September 29, 2014
Allianz is set to extend the contract of its Chief Executive Michael Diekmann by two years as the German insurer seeks to soothe the turmoil over leadership change at its Pimco subsidiary, a German newspaper reported. Allianz’s supervisory board will …
July 21, 2014
Allianz SE, Europe’s biggest insurer and owner of Pacific Investment Management Co., is standing by Chief Investment Officer Bill Gross as his main fund trails peers and struggles with a record streak of investor redemptions, calling him an industry “legend.” …
February 27, 2014
Allianz SE, Europe’s biggest insurer, posted fourth-quarter earnings that missed analysts’ estimates and said operating profit may decline this year amid low interest rates. The shares fell. Net income grew to €1.26 billion euros ($1.72 billion) in the quarter from …
February 26, 2014
Allianz SE, Abu Dhabi’s wealth fund and firms including Statoil ASA have mounted a multi-pronged battle against Norway to defend revenue and oil- and gas- industry projects valued at $20 billion. Owners in gas pipelines, led by Allianz and Abu …
October 17, 2013
Allianz SE’s CEO Michael Diekmann said tougher financial regulation will create takeover opportunities for Europe’s biggest insurer. “If Solvency II and Basel III mean more capital, then it’s hard for mutuals to get that,” Diekmann, 58, said in an interview …