom Moss, technical director, Allianz Retail, commented: “We are really pleased to welcome Deniz to the business, as she brings with her a wealth of experience and skills. Her support through pricing development will be invaluable as we look to profitably grow our Retail business.”

Notes to Editors

Allianz Insurance is one of the largest general insurers in the UK and part of the Allianz SE Group, the largest property and casualty insurer worldwide.

Around 85 million private and corporate customers rely on Allianz's knowledge, global reach, capital strength and solidity to help them make the most of financial opportunities and to avoid and safeguard themselves against risks. In 2014, over 147,000 employees in more than 70 countries achieved total revenues of approximately 122.3bn euros.