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Allianz UK strengthens digital trading team to reach ambition of becoming the broker and customer partner of choice.

17 December, 2024

Commenting on the new digital trading team, Alex Ktenidis, director of digital trading & Allianz Legal Protection (ALP) said:

“These appointments are an injection of talent and fresh perspective into our digital trading teams and have already created a really strong buzz with our brokers and across Allianz. We have implemented a simpler structure with more accountability, attracting top performers from within Allianz and the market, who are laser-focused on making insurance easy so our brokers and customers can concentrate on growing their own businesses.”

“The team has been working hard this year to respond to broker and customer feedback with significant investments in improved platform capabilities, seamless digital journeys and an extension to our products next year – all of which will benefit brokers in 2025.”

 

Raj Variyar has been appointed to the role of head of digital distribution bringing over 14 years of insurance and banking experience, having most recently held positions at both Aon and Simply Business. Having a dedicated expert digital distribution team is new for Allianz UK, and Raj will be pivotal in extending the digital product set and propositions whilst deepening customer and broker partnerships.

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emmanuel peltant

 

Emmanuel Peltant has joined the commercial pricing team as head of digital pricing. Bringing over 24 years of experience, most recently at AXA and Direct Line Group, Emmanuel will build upon the successful pricing sophistication journey where Allianz have deployed new tools and made great strides in recent years with technically excellent pricing a cornerstone of its digital business.

 

 

Anneke Graham has been promoted to head of digital underwriting with over 23 years with Allianz and most recently successfully running the digital portfolio team. In her new role Anneke will have responsibility for setting the technical direction for the account and driving actions to successfully deliver profitable growth with broker partners.

 

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victoria ashman

 

Victoria Ashman has transitioned from regional distribution manager (South) to head of operations and trading. Having been in the insurance industry for over 14 years and with Allianz’s digital service levels at an all-time high, Victoria will be responsible for the trading underwriters and support teams. Her extensive operational and strategic distribution experience will be instrumental in driving digital adoption with brokers, ensuring Allianz trades expertly how and where our brokers want us to in a seamless manner. 

 

 

Steve Wells, previously transformation business owner, has been appointed head of strategic initiatives and change. Having been with Allianz for over 19 years, Steve will be responsible for running the digital platforms and delivering ambitious transformation activities. His comprehensive experience in underwriting, distribution, and transformation will be pivotal as Allianz continues to optimise its end-to-end platform and digital journeys.

Other promotions within the new team include Dan Hill as digital portfolio manager, James Preece as digital data manager, Wendy Johnson as digital DA and schemes manager, and Charlotte Billingham as digital development & propositions lead.

 

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The Allianz Group is one of the world's leading insurers and asset managers with around 125 million* private and corporate customers in nearly 70 countries. Allianz customers benefit from a broad range of personal and corporate insurance services, ranging from property, life and health insurance to assistance services to credit insurance and global business insurance. Allianz is one of the world’s largest investors, managing around 741 billion euros** on behalf of its insurance customers. Furthermore, our asset managers PIMCO and Allianz Global Investors manage about 1.8 trillion euros** of third-party assets. Thanks to our systematic integration of ecological and social criteria in our business processes and investment decisions, we are among the leaders in the insurance industry in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. In 2023, over 157,000 employees achieved total business volume of 161.7 billion euros and an operating profit of 14.7 billion euros for the group.

* Including non-consolidated entities with Allianz customers.

**As of June 30, 2024.

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