Allianz News

Allianz Becomes First Wholly Foreign-Owned Life Insurer in China

Allianz said on Wednesday that its Chinese life insurance business had received regulatory approval that will allow it to become the first wholly foreign-owned life insurer in China created from a joint venture. Many foreign financial institutions are looking to …

Allianz Posts Better-Than-Expected Q3 Net Profit as It Emerges From COVID Pressures

Allianz nudged its forecast for record profit in 2021 even higher on Wednesday after a bumper third quarter while it tries to work out how much money it may need to set aside for a U.S. investigation into its fund …

Allianz, European Investment Bank Back €500M Public-Private Climate Fund

GLASGOW – The European Investment Bank and Allianz Global Investors said on Monday they plan to raise 500 million euros ($577.55 million) for a fund aimed at bolstering climate mitigation and adaptation in developing countries. The Emerging Market Climate Action …

Reports from U.S.-based Group Will Examine Impacts of Climate Change on Terrorism

A new global partnership with the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism will focus on the impact of climate change on terrorism. START, which is based at the University of Maryland, with the cooperation of …

Allianz Finalizes €330 Million Acquisition of Aviva Italia

Allianz S.p.A., the Italian holding company of the Allianz Group, announced it has finalized the acquisition of Aviva Italia S.p.A., the Italian property & casualty (P/C) insurance entity of the Aviva Group. The transaction, which is worth about €330 million …

Allianz Transfers Legacy Life Portfolio to Resolution Re, Using Quota Share Reinsurance

Allianz Suisse Life has agreed to transfer to Resolution Re a legacy portfolio of individual life products, which have a reserve volume of around 4 billion Swiss francs (US$4.3 billion). Using quota share reinsurance, Resolution Re will assume 80% of …

Allianz in Talks to Transfer Block of Life Assets to Free Up Regulatory Capital: Sources

Allianz SE is in advanced talks to transfer a block of Swiss life insurance assets to Resolution Life, people with knowledge of the matter said, a move that could free up regulatory capital as Europe’s largest insurer prepares for the …

Germany’s Allianz Facing U.S. Justice Probe of Fund Managers, Investors’ $6B Lawsuit

FRANKFURT/WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into German insurer Allianz is looking at possible misconduct by fund managers and misrepresentation of risk to investors, three people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The probe, disclosed by …

German Regulators Begin Investigation Into Allianz U.S. Investment Funds

German regulators have launched an investigation into the country’s biggest financial company, Allianz, after the demise of some of its U.S. investment funds last year, people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The move heightens the pressure on …

‘Not Everything Was Perfect’ in Fund Manager, Says Allianz CEO, After ‘Horrible Week’

Oliver Baete, chief executive officer of Germany’s Allianz, on Friday spoke of a “horrible week” for him and the insurer, his first response to a disclosure that the U.S. Department of Justice was investigating losses at its fund division. Baete, …