German insurer Allianz confirmed it was the lead insurance underwriter for the Airbus A320 plane which crashed in the French Alps on Tuesday. All 150 people on board the plane, operated by Lufthansa’s Germanwings budget airline, were feared dead. “We …
Allianz SE reported an unexpected decline in fourth-quarter profit as the exit of Bill Gross at Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO) spurred clients to withdraw assets. The shares fell the most in five months. Net income fell to 1.22 billion …
Europe’s insurers are preparing to boost dividends to the highest of any industry except utilities, making use of expanding surplus capital to offer investors an alternative to record low interest earnings from bonds. Companies including Allianz SE, Europe’s biggest insurer, …
Business interruption (BI) and supply chain, natural catastrophes and fire/explosion are the major risks that occupy the attention of companies at the start of 2015, according to the fourth annual “Allianz Risk Barometer 2015.” The Risk Barometer details the top …
German insurance giant Allianz announced a new team that will lead the combined Fireman’s Fund and Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty North American business beginning in 2015. Andrew Torrance, current president and CEO of Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company (FFIC), will …
Cyber attacks and commercial drones pose a growing risk of commercial airplane crashes, a major insurer said, running counter to a long-term decline in fatal accidents and insurance premiums. Technical advances in aircraft design and navigation systems have reduced the …
Insurers from Europe, Asia and the United States are among some 20 potential bidders in the sale by Turkey’s state-run Halkbank of its pension and insurance arms, three sources close to the process said on Wednesday. Halkbank said in July …
A report on the insurance industry released Wednesday shows “a profound lack of preparedness in addressing climate-related risks and opportunities.” Insurance industry representatives immediately criticized the report as a negative take on the industry’s ability to adapt and not reflective …
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 …
American International Group Inc. (AIG) has been reported to be the lead insurer for the recent Asiana Flight 214 tragedy in San Francisco. AIG’s role is not surprising, given its presence in Asia and focus on the aviation market, according …
