Allianz News – Page 14
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NewsNorth American cyber MGA begins trading in the UK
The firm will be distributing its products via UK brokers to the SME sector, according to a statement
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NewsBackchat September 2022
Insurance journos take on TV inspired challenges, while MGA staff get muddy for a good cause, Allianz gets involved in movie making and an Uber driver nabs a new electric vehicle. What has the insurance industry been up to of late? You heard it here first…
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NewsAllianz Holdings names Aviva director in newly created compliance role
The hire continues Allianz’s investment in ‘second line defence’, says chief executive
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NewsThree ‘I’s that lead to underinsurance pose ‘real reputational risk’ for insurance industry
But brokers have a ‘real opportunity’ to showcase their value in the face of cost and supply chain pressures, says commercial lines boss
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NewsCatch up on insurers’ half-year financial results for 2022
In July and August, insurers operating in the UKGI market have been publishing their half-year financial results for the first six months of 2022. Get the story on insurers’ balance sheets and factors driving the figures here…
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NewsAllianz’s eTrading capabilities are ‘on an improving path’ – but still have ‘a long way to go’
Digitalisation in commercial lines is ‘not impossible’, but it is flagging behind digital progress in personal lines ‘for good reason’, says commercial lines boss
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NewsRates ‘will need to increase’ to accommodate high inflation – Allianz Holdings
Amid predicted inflation increases and an impending recession, insurer boss has fears around underinsurance and incorrect indexation in the commercial market
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NewsAllianz Holdings’ operating profit falls 42% in H1 2022 due to motor uptick, inflation and storms
The insurer’s COR has also worsened, despite the business growing its total revenue by 5% in the first six months of the year and commercial lines GWP improving by 10%
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NewsAllianz Commercial prevents £36.8m worth of fraud in H1 2022
The insurer states that commercial linesis currently a hotbed for fraud, compared to personal lines
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NewsAllianz Holdings scoops new chief operating officer
The new appointee had a long career in the banking before entering the insurance sector
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NewsAllianz Partners names new UK and Ireland chief executive ahead of Tozer departure
The search for a new chief sales officer has also commenced
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NewsBrokers want more support from insurers when handling complex claims – Allianz
When brokers and insurers work together to handle claims, communication via email is one broker bugbear that insurers should be aware of
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NewsMGA Coalition strikes long-term capacity deal with Allianz
Too many organisations ’simply aren’t prepared’ for cyber risks, says Coalition’s head of insurance
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News‘Incumbent’ that brokers and insurers work together to combat underinsurance – Allianz
Industry has ‘a huge responsibility’ to mitigate inflation-driven underinsurance and ensure that certain risks do not ‘become uninsurable’, says chief executive
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NewsAre brokers prepared for the push to net zero? – BrokerFest 2022
A change in insurers’ risk acceptance factors should make brokers rethink their clients in high emissions sectors, says chief underwriting officer
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NewsAddressing the climate crisis requires standards that ‘work globally’ – KPMG partner
The rationalisation and consolidation of existing frameworks, however, is a positive step
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NewsPanellists to urge brokers to examine ESG credentials more closely at BrokerFest 2022
Expert panel prepares to talk through insurance sector’s role in the UK’s route to net zero at industry-leading conference
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NewsLondon-based fraudster duo sentenced to imprisonment following gross exaggeration
‘We hope that these sentences will deter would-be fraudsters’, says Allianz’s head of counter fraud
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NewsAllianz tops the ranks in Brokerbility’s insurer partner satisfaction survey
Aviva, meanwhile, has succeeded in underwriting
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NewsTFL to remove around 90 electric buses from service following blaze
The fire involved two electric hybrid and four diesel powered buses and is now under investigation
