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- June 25 2024
Allianz Australia names Jamie Craig as head of dealer underwriting team
Prior to the appointment, Craig was with Zurich Financial Services Australia for over nine years focusing on motor fleet underwriting.
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- June 17 2024
Allianz Korea elevates Jin Kim to head of natural resources and construction
Seoul-based Kim has been at the German insurance group for five years as a senior property underwriter.
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- June 17 2024
Singapore’s Income Insurance confirms buyout talks with Allianz
An application for the partnership has been filed with the Monetary Authority of Singapore, reports say.
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- June 6 2024
Allianz Australia elevates Kim Nguyen to national relationship manager, distribution
Previously an Allianz Commercial key account manager, Nguyen has been with Allianz Australia for eight years.
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- June 4 2024
Update: Dual to take over Allianz Australia financial lines portfolio
The transition will be effective October 1 and Allianz Australia will remain the 100% capacity provider to this portfolio, according to the MGA's ANZ chief executive Damien Coates.
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- May 31 2024
Allianz Commercial appoints Barbara Williams to Asia managing director for finance
Williams, who was most recently director of finance for the insurer's Canada branch, will relocate to Singapore and will be responsible for managing core financial functions across Asia.
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- May 24 2024
South-East Asia accounts for a third of global ship losses in 2023: Allianz Commercial
South China, Indochina, Indonesia and the Philippines, is the main ship loss hotspot globally last year.
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- May 3 2024
Allianz Australia-owned Club Marine names new CEO
The boat insurance specialist will be led Tim Wiles, who has been serving as the interim chief executive from November last year.
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- April 19 2024
Allianz Commercial’s Sandric targets double-digit growth in Asia but cautions on market softening
The carrier aims to be a leader in the region's competitive commercial risks space and expand its alternative risk transfer solutions and multinational program offerings, the Asia chief executive told InsuranceAsia News.
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- April 11 2024
Super election year fuels demand for political violence cover among MNCs: Allianz Commercial
With half of the world's population going to polls this year, security in many territories is undermined by threats of local unrest and electoral outcomes on foreign policy, trade relations and supply chains.
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- March 26 2024
Allianz Trade elevates James Lie as regional head of e-commerce
The appointment of Singapore-based Lie, who was previously the country manager for Indonesia, underlines the insurer's effort in tapping into the region’s fast-growing e-commerce credit insurance market.
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- March 8 2024
Opinion: Growing lithium-ion battery fire lawsuits pose an emerging risk for insurers
While there remain questions about whether the original cause of loss is battery fires, an increasing number of cases is looking to establish the connection that will have ramifications for the industry.
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- March 1 2024
Allianz hires new head of motor fleet underwriting in Australia
Sydney-based Greg Steel has previously held senior positions at insurers such as IAG and Suncorp.
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- February 27 2024
Allianz Insurance Lanka promotes Prashant Grover to CEO
Grover assumed his new role from February 1, taking over from Alan Smee who is leaving the company for personal reasons.
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- February 26 2024
Allianz Asia Pacific’s property & casualty FY2023 operating profit up 26%
P&C contributed about one-fifth of the global insurer’s operating profit from the region, where operating profit rose 33%.
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- February 16 2024
Queensland’s CS Energy sues five insurers for US$195m claims from explosion: report
Insurers, including AIG, Allianz, BHSI, Liberty Mutual and Lloyd's syndicates, were named by a unit of the state-backed power company for failing to pay out claims related to a 2021 explosion, according to an AFR report.
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- January 31 2024
Asian casualty rates softening but underwriters wary of spike in claims
Though capacity remains abundant for liability lines in the region, carriers remain cautious over rising claims costs and knock-on effects from US and Australian markets.
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- January 19 2024
Australian carriers brace for surge in construction PI claims
As the number of builders going bust hit a multi-decade high, insurers are experiencing an increase in the frequency and severity of large construction-related professional liability claims, both for project-based cover and annual contracts.
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- January 4 2024
Allianz Singapore to accelerate premium growth despite domestic challenges: S&P Global
The rating agency has confirmed the carrier's 'A+' rating with a stable outlook.
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- November 7 2023
Cyber specialist Coalition launches in Australia with multi-year Allianz capacity
The insurer offers cyber insurance and tech E&O coverages on a primary basis with up to US$2 billion in turnover and no minimum premium.
