Most Popular Allianz Headlines This Year
The most viewed headlines from our Allianz Topic Page over the last year.
#1 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...
#2 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...
#3 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...
#4 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...
#5 Allianz Is Lead Insurer for Singapore Airlines Incident: Sources
May 24 2024 // Allianz is the lead insurer for the Singapore Airlines aircraft which left one person dead and scores injured after it hit severe turbulence and had to be diverted to Bangkok this week, two sources said on Thursday. The...
#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 Allianz Makes $1.6 Billion Offer for 51% of Singapore’s Income Insurance
Jul 17 2024 // Allianz SE agreed to buy a majority stake in Singapore’s Income Insurance Ltd. for about S$2.2 billion ($1.6 billion) to strengthen its presence in Asia. The German company plans to acquire at least 51% of Income...
#8 Allianz Exec Ryan to Succeed Donnell as NCCI President and CEO
Nov 14 2024 // Tracy Ryan The board of NCCI Holdings, Inc. elected Tracy Ryan as its new president and CEO, effective January 6, 2025. Bill Donnell, the company’s current president and CEO, is retiring in February 2025. Boca Raton,...
#9 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...
#10 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...
#11 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...
#12 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...
#13 Allianz Sees Damages Worth Tens of Millions for German Vineyards
Jul 22 2024 // Insurer Allianz SE expects to pay German winemakers tens of millions of euros in insurance claims this year after many vineyards lost their entire harvest to heavy frosts. While mild temperatures earlier in the year helped...
#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 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...
#16 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...
#17 Bain-Backed Motor Insurer Esure Draws Interest from Aviva, Allianz
Nov 1 2024 // Aviva Plc and Allianz SE are among potential bidders for Britain’s home and motor insurance firm Esure Group Plc, according to people familiar with the matter. Sampo Oyj, which owns British general insurer Hastings...
#18 Allianz Global Investors Says It Is Cutting Some Roles
Mar 26 2025 // Allianz Global Investors, the smaller of the two asset managers owned by German insurance giant Allianz SE, is cutting some roles as it looks to make changes to its organizational structure. “Some tasks and elements...
#19 Wefox Appoints Former Allianz Executive Mueller as CEO to End Shareholder Fight
Sep 20 2024 // Wefox Holding AG appointed former Allianz manager Joachim Mueller as chief executive officer, ending a boardroom battle that pit the insurance tech startup’s founders against some of its shareholders. Mueller will...
#20 Singapore’s Income Insurance, Allianz in Talks on Potential Transaction
Jun 14 2024 // Singapore’s Income Insurance Ltd is in discussion with Allianz regarding a transaction relating to its shares in Income Insurance, it said in a statement on Friday. The company added in the statement that there is no...
