Allianz UK has today announced that Isabella Von Mesterhazy has been appointed Managing Director for its Specialty business, effective 1 December 2024, subject to regulatory approval. This appointment follows the decision by incumbent MD for Specialty Kieran O’Keeffe to retire at the end of the year.
Allianz UK, the Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Movements, worked with the Youth Sport Trust to inspire UK school children to rebuild their health, happiness, and resilience post-COVID through its MoveNow Festivals.
Allianz Commercial has appointed Rob Carslake as its new head of London region for mid-market.
As part of this year's 12th Allianz Motor Day, road users across five countries were surveyed regarding the safety of vulnerable road users in urban areas. The key finding of the survey showed that 54% percent of UK heavy vehicle drivers, such as trucks and vans, ‘often’ or ‘sometimes’ switch off the driver assistance systems in their vehicles.
For the first time, Allianz has been named one of the 30 most valuable brands in the world, moving up two places to the 29th position in this year’s Best Global Brands ranking from Interbrand.
Entries now open for the 13th Annual Petplan & ADCH Animal Charity Awards
Recent data from Petplan, the UK’s leading pet insurer, has highlighted an alarming trend in obesity-related claims such as arthritis, heart disease and diabetes, paying out over £50 million in claims for cats and dogs with arthritis from 2020 to 2023. These costs underscore the need for proactive measures to ensure our pets lead healthier lives.
Allianz UK fraud teams are seeing a marked increase in fraudulent noise induced hearing loss and fake or cloned businesses claims coming through in the first half of 2024.
Allianz UK has made a senior appointment to its growing personal lines business, hiring Graham Wright as managing director of home insurance.
Half year 2024 results released today reveal that Allianz Group’s insurance businesses continued to grow in the UK, with their combined revenue up 6.4% on the previous year to £3.23bn.
One of the world’s leading insurers, Allianz, and the Rugby Football Union (RFU) today announce the next step in their partnership, as Allianz extends its support for rugby by making a significant, long-term investment in the game.
With the automotive landscape continuing to develop with new technology in vehicles and a push to utilise greener, environmentally friendly practices, Allianz has refined its Motor Trade products to reflect the evolving needs of its customers and the technological changes that are impacting the motor trade sector.
Allianz has announced Bethany Thomas as the head of sustainability in a newly created role that centralises Allianz UK’s sustainability strategy.
A policyholder who presented a claim for fire damage to his business has been convicted of fraud after pleading guilty to giving insurers a false statement about his involvement in the fire.
Allianz Engineering Inspection Services (AEIS) has revealed its ambitious growth plans to become the biggest engineer surveyor team in the UK and offer market-leading inspection services aiming to grow their engineering workforce to over 800 in the next four years.
As part of its UK growth strategy Allianz has launched a brand-new three tier home insurance product to provide more choice for UK homeowners.
Allianz UK has today made two key changes to its most senior leadership layer, welcoming Hanna Kam to the company as chief risk officer, and promoting Jason Howes to chief transformation officer.
The senior moves reflect an ongoing strategic drive to grow and strengthen Allianz in the UK and follow recent steps to build wider consumer and market awareness of the Allianz brand.
Hanna joins as
New research by Allianz Commercial has found that inflation continues to be the biggest threat facing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in 2024.
The recent survey of 500 SMEs revealed the top three threats to business are:
Inflation and the cost of living (61% said they feel under threat)
State of the UK economy (51% said they feel under threat)
Cash flow (31% said they feel under
A claimant who attempted to bring a claim against Allianz for £200,000, along with legal costs exceeding £80,000, is now facing the prospect of having to repay at least £40,000 in legal fees, having been found to be fundamentally dishonest.
Allianz Commercial has appointed Faith Kitchen to the position of head of client relationship management for mid-market.
Faith has more than 25 years’ experience in the insurance industry. She joins Allianz from Ecclesiastical where she most recently held the position of customer segment director. Prior to this, she spent 16 years at Zurich in a variety of roles across underwriting, product des