Europe is our home region. We consider property-casualty insurance in this region to be rather saturated. In life/health insurance, we view aging societies and their rising need for private retirement products and additional health insurance coverage as a growth opportunity.

Our presence in "New Europe" dates back to the acquisition of the Hungarian state-run insurance company Hungaria Biztosito in 1989. Today, we operate our business in this region through more than 25 companies in 10 countries, and we are the largest foreign insurer based on statutory premiums and gross premiums written in 2006), respectively. We offer life, health, property and casualty insurance, as well as pension fund products.

We consider Asia Pacific to be one of our major growth regions. Allianz has been present in the region since 1917, when we began providing fire and marine insurance in the coastal cities of China.Today, Allianz is active in all key markets of the region, offering its core businesses of property and casualty insurance, life and health insurance, asset management and banking. With more than 13,000 staff, Allianz serves over 18.5 million customers in the region.

Allianz first established its presence in the Americas in 1974 when an office was opened in Brazil. In 1976, we commenced our property-casualty insurance business in the US. Today, we are active in North and South America, with companies based in the US, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and Colombia.