Protesters scaled the canopy above the entrance to the office in Gracechurch Street
Palestine Action have climbed and occupied Allianz’s London office in its latest protest against the insurer.
This morning (10 March 2025), protesters scaled the canopy above the entrance to the office in Gracechurch Street and remain put. Red paint has also been splattered across the building, while Palestinian flags have been hung as well.
Video footage shows police at the scene, with protesters shouting messages from the canopy with megaphones.
It is the fifth time Palestine Action have targeted the insurer, with the group “demanding Allianz stop insuring Elbit Systems”.
The group claims that Allianz is involved in the provision of employers’ liability insurance to Elbit Systems, which manufactures over 85% of Israel’s drones used by the country’s military to perform targeted military operations.
A spokesperson for Palestine Action said: “As all companies who work with Elbit should know by now, Palestine Action’s direct action campaign against them will not cease until their links with the Israeli weapons trade does. Allianz must drop Elbit.”
See Allianz’s response by clicking here. Meanwhile, chief inspector Rob Bell, from the City of London Police, said: “Police are attending a protest at Allianz House on Gracechurch Street. The protesters, believed to be from Palestine Action group, have scaled the building and caused criminal damage.
“The walkway underneath the building has been cordoned off to protect the public.”
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Palestine Action also said this was an ongoing and escalating campaign against the insurance giant.
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In January 2025, the group attacked nine of Allianz’s offices across England, Scotland and Wales, with red paint being thrown over buildings and windows being smashed as well.
In February, the group also targeted the insurer’s base in Witan Gate House, Milton Keynes, with pictures posted by the group on social media showing windows smashed and red paint splattered across windows, walls and office chairs.
And yesterday (10 March 2025), protesters flew a drone carrying a Palestinian flag above the Allianz-owned Twickenham Stadium during a Six Nations match.
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