Before retiring in 2011, Rupprecht, who had a PhD in mathematics, held the position of Chairman of the Board of Management of Allianz Deutschland in Munich from 2006 onwards. He had joined the Board of Management of Allianz Holding/SE in 1991, when he assumed the role of Chairman of the Board of Management of Allianz Lebensversicherung in Stuttgart.
"All members of the Allianz family within and outside of Germany, and most especially the employees and executives of Allianz Lebensversicherung, are deeply shocked to hear about Dr. Rupprecht's accident", said Michael Diekmann, CEO of Allianz SE. "We mourn the loss of an exceptional colleague, a passionate mathematician and an individual with a real sense of humor that Allianz has a lot to thank for."