2023 Hurricane Season: Will El Niño keep the storms at bay?

Climatologists breathed a collective sigh of relief at the end of 2022 that their original projections were off. Instead of the above-average Atlantic hurricane season many had predicted, the year closed out near-average. Halfway through the 2023 season, Catastrophe Risk Research Analyst Mabé Villar Vega assesses this year’s projections.

Are we still talking about AI as a tool of the future? Not exactly.

What comes to mind when you think about Artificial Intelligence (AI) in connection to our business? We’ve narrowed it down to one word: opportunity. In a recent interview with Der Spiegel, Barbara Karuth-Zelle, Chief Operations Officer at Allianz, and Lucie Bakker, Chief Claims Officer & Board Member at Allianz Versicherungs-AG, talked about what the use of AI means for Allianz and the insurance industry.

International Youth Day

According to the report, young people report being less active due to a number of everyday barriers and global issues such as the cost of living (37%), climate change (30%) and the ongoing COVID-19 impact (34%) respectively.

Allianz increases operating profit by 7.1% to 3.8 billion euros

Group affirms full-year outlook.

Carbon capture: an industry that has taken 30 years to appear overnight

The ability to scale up carbon capture technology could play a role in helping keep global warming below 1.5°C. Two significant projects coming online – and insured by Allianz Commercial – show the potential of what may be an important transition technology towards net-zero.

Allianz Commercial appoints leadership for regional units Central & Eastern Europe and Southern Europe

Stefanie Thiem will be Commercial Managing Director Central & Eastern Europe / Marco Vincenzi will be Commercial Managing Director Southern Europe / Both regions will move to the new integrated model and trading name over the course of the year

Europe’s raw material challenge: Metals, minerals and the green transition

In the ongoing battle to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate the effects of climate change, metals and minerals such as lithium, cobalt and nickel will play an increasingly vital role. Learn more about a future powered by metals and the key takeaways for Europe in the latest report by Allianz Research.

Allianz to invest in Norwegian green ammonia production plants developer Fuella

Allianz provides EUR 20 million funding for the green hydrogen and green ammonia production plants developer Fuella • Allianz will hold a minority stake in Fuella and will be entitled to invest in Fuella’s future green ammonia and power-to-X projects • This is Allianz´s second direct investment into the production of green hydrogen and green molecules after the investment into Finnish green power-to-gas producer Ren-Gas end of 2022

Not knowing the financial basics costs people not only self-confidence, but also a lot of money

Allianz Study finds that almost a quarter of people polled in seven markets lack sufficient skills and knowledge to make sound financial decisions and that this is costing average households between EUR 1,750 and EUR 4,740 every year.