Allianz Group

Allianz Sees Impact of Climate Change on Nat Cats June 29, 2005
Joachim Faber, a member of the Board of Management for Germany's Allianz Group and CEO of its as...

Greco Steps Down as RAS Chairman April 06, 2005
Mario Greco announced his resignation as Chairman of the Board of Management of Italian insurer ...

Allianz 2004 Profits up 16.4% to $2.93 Billion March 18, 2005
Germany's Allianz reported net 2004 profits of 2.2 billion euros ($2.93 billion), despite last y...

Allianz to Raise $5.24 Billion with New Debt Offerings; Best Rates Issues 'aa-' January 27, 2005
Allianz AG said it was taking "advantage of attractive capital market conditions to launch an in...

Allianz Announces Asia Relief Efforts January 03, 2005
Germany's Allianz joined a growing list of insurance companies that are contributing to relief e...

Bremkamp to Retire, Greco to Join Allianz Board December 16, 2004
At a recent meeting the supervisory board of Allianz AG announced that it has accepted the decis...

ING Canada Closes Allianz P/C Acquisition December 10, 2004
ING Canada and Allianz Group have closed their previously announced definitive share purchase ag...

Allianz Marine & Aviation Confirms Plans to Continue "Specialist Strategy" December 09, 2004
Allianz Marine & Aviation, the Allianz Group brand for specialist transportation, shipping and a...

Fadden Joins Allianz Marine & Aviation November 17, 2004
Allianz Marine & Aviation, the specialist insurer for transportation, shipping and aviation risk...

Allianz Increases Croatia Joint Venture Share October 08, 2004
Germany's Allianz Group announced that it has increased its stake in Croatian insurer Allianz Za...

Courtemanche Joins Fireman's Fund September 20, 2004
Robert Courtemanche has joined Novato, Calif.-based Firema...

Allianz Posts Strong 1st Half Results August 17, 2004
Germany's Allianz Group reported a very strong first half for 2004 with total revenues of 49.5 b...

AGF Posts Record $660 Million 1st Half Net August 16, 2004
AGF, the French subsidiary of Germany's Allianz Group, announced record first half net income of...

Fireman's Fund Selects Kavitsky to Succeed Post as CEO and President May 10, 2004
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company (FFIC), the California-based subsidiary of Germany's Allianz, a...

Allianz Reports Strong Q1 Results May 06, 2004
Germany's Allianz Group marked the end of the first quarter of 2004 with a surge in operating ea...

Allianz Rebrands Egyptian Subs April 19, 2004
Allianz Group's French subsidiary, AGF International, announced the new names of the Group' insu...

Allianz Foresees Growth in Chinese Market April 01, 2004
Michael Diekmann, Chairman and CEO of the Allianz Group, has expressed his confidence in the com...

Allianz 2003 Profits $1.96 Billion, Dresdner Loss Weighs March 19, 2004
Germany's Allianz AG bounced back strongly from last year 's losses to post net profits of 1.6 b...

Allianz Global Risks US Insurance Co. Unveils Power Generation Unit January 26, 2004
Allianz Global Risks US Insurance Company has launched a new business unit to provide property i...

Allianz Back in the Black; Posts $498 Million Net for Nine-months November 17, 2003
Germany's Allianz Group bounced back from a series of losing quarters to record a 421 million eu...

Allianz Sees Return to Profit after Asset Sale, Tax Changes October 24, 2003
Germany's Allianz said it expects to achieve "positive results" for its 2003 fiscal year, not on...

Allianz Poland Increases Sales by 53 Percent August 27, 2003
Germany's Allianz announced that its Polish subsidiary "is continuing to increase its sales, gro...

Allianz Posts Strong 1st Half Results, $115 Million Profit August 14, 2003
Germany's Allianz confounded many analysts' forecasts by reporting strong gains in most of its o...

AGF Belgium to Sell Banking Unit to ING Belgium August 11, 2003
AGF Belgium, a member of Germany's Allianz Group, announced that it will sell its banking Unit ...

Diekmann Takes over at Allianz; Schulte-Noelle to Head Supervisory Board April 30, 2003
Allianz AG's Annual General Meeting (AGM) formalized a number of management changes. Michael Die...

Allianz Launches its first P/C Operation in China March 26, 2003
Germany's Allianz announced that it has received final approval from Chinese regulatory authorit...

Allianz Posts $1.28 Billion 2002 Loss; Cites Write-downs, Dresdner, Flood Losses March 20, 2003
Germany's Allianz AG joined the parade of big insurance companies that had a very bad year in 20...

Allianz Comments on S&P's "A+" Ratings for its Marine and Aviation Unit March 10, 2003
Standard & Poor's recently announced that Allianz Marine & Aviation, the transport and aviation ...

AGF Belgium under Investigation in Tax Probe February 26, 2003
According to a report from Dow Jones Newswires a Brussels judge has placed AGF Belgium an...

U.K.'s Cornhill Re-branded Allianz Cornhill Insurance January 14, 2003
The U.K.'s almost century old Cornhill Insurance has been re-branded as Allianz Cornhill Insura...

A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of AGF, Groupama December 24, 2002
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed its "Superior" ratings on two of France's largest general insurers. Y...

A.M. Best Affirms Cornhill Insurance 'A++' (Superior) Rating October 08, 2002
A.M. Best Co. announced that it has affirmed the A++ (Superior) financial strength rating of Cor...

S&P's Comments on Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. August 30, 2002
Standard & Poor's commented on Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. and its related entities (FFIC), say...

AIC Opens Houston Office August 20, 2002
Allianz Insurance Company (AIC), a member of the international Allianz Group, has relocated its ...

Allianz Q1 Profits Up 170%, Helped by Investment Sales May 17, 2002
Germany's Allianz Group posted net income of € 1.9 billion ($1.73 billion) in the first qua...

Allianz Insurance Co. Appoints Callahan CEO May 13, 2002
California-based Allianz Insurance Company (AIC), a member of the Allianz Group, appointed Kevin...

Allianz Finalizes 2001 Net Profit at $1.42 Billion, Defends Dresdner Acquisition April 19, 2002
Germany's Allianz Group had an off year in 2001, along with most of the rest of the insurance in...

S&P Affirms Allianz Group Ratings, Revises Outlook to Negative March 21, 2002
Standard & Poor's affirmed all its ratings on Germany's Allianz group, including its double-'A'-...

Allianz Net Falls on WTC Attacks, Forecasts Gains in 2002 February 08, 2002
German insurance giant Allianz AG confirmed the adverse affects of last September's attacks on t...

Allianz Prepares to Launch Global Risk Division December 28, 2001
Germany's Allianz AG, the world's largest insurer, measured by gross premiums written, will laun...

High Ratings for Allianz Debt by S&P, A.M. Best December 19, 2001
Standard & Poor's and A.M. Best have both given high ratings to new debt issues from Germany's A...

S&P Affirms Cornhill Insurance 'AA-' Ratings December 13, 2001
Standard & Poor's affirmed its long-term double-'A'-minus counterparty credit and insurer financ...

Allianz Posts $1.17 Billion Net Profit for 1st Nine Months, Increases WTC Loss Estimates November 15, 2001
Germany's Allianz Group announced a profitable first nine-months, despite increased estimates of...

S&P Assigns Allianz' ART Its 'AA' FER Rating June 08, 2001
Standard & Poor's "assigned its double -'A' financial enhancement rating (FER) to Zurich-based A...

Allianz Seeks Swiss Minority Shares as Part of Rebranding Campaign May 17, 2001
Germany's Allianz AG offered the minority shareholders of its Swiss subsidiary Berner Versicheru...

Allianz, Nicholas-Applegate Agree on Acquisition Terms October 18, 2000
Germany's Allianz has reached agreement to acquire San Diego based asset management company Nich...

Allianz Completes Acquisition of Dutch Insurer from Hartford October 06, 2000
AGF, the French subsidiary of Germany's Allianz, announced that it had completed the acquisition...

Jefferson Merges With Interstate September 13, 2000
Jefferson Insurance Group has merged with Interstate Insurance Group to create one of the top fi...

Allianz To Sponsor Formula One Team, Increase May 22, 2000
Allianz AG announced Friday that it would sponsor the Williams/BMW Formula One racing team, in l...

Allianz in Cooperation Agreement With Cisco May 19, 2000
German insurance giant, Allianz AG, will team up with leading network provider Cisco Systems to ...