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Allianz buys European units of Das for €38m
Allianz will buy European business subsidiaries of legal protection insurance provider Das for €38m (£33.6m).
AGCS appoints new claims chief
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty has appointed Lars Vissing as regional unit London head of claims.
LV makes two senior hires ahead of Allianz partnership
LV has appointed Richard Hoad as director of new markets and Cheryl Binnis as group strategy and insight director.
Allianz's Simon McGinn on treating customers, and their data, fairly
This year will see changes to how companies can use people's personal data and Simon McGinn, general manager for commercial and personal at Allianz, believes this is time to perfect the treating customers fairly mantra.
Axis promotes Nicole Lim to deputy chief underwriting officer, Singapore
Axis Insurance has promoted Nicole Lim to deputy chief underwriting officer, Singapore, with immediate effect.
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Digital Fineprint CEO hails 'insane' year after £2m investment
Insurtech start-up Digital Fineprint has closed a second ‘venture’ investment round by raising $2.7m (£2m) lead by a firm that includes Nutmeg and Fan Duel among its portfolio.
Penny Black's social world: January 2018
Hot coffee, hampers and a heroine
Post Power List 2018: Jon Dye
CEO, Allianz Insurance UK
Allianz-LV merger deal gains regulatory approval
Exclusive: Allianz and LV have secured regulatory approval for a joint venture that will create the UK’s third largest personal lines insurer.
Allianz invests $96.6m in emerging market insurtech
Allianz has invested $96.6m (£72.3m) in emerging market insurtech Bima.
Analysis: Mutual benefits
With four mutuals making the UK top 20 insurers rankings for 2017 and results outperforming the rest of the market, mutuality is a sector to watch, especially as it is easier to innovate without constant shareholder pressure
Allianz secures finding of dishonesty against claimant law firm
A court has found that a claimant law firm inflated legal costs by over 75%, in a landmark case brought by Allianz.
AGCS's board to change in July 2018
Several senior members of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty's board are retiring in the middle of next year.
Week in Post: Funding, flooding and festivities
Last night’s annual staff Christmas party at Post saw an eclectic haul of secret Santa gifts featuring a bag of root vegetables, a badly drawn caricature and, inexplicably, slime.
Allianz’s Axel Theis on the positive signs for global trade
Concerns remain but outlook for global trade shows positive signs, says Axel Theis, member of the board of management of Allianz SE.
LV reveals GI executive team as part of Allianz partnership
LV as revealed the executive team that will lead the general insurance business as part of its strategic partnership with Allianz.
Roundtable: Advanced underwriting in the digital age
Getting the most out of unstructured data can be complex. A recent roundtable discussed the resources available for underwriters to approach and tackle the problem
Analysis: Behind the scenes of a year-long Blockchain pilot
Blockchain has become a buzzword in the industry but few know what it means, even less so its implications for insurance.
Innovation in Insurance 2017: Allianz UK plans to become 'digital by default'
Allianz will look to introduce further use of portals and big data over the next year in order to become more digitally driven, a conference heard.
Allianz could face £32m bill from Airlander 10
The owner of an experimental zeppelin nicknamed ‘the Flying Bum’ will submit an insurance claim for up to £32m to its insurer Allianz.
This Week in Post: Personal injuries and parenting fails
I felt very smug when my daughter tried on her first pair of slipper socks: she liked them! That meant I wouldn’t need to argue with her to keep her little feet warm – and she wouldn’t risk slipping on wooden floors. What I hadn’t foreseen though was…
Dave Gill appointed to head of operations at Allianz UK
Allianz UK has appointed Dave Gill to head up all of its specialty operations including Petplan.
Interview: Daniel Schreiber, Lemonade
Lemonade CEO Daniel Schreiber talks about the expansion plans of the US-based start-up that uses artificial intelligence to validate claims and donates profits to charities.
Allianz launches takeover bid for Euler Hermes
Allianz will aim to buy the remaining portion of Euler Hermes for €1.85bn (£1.65bn).