Insurance body announces councillor of the year

The Insurance Institute of Gauteng (IIG) Past President Zuriel Naiker announced Olivia Smith of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) Africa as Councillor of the Year at their Inaugural Dinner, which took place on March 10 2016.  Olivia heads up the IIG’s marketing portfolio and focuses on protecting and enhancing the image and reputation of the organization by marketing and communicating IIG’s purpose through events, as well as trade and digital media.

She has also been hands-on in taking the Gauteng body to a global platform through IIG International, which enabled insurance professionals to network and gain experience from experts at multinational insurers such as Allianz in London and Munich in September last year.

“I am very grateful to make a difference in the industry through the Institute’s Council and would like to thank AGCS Africa CEO Delphine Maïdou and AGCS Africa Head of Engineering Seelan Naidoo along with Marsh Africa Managing Director Winston Skosana for their support and encouragement since 2013,” said Olivia who is celebrating her fifteen years of service with Allianz in April this year.

Based in Johannesburg, AGCS works with brokers, risk managers and other stakeholders on the continent to offer them insurance and risk consultancy across the whole spectrum of specialty, alternative risk transfer and corporate business including Marine, Energy, Engineering, Financial Lines (including D&O), Liability, Mid-Corporate and Property insurance (including International Insurance Programs).

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) is the Allianz Group's dedicated carrier for corporate and specialty insurance business. AGCS provides insurance and risk consultancy across the whole spectrum of specialty, alternative risk transfer and corporate business: Marine, Aviation (incl. Space), Energy, Engineering, Entertainment, Financial Lines (incl. D&O), Liability, Mid-Corporate and Property insurance (incl. International Insurance Programs).

Worldwide, AGCS operates with its own teams in 34 countries and through the Allianz Group network and partners in over 210 countries and territories, employing almost 4,700 people of 70 nationalities. AGCS provides insurance solutions to more than three quarters of the Fortune Global 500 companies, writing a total of €7.4 billion gross premium worldwide in 2017.

AGCS SE is rated AA by Standard & Poor’s and A+ by A.M. Best.

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