After a 10-year association, AGF is taking the name of is parent group, and becomes Allianz. The DDB advertising campaign timed to coincide with the launch of the Allianz brand in France will run from September 16, 2009.
In line with Allianz's commitment to the Middle East as a major growth region, the name of Allianz's Lebanese insurance company has been changed to "Allianz SNA".
After the repurchase of AGF's minority shareholdings by Allianz in July 2007, AGF Asset Management has been integrated into Allianz Global Investors. The company will therefore change its name and will become Allianz Global Investors (France) SA on January 1, 2008.
The integration of RAS, Lloyd Adriatico and Allianz Subalpina was completed successfully. The Group is the second largest composite insurer in Italy. It gives its customers access to a range of insurance and financial products and services matching top European standards.
AGF Allianz Argentina has been renamed to Allianz Argentina. The company has expanded its range of products and services since the country's economy has been growing at a fast rate in the last few years.