- From July 1, 2018, current Chief Operating Officer Sinéad Browne will move to a new Board role at AGCS, taking over from Chief Regions and Markets Officer, Carsten Scheffel, who is retiring.
- Bettina Dietsche, currently Head of Group Operations at Allianz SE joins AGCS on April 1, 2018 to succeed Ms Browne as COO, allowing for a period of handover.
- Chief Claims Officer Alexander Mack will retire from AGCS on June 30, 2018, with Philipp Cremer taking on the new role of Global Head of Claims, reporting to AGCS CEO Chris Fischer Hirs.
Mr. Mack (59), who will retire from the AGCS Board in 2018 on reaching the age of 60, was appointed Chief Claims Officer on the Board of Management in 2014, and has been responsible for the strategic development of the AGCS global claims service since that time. Mr. Mack originally joined AGCS in 2007 as Global Head of Long Tail Claims, and was later appointed as Global Head of Claims across all AGCS lines in May 2013. Prior to that, he held a number of senior leadership roles over 20 years at Gerling Insurance Company, including Global Head of Liability and Financial Lines Claims.
Mr. Cremer (51) joined Allianz Group in 1996 as a corporate counsel. In 1999 he established a central liability claims department for the pre-cursor to AGCS Germany. Since that time, he has held a number of roles at AGCS, including Head of Market Management and Communication for AGCS UK, as well as Global Head of Market Management, and Deputy CEO for AGCS Spain.
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About Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) is a leading global corporate insurance carrier and a key business unit of Allianz Group. AGCS provides risk consultancy, Property-Casualty insurance solutions and alternative risk transfer for a wide spectrum of commercial, corporate and specialty risks across 12 dedicated lines of business.
Our customers are as diverse as business can be, ranging from Fortune Global 500 companies to small businesses, and private individuals. Among them are the world’s largest consumer brands, tech companies and the global aviation and shipping industry, but also wineries, satellite operators or Hollywood film actors. They all look to AGCS for smart answers to their largest and most complex risks in a dynamic, multinational business environment and trust us to deliver an outstanding claims experience.
We constantly strive to deliver the best for our customers through our global team of around 4,400 employees from over 70 nationalities in 34 countries worldwide. As the one of the largest Property-Casualty units of Allianz Group, we are backed by strong and stable financial strength ratings and a global network in over 200 countries and territories. In 2018, AGCS generated a total of €8.2 billion gross premium worldwide.