Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty appoints Anna Sampson Delegated Authority and Portfolio Solutions Manager

Press release | February 14, 2023 I  | London
  • Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) is enhancing its Facility business to target strategic growth opportunities
  • Dedicated team “Delegated Authority, Portfolio & Facilities Management” launched under leadership of Anna Sampson
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) is targeting growth in its Delegated Authority, Portfolio & Facility business by establishing a new market-facing team, based in London.
Anna Sampson

The newly created “Delegated Authority, Portfolio & Facilities Management” team will be led by Anna Sampson who is appointed Delegated Authority and Portfolio Solutions Manager, effective immediately and reporting to Nadia Côté, Managing Director, Regional Unit London (RUL) & Nordics at AGCS.  Anna has over 15 years industry experience gained at a number of insurers in increasingly senior roles.  She joined Allianz in 2021 as Delegated Underwriting Manager in the RUL & Nordics Financial Lines team.

In her new role Anna will lead a team of three and be responsible for expanding and diversifying the portfolio of Delegated Authority and Facilities business for AGCS - Allianz’s entity for large-scale corporate and specialty risks.  Figures produced by The International Underwriting Association (IUA) show £4.8 billion was underwritten via delegated authority arrangements in 2021.

“With the creation of this new team, under Anna’s leadership, we are well placed to capture new business in this segment of corporate insurance beyond our current portfolio.  This ambition is very much in line with our overall market leadership aspirations for AGCS in London and globally,” says Nadia Côté, Managing Director, Regional Unit London & Nordics, AGCS.

Allianz Commercial is the center of expertise and global line of Allianz Group for insuring mid-sized businesses, large enterprises and specialist risks. Among our customers are the world’s largest consumer brands, financial institutions and industry players, the global aviation and shipping industry, as well as family-owned and medium enterprises, which are the backbone of the economy. We also cover unique risks such as offshore wind parks, infrastructure projects or Hollywood film productions.

Powered by the employees, financial strength, and network of the world’s #1 insurance brand Allianz, as ranked by Interbrand, we work together to help our customers prepare for what’s ahead: They trust us to provide a wide range of traditional and alternative risk transfer solutions, outstanding risk consulting and multinational services as well as seamless claims handling.

The trade name Allianz Commercial brings together the large corporate insurance business of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) and the commercial insurance business of national Allianz Property & Casualty entities serving mid-sized companies. We are present in over 200 countries and territories either though our own teams or the Allianz Group network and partners. In 2022, the integrated business of Allianz Commercial generated more than €19 billion gross premium globally.

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