Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty News

Ship Insurance Claims to Rise as Black Sea Remains High Risk Area: Allianz

Global insurers are expected to receive multiple marine insurance claims from ships damaged or lost as the conflict in Ukraine spills over into sea lanes, insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) said in a report on Tuesday. Two seafarers …

Allianz Survey: Business Interruption, Pandemic and Cyber Top Risk Manager Concerns

Business interruption was rated as the most dire risk to global businesses in 2020, according to risk management experts in 92 countries surveyed by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty. Allianz said in its annual Risk Barometer report that business interruption …

Claims People: Envista, Allianz, Florida Peninsula, Beazley and CaseGlide

Envista Forensics Hires New President Envista Forensics, a global provider of forensic consulting services for insurance claims, has appointed Christina Lucas as president. Lucas will replace Robert Wedoff, who has held the role of president since 2014. Wedoff is transitioning …

Claims People: Preferred Mutual, Kinsale, Allianz and Goldberg Segalla

Preferred Mutual Appoints Claims Chief Preferred Mutual Insurance Co. has hired Michelle Raue as senior vice president of claims. The carrier, based in New Berlin, New York, said Raue has more than 30 years of claims, operational and leadership experience. …

Claims People: Beazley, Preferred Medical and AGCS

Beazley Promotes 2 in Claims Team Specialist insurer Beazley has promoted Steven Chang to global head of complex claims and Kati Bynon to global claims leader for health care. The two appointments follow Beth Diamond’s promotion to group head of …

AI-Related Liability Considerations

The recent deadly crash of an Uber autonomous car in Arizona highlights the evolving risk related to artificial intelligence (AI). A newly released report by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, The Rise of Artificial Intelligence: Future Outlook and Emerging Risks, …

Rise of the Robots Comes With Benefits and New Loss, Liability Scenarios

In the new report The Rise of Artificial Intelligence: Future Outlook and Emerging Risks, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) identifies both the benefits and emerging risk concerns around the growing implementation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in society and industry, …

Business Interruption, Cyber Attacks at Top of 2018 Allianz Risk Barometer

Business interruption (42%) and cyber incidents (40%) lead this year’s top business risks, globally, according to the seventh annual Allianz Risk Barometer. Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) announced the findings last week, based on insight from 1,911 risk experts …

Allianz Warns Product Recall Risks Grow as Technology Drives New Triggers

Defective product risk is an increasing peril for companies, causing significant financial damage, according to a newly released Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) report. Recall exposures have increased significantly over the past decade, bringing the potential for larger and …

Allianz: Cyber Security, Regulation and Cost Cutting Impact Global Shipping Losses

Large shipping losses have declined by 50 percent over the past decade, mostly driven by the development of a more robust safety environment by ship owners, according to Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE’s (AGCS) fifth annual Safety & Shipping …