Allianz Commercial has promoted Mark Ashwood as head of property insurance and Olivia Baker as head of motor trade insurance.
Mark and Olivia will be responsible for setting the strategy, direction, pricing and underwriting appetite for Allianz’s commercial property and motor trade accounts respectively, as well as maintaining and developing products and customer propositions.
Mark has
Allianz is recruiting six lift and crane apprentices for the third cohort of its Engineer Surveyor programme as it expands its inspection business.
Allianz research has found that 19% of small and medium businesses have reduced their insurance cover in the past 12 months and a similar proportion plan on doing the same in the coming year, amid rising cost pressures.
Allianz Commercial has appointed Karen Pickersgill as regional underwriting manager, London.
Full year results for Allianz Group released today reveal that the organisation continued to grow in the UK in 2022, achieving a total revenue of £5,612.8m.
Insurance consultancy Gracechurch has awarded Allianz its Service Quality Marque (SQM) for the seventh year in a row, after UK regional brokers rated Allianz Commercial’s claims service as consistently outstanding. The annual independent research found that Allianz ratings were particularly strong for relationships and expertise.
Allianz Commercial has refreshed its fleet policies to reduce repair times. Under new wordings, green parts will be fitted for non-safety-critical repairs and the excess will be reduced for customers using the Approved Repairer Network.
Allianz Engineering, Construction & Power (EC&P) has brought its renewable energy experts into one team, with the ambition to grow its green power portfolio.
Allianz Commercial has merged the claims operations area with the supply and experts team, promoting Eibhlin Swan to the newly created role of head of claims customer delivery.
Allianz Commercial has appointed Graham Stait to the position of regional manager, Midlands and South West, Commercial Regions, effective 1 February.
In his new role, Graham will be responsible for leading the region, working with the branch trading operations, strengthening ties with local brokers and customers and driving new opportunities for the Midlands and South West team.
In his most
Allianz Commercial detected £70.7m worth of insurance fraud in 2022, up from the £63.6m in 2021. This amounts to a £7.1m or 11.2% uptick.
Allianz Commercial is strengthening the underwriting capacity of its construction business in London. Engineering Construction & Power (EC&P) has appointed Arshad Rashid as regional underwriting manager for London.
In this role, Arshad will drive growth and lead the technical underwriting activity for EC&P in London, as well as monitoring the performance of regional accounts and lin