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Allianz UK appoints Hailey Franklin as Commercial Director for Personal Broker
Allianz UK has announced the appointment of Hailey Franklin to the newly-created role of Commercial Director for Allianz Personal Broker.
Hailey will report to the Managing Director of Allianz Personal Broker and lead initiatives to strengthen trading performance and enhance business capabilities. Working closely with core teams, she will focus on delivering solutions that support Allianz Personal Broker’s commitment to a simple, stronger, and smarter approach.
Hailey has a wealth of knowledge from her 13 years at Allianz and in the insurance industry, where she has held senior roles across pricing, underwriting, and distribution. Her understanding of the market and ability to deliver results will be instrumental in shaping the next chapter for Allianz Personal Broker.
Hailey’s appointment is the latest high-profile recruitment for Allianz Personal Broker. In September, Allianz announced that Glyn Hughes has been recruited as Managing Director of Allianz Personal Broker and will start his new role in February 2026. In December 2025 it appointed Vicky Yuill as Distribution Director of Allianz Personal Broker.
Graham Wright, Interim Managing Director for Allianz Personal Broker, said:
“We’re delighted to see Hailey Franklin take on this newly-created role of Commercial Director for Allianz Personal Broker. Hailey has already made a strong impact within our distribution team, and her breadth of experience across the business will help us deliver a more sophisticated, customer-focused model and strengthen our position in the market.”
Hailey Franklin, Commercial Director for Allianz Personal Broker said:
“I’m thrilled to be stepping into this new role of Commercial Director for Personal Broker. This is an exciting opportunity to work with colleagues and partners to create propositions that drive performance and deliver exceptional service for brokers and customers alike.”
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Allianz Holdings plc is the non-regulated holding company which owns the principal insurance operations of Allianz SE in Great Britain including Allianz Insurance.
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The Allianz Group is one of the world's leading insurers and asset managers with around 128 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 776 billion euros** on behalf of its insurance customers. Furthermore, our asset managers PIMCO and Allianz Global Investors manage about 1.9 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 2024, over 156,000 employees achieved total business volume of 179.8 billion euros and an operating profit of 16.0 billion euros for the group.
* Including non-consolidated entities with Allianz customers.
** As of December 31, 2024.
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