Allianz offers Annual Report as completely interactive iPad app

Not at all. This small application program is a helpful tool that we can use to inform our shareholders, potential investors, and interested members of the public about Allianz in detail, at any time, and regardless of location. We are already reporting a large number of downloads – this is not in any way just a toy, but rather reflects how the way we communicate with the market is constantly changing and evolving.

Oliver Bäte: "How we communicate with the market is constantly evolving"

Twelve years ago, it was May before our company was able to release the Annual Report to shareholders in print, and today they can read it online as early as mid-March. Thanks to the Internet, they can now watch the Annual Press Conference live at the end of February and the General Shareholders Meeting at the beginning of May. Shareholders also receive relevant information via e-mail simultaneously around the world. Now they can call up investor news at their own convenience using the iPhone app and read through our Annual Report interactively on the iPad. A quick, comprehensive overview is digitally available to anyone who wants it.

There is definitely much more information out there now than before. This means we are faced with two difficult tasks. First, how do we get information to the right target group, and second, how do we design the information so that it remains manageable despite its scope and volume. In this case, we’ve taken advantage of new technical possibilities. Apps offer a good option for providing information more intelligently. And we wanted to exploit this opportunity.

Easy access to the Annual Report of Allianz anywhere, any time

In general, of course, anyone who is interested in Allianz and our business. In particular, we should mention our almost 500,000 shareholders. But this application is also especially interesting for financial analysts and journalists. These professional users of financial information now no longer have to carry around a 300-page annual report. They have all the information stored conveniently on their tablet computer.

First of all, you can still find all company information on our website www.allianz.com; we are not cutting anyone off from information. The app is simply another method of making our information available and it offers certain advantages. It is intuitive, as the reader can tap on individual paragraphs or numbers in the text and the appropriate detailed table or additional information will be displayed. In addition, users can add their own highlights and store changes so that the next time the file is accessed, the desired passages are immediately displayed.

You can now use the interactive Group Annual Report on the Apple iPad. It can be downloaded free of charge in just a few minutes from the Apple App Store. The classic download and online version (HTML) are also available on the Internet at www.allianz.com. In addition, we are still offering our Investor Relations iPhone app so users can conveniently and transparently receive financial information about Allianz. Both are very easy to install and use. And they help us to communicate in better and more convenient ways.


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