Innovation is a key driver of business success now and will be in the future according to 83% of Britain’s business leaders. They agree that it helps their businesses to achieve higher profits, engage employees, stand out from competitors and deliver growth according to new research released by Allianz Insurance.
"We welcome today's decision by the Court of Appeal, which is very good news for the general insurance industry. The original decision to apply a 10% uplift in damages to all claims settled after 1st April 2013 without reducing legal costs, would only have had negative implications for insurers and ultimately would have resulted in increased premium costs for customers.
"We now need the MoJ to
Allianz Legal Protection (ALP) has become the legal expenses provider for BMW Motorrad, BMW’s motorcycle brand, in an affinity arrangement through specialist motorcycle broker Devitt Insurance Services Limited.
Andrew Torrance CEO of Allianz Insurance responds to this morning’s news that the Justice Secretary, Chris Grayling is set to announce changes to the laws which govern the use of violence by homeowners to protect themselves and their families when they face an intruder in their home.
“We welcome any change to the law which clarifies for people how they are able to defend themselves and their h
ALLIANZ INSURANCE PRESS STATEMENT – RSA RULING
5 October 2012
Yesterday Mr Justice Cooke said that the practice of producing invoices to prove claims for cost of repair has worked perfectly well until you get the "sort of contrivances we have been looking at here". This comment is far from a ringing endorsement, despite his judgment on the legal principles, and insurers should reflect on tha
High net worth insurance specialist and Allianz Engineering fill a significant gap in the market.
Allianz employees have once again performed excellently in this year’s Chartered Insurance Institute examinations.
Allianz Your Cover Insurance is very pleased to announce the appointment of Jon Lott as head of direct following the departure of Andy James.
Allianz has appointed Jeremy Trott to head of operations within the claims division. In his new role Jeremy will be responsible for running the claims operations for Allianz Insurance, which consists of five claims handling centres and a central operations function.
Chris Hanks, General Manager, Allianz Commercial, has announced his intention to retire from Allianz Insurance in 2013 after 45 years in the business.
Allianz Insurance has promoted Robin Stagg to innovation manager.
Financial Highlights For First Half 2012:
Gross Written Premiums up 5.6%
Strong operating profit of £75.3m
Combined Ratio an excellent 96.8%
Retail GWP up 11.9% with an excellent 94.8% COR
Group Results: HY 2012 HY 2011
Gross Written Premium £ 965.1m £ 914.0m
IFRS Oper
Allianz Insurance has welcomed 24 university students who have enrolled on the company’s summer internship scheme.
Allianz adds the Allianz Park to its Family of Stadiums following a partnership with Saracens Rugby Club
Allianz Retail’s Clear Household product is now available through Adrian Flux brokerage, forming the final phase of the Clear product launch and following the successful launch of Clear Private Car in October last year and Clear Commercial Vehicle in March of this year.
Allianz Insurance has renewed its contract for surveying and validation services with Building Claims Services for another two years.
Allianz Retail has launched a new-look eBroker website; an online resource for brokers that provides key product details and online documentation, as well as access to a bespoke business information centre.
Allianz Insurance has appointed Richard Nettleship as its partnership development manager for its Corporate Partner division.
Today Mr Justice Cooke has given judgment on preliminary issues in Coles v Hetherton, at the heart of which lies a challenge to the RSA repair model.
Allianz Commercial has appointed John Dunn as its new underwriting manager, property to be responsible for assisting the property and risk control manager with the strategic direction of the account, portfolio management and pricing. John will lead the head office underwriting referral team and support branches to achieve their targets.