Atlantic hurricanes 2024: businesses should brace for an active season

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season officially started on June 1 and lasts until November 30, with many forecasters predicting a particularly active season. Here, Allianz Commercial looks at what could be on the horizon for 2024 and reviews the notable storm events from last year, combining insights from leading forecasting institutes with the expertise of its in-house catastrophe risk team.

Allianz Global Insurance Report: Navigating growth and challenges in a rapidly changing world

Amid market shifts, technological advancements, and evolving consumer needs, the insurance industry saw its fastest growth since 2006. Yet, this impressive growth is also a story of transformation, influenced by high inflation and the necessity to adapt swiftly to a changing world. Allianz Research’s new report explores how the insurance industry performed in 2023 and what the future holds.

Safety and Shipping Review 2024

Allianz Commercial’s annual Safety and Shipping Review identifies loss trends and highlights a number of risk challenges for the maritime sector. Given as much as 90% of International trade is transported across oceans, maritime safety is critical, and the shipping industry has made significant improvements in recent years.

Navigating troubled waters: risk challenges for shipping in 2024

Shipping is increasingly subject to growing volatility and uncertainties from war and geopolitical events, climate change risks, such as drought in the Panama Canal, and the resurgence of piracy. Allianz Commercial marine experts look at some of the major consequences, including the effect on crew, the prospect of more cyber-attacks and drone strikes, the threat the rise of the ‘shadow fleet’ poses to vessels and the environment, as well as the multi-faceted impacts of rerouting.

Nearly half of Americans expect slow transition into retirement

Americans’ view of retirement is shifting as nearly half of Americans think about retirement as a slow transition away from full-time work rather than a distinct day in the future to leave the workforce, according to the 2024 Annual Retirement Study from Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz Life).

Allianz Trade & Inclusive Brains join forces to foster the inclusion of people with disabilities

Allianz Trade, the world’s leading trade credit insurer and Inclusive Brains, a French start-up developing a new generation of neural interfaces powered by generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), have partnered to develop Prometheus, a new kind of brain-machine interface that transforms diverse neurophysiological data (brainwaves, heart activity, facial expressions, eye-movements) into mental commands.

Survey Reveals Loss of Trust but High Expectations for US-German Partnership

“The State of Trust and the US-German Partnership: A Transatlantic Survey” conducted in March 2024 finds Americans and Germans are less confident in the partnership and its future than they were two years ago. Trade, common interests, and military alliance remain bedrocks of transatlantic partnership’s foundation.

How savers fared: strategies and outcomes across the Euro zone

A new report from Allianz Research compares the saving strategies of households across countries and generations in the euro zone to see how savers fared. European savers have emerged from the crises of the last two decades in surprisingly good shape, almost doubling their financial assets.

Lights, camera, action: Navigating the economic landscape

Delve into Allianz Research's new Economic Outlook for 2024-25, presenting a detailed analysis of the global economy's trajectory. This report offers a glimpse into anticipated growth rates, the strategic direction of central banks, and the evolving dynamics of global trade. With emerging markets at a crossroads and inflationary pressures under scrutiny, discover the key factors poised to influence economic trends. Gain essential insights into the unfolding economic landscape.