At school there was always that stage in the pre-game ritual when 2 captains would pick their players. No one wanted to be left until last. We are starting to see something like this analogy in the Personal Injury ATE insurance market. Pressures on insurance capacity have led to some ATE providers having a selective appetite for writing what I call ‘non- standard’ lines of Personal Injury work.
Allianz Insurance and Channel 4 have today announced a major new sponsorship which will see the insurer become a core partner of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games on 4.
Employees from Allianz UK have set themselves the target of raising over £1million for new charity partner Association of Air Ambulances Charity (AAAC). Launching today, the partnership will initially last three years with each Allianz branch organising fundraising activities at a local level to support their regional air ambulance service.
ALLIANZ BUILDS ON ITS MARKET LEADING POSITION IN THE E-TRADED SME MARKET At the same time as announcing improvements to its QuoteSME platform, Allianz Commercial SME is delivering solutions to overcome key challenges within the commercial insurance industry – the application of Average and what constitutes fair presentation.
Allianz Commercial is pleased to announce the promotion of Hannah Woolford to distribution manager for Birmingham and the Midlands, effective from 1 January 2016.
Allianz Retail has announced the appointment of two new key account developers to its Broker Partnerships team. Harriet Tutin and Sam Huggett will be responsible for developing and managing relationships with a panel of brokers and contributing to the growth of the personal lines broker segment.
With severe flooding affecting Scotland and the North of England, Allianz is issuing advice to homeowners.
Allianz Insurance and Euler Hermes have issued a joint report, highlighting the need for brokers and clients to keep up to date with the changes in the construction industry.
And it’s on tv again on Sunday! (20 December, 6:00pm on Channel 4) 1 in 4 people say they will be watching the movie this Christmas.
Allianz Insurance has appointed Stephanie Smith and Jacob Abboud to its management board, to replace John Knowles who has decided to retire from the business. Stephanie Smith has been promoted to the role of chief operating officer (COO), effective from 1 January 2016. Jacob Abboud has joined the business as Allianz’s chief information officer (CIO).
The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) will extend organised fraud detection into property and liability business lines from 2016, following sign-off on future strategy implementation plans from the Association of British Insurers’ General Insurance Council (GIC).
This morning has been a busy time for Allianz claims handlers dealing with customers affected by Storm Desmond. Here is an update on the current situation.