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Keeping Pace

Other than unclogging traffic in megacities, can autonomous vehicles end road deaths? Jon Dye, the head of motor insurance at Allianz UK, believes it’s a potential solution but some basics need to be covered first... 

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Where's the Money?

One in every seven person on Earth is now middle class. And China alone accounts for half of the roughly 1.1 billion middle-class people worldwide, finds the Allianz Global Wealth Report 2018...

Typhoon Mangkhut: Sound and Fury
Sound and Fury

The strength of Typhoon Mangkhut in Asia has shocked even veteran Allianz assessors as they work through the damages. Debris and broken, uprooted trees lay outside. With gale force winds of 173 kilometers (107 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 223 kph (138 mph), Mangkhut was stronger than Hurricane Florence that hit North Carolina recently. 

Allianz to become Worldwide Olympic Insurance Partner
Allianz to become Worldwide Olympic Insurance Partner

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Allianz announced that the insurer will join the “Worldwide Olympic Partner” (TOP) Programme in 2021. Through this sponsorship agreement, Allianz will work with the IOC to provide innovative and integrated insurance solutions to support the Olympic Movement, including the Organising Committees of the Olympic Games, with the ambition of providing those insurance solutions to the National Olympic Committees around the world and their Olympic teams and athletes. 

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Worst Case

Hurricane Florence has been downgraded to a Category Two storm, but people should still be prepared for severe damage, says AGCS…

Danger Warning
Danger Warning

Although Hurricane Florence is losing strength approaching landfall, Allianz warns the dangers should not be underestimated...

Allianz tops Dow Jones Sustainability Index 2018 as most sustainable insurer
Allianz tops Dow Jones Sustainability Index 2018 as most sustainable insurer

Allianz Group achieved the top position as sector leader among all rated insurance companies in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). This is the second time in a row since 2017. In the results of the world’s most relevant sustainability index, published today, Allianz ranks with 85 points well above the average sector scoring of 47 points...

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Toxic Trio

Health risks could be lurking in that pretty pink nail polish adorning your fingertips. And these three toxins could threaten the financial health of companies too...

PIMCO Hires John Studzinski as Managing Director and Vice Chairman of PIMCO in its Executive Office
PIMCO hires John Studzinski as Managing Director and Vice Chairman of PIMCO in its Executive Office

Mr. Studzinski will take a leading role in PIMCO’s expanding global strategy. He will serve as a key advisor to the firm’s top clients globally alongside the client management teams and senior leadership. He brings to PIMCO more than 30 years of experience as a deeply trusted financial advisor to leaders in business, finance, government and NGOs around the world.