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#1 Amundi Interested in Buying Allianz Global Investors
Dec 5 2024 // Amundi SA is interested in acquiring control of Allianz SE’s asset manager Allianz Global Investors as the French company scouts for deals amid industry consolidation, people familiar with the matter...
#2 Ex-Allianz Fund Manager Avoids Jail Over $3 Billion Collapse
Dec 9 2024 // A former Allianz SE hedge-fund manager avoided prison and will instead spend 18 months in home confinement for fraudulently inflating the value of funds that ultimately collapsed, resulting in $3.2 billion in investor...
#3 Former Allianz Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraud Over $7-Billion Funds Collapse
Jun 10 2024 // A former Allianz fund manager pleaded guilty on Friday over his role in a meltdown of private investment funds sparked by the pandemic that caused an estimated $7 billion of investor losses. Gregoire Tournant, 57, of...
#4 Allianz Offers 5 Loss Trends to Watch on the Liability Front
Nov 21 2024 // As the costs of nuclear and thermonuclear verdicts explode in the U.S., organizations are examining ways to predict, prevent and avoid the liabilities that light the fuse on multi-million-dollar court cases. Areas critical...
#5 Singapore Amends Law to Stop Allianz’s Insurance Deal
Oct 17 2024 // Singapore lawmakers passed an amendment to a bill that will effectively block Allianz SE’s proposed S$2.2 billion ($1.7 billion) acquisition of a majority stake in a local insurance firm. Under the amended Insurance...
#6 Rising Civil Unrest, Political Violence Remain Top 10 Risk for Global Businesses: Allianz
Apr 10 2025 // Soaring levels of civil unrest and political violence are a key concern for businesses of all sizes as well as for their insurers, according to a report published by Allianz Commercial. The impact of civil unrest or...
#7 Singapore Blocks $1.7 Billion Allianz-Income Insurance Deal
Oct 15 2024 // The Singapore government will block a proposed S$2.2 billion ($1.7 billion) deal by Allianz SE to buy a majority stake in a homegrown insurance firm, three months after the transaction sparked a public backlash. The...
#8 Allianz Global Investors Scraps Nuclear, Military Exclusions to Back Europe Rearmament
Apr 1 2025 // Germany’s Allianz Global Investors has dropped two exclusions blocking its sustainable funds from investing in defense, becoming one of the first major European asset managers to change their policies to help finance...
#9 Pro-Palestinian Activists Target UK Offices of Germany’s Allianz
Oct 8 2024 // Pro-Palestinian activists targeted the British offices of German financial services firm Allianz on Tuesday, daubing the outside with red paint in protest over the company’s links to Israeli defense firm Elbit...
#10 Allianz Weighs Options for AllianzGI Unit: Sources
Oct 25 2024 // Allianz is weighing options for its Allianz Global Investors unit, including a possible merger or partial sale of the division, four people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, in a move that would give the business...
#11 Cyber, Business Interruption, Natural Disasters Listed as Top 3 Business Risks: Allianz
Jan 15 2025 // Cyber, business interruption and natural catastrophes are the top three risks that concern global businesses, according to the Allianz Risk Barometer 2025. Cyber incidents, such as ransomware attacks, data breaches and IT...
#12 Allianz Mulls Ending Decades-Old Bajaj Insurance India JVs
Oct 22 2024 // Allianz SE is in talks to scrap two Indian joint ventures with Bajaj Finserv Ltd., in a dispute over the direction of the partnership, according to people familiar with the matter. Allianz plans to exit Bajaj Allianz Life...
#13 Singapore Monetary Authority Defends Allianz’s $1.7B Plan to Buy Income Insurance
Aug 6 2024 // Singapore ministers addressed concerns about Allianz SE’s plan to buy a majority stake in Income Insurance Ltd., saying it would be held to account on its commitments and that the potential deal isn’t expected...
#14 People Moves: Allianz Commercial Names Region Heads of Property, Financial Lines; New Leadership Roles at Resilience
Jan 22 2025 // Allianz Commercial Makes North American Leadership Promotions in Financial Lines and Property Allianz Commercial, headquartered in New York City, made two promotions to its North American leadership in financial lines and...
#15 Allianz, IAG Said to Mull Bids for Top Western Australia Insurer
Feb 5 2025 // Insurance firms Allianz SE and Insurance Australia Group Ltd. are among parties considering bidding for Western Australia’s top insurer, according to people familiar with the matter. Allianz and IAG are mulling the...
#16 Allianz to Sell India JV Stake to Local Partner for €2.6 Billion
Mar 18 2025 // Allianz SE has agreed to sell its 26% stake in Indian joint ventures for about €2.6 billion ($2.8 billion) to local partner Bajaj Group, according to a statement. The German insurance company has entered into binding...
#17 People Moves: Lillelund Named CEO of AGCS; Ardonagh Names Allianz’s Mitchell for Growth in Asia; Carbon Taps Asta’s Gallagher as Head of Syndicate Mgmt.
Sep 16 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS), The Ardonagh Group, and Carbon Underwriting. A summary of these new hires follows here. Lillelund Named...
#18 People Moves: Allianz Commercial Expands US Construction With Hires; IMA Hires Lockton’s Wargo to Lead Property Team
Apr 9 2025 // Kristen Hoskinson Allianz Commercial, headquartered in New York City, expanded its U.S. construction team with five new hires who will join Allianz Commercial’s Master Builder’s Risk team by mid-April. Kristen...
#19 Arch Completes Acquisition of Allianz’s U.S. MidCorp and Entertainment Businesses
Aug 1 2024 // Arch Insurance North America it has closed the acquisition of the U.S. MidCorp and Entertainment insurance businesses from Allianz. Nearly 500 former Allianz MidCorp and Entertainment employees have joined Arch and will...
#20 Howden to Acquire Allianz UK’s Musical Insurance Book
Aug 1 2024 // Howden, the global insurance intermediary group, today announces that it has agreed to acquire the Musical Insurance book from Allianz UK and will incorporate its customer base and marketing and operations teams into...
