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Allianz Commercial welcomes new head of London region

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Allianz Commercial welcomes new head of London region

Allianz Commercial has appointed Rob Carslake as its new head of London region for mid-market.

Rob is responsible for the leadership of Allianz’s London region, shaping the business strategy and delivering on its underwriting goals. He brings with him over 13 years’ experience in the insurance industry, with a strong underwriting background and extensive market experience with global and regional brokers.

He has held various leadership roles, most recently at Hiscox, where he was head of event insurance, responsible for account strategy, underwriting and trading performance. Prior to this, Rob worked at Aviva as regional trading lead for London and the South East.

Rob commented: “It’s fantastic to join the team at Allianz and I’m excited to have this opportunity to drive forward our bold mid-market ambitions in London.”

Nick Hobbs, chief distribution manager, Allianz Commercial, added: ‘I’m delighted to welcome Rob to the business. His expertise and leadership will be invaluable to our mid-market business and to Allianz Commercial overall. I look forward to seeing Rob in action making a great impact in the London market he knows so well.’

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About Allianz Holdings plc

Allianz Holdings plc is the non-regulated holding company which owns the principal insurance operations of Allianz SE in Great Britain including Allianz Insurance.

About Allianz

The Allianz Group is one of the world's leading insurers and asset managers with around 125 million* private and corporate customers in nearly 70 countries. Allianz customers benefit from a broad range of personal and corporate insurance services, ranging from property, life and health insurance to assistance services to credit insurance and global business insurance. Allianz is one of the world’s largest investors, managing around 741 billion euros** on behalf of its insurance customers. Furthermore, our asset managers PIMCO and Allianz Global Investors manage about 1.8 trillion euros** of third-party assets. Thanks to our systematic integration of ecological and social criteria in our business processes and investment decisions, we are among the leaders in the insurance industry in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. In 2023, over 157,000 employees achieved total business volume of 161.7 billion euros and an operating profit of 14.7 billion euros for the group.

* Including non-consolidated entities with Allianz customers.

**As of June 30, 2024.

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