Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), the corporate insurance carrier of Allianz Group, has named John Gambale as part of a reorganized Distribution team in North America to support large corporate business expansion. Effective Oct. 3., Gambale will assume the role of Regional Head of Distribution NA, Large Corporate, based in New York reporting to Bill Scaldaferri, CEO and President, AGCS North America. Rani Christie, formerly Regional Head of Distribution, Sales and Marketing for NA, will lead the Middle Market division, also reporting to Scaldaferri, based in Atlanta.
John Gambale
Gambale joins AGCS from AIG, where he has held various leadership roles over the past 23 years. Most recently, as President, Northeast Zone, he was responsible for executing on go-to market strategies in the New York Metro, Mid-Atlantic and New England markets with oversight of more than 200 underwriters across all major Property, Casualty, Financial Lines and Specialty product areas. Prior to his zonal distribution responsibilities, he held various local and national leadership positions with AIG Financial Lines. Gambale began his corporate insurance career at Swiss Re. He earned a BS in Environmental Economics from the University of Vermont and an MBA from Pace University, Lubin School of Business.
“I am pleased to welcome John to AGCS as this is the next step in our evolution and a refinement of our focus to capture growth opportunities both in the Large Corporate and Middle Market arenas,” stated Scaldaferri. “We have strong momentum, and by redeploying resources we are driving more meaningful and productive engagement, honing our expertise and articulating our focus toward two very distinct yet crucial market segments.”
AGCS North America contributes about half of the overall AGCS global premium of 9.6 billion USD (2021). The business is focused on traditional P&C and Specialty lines, including Aviation, Corporate property, Entertainment, Energy & Construction, Financial Lines, Marine and select Liability lines. It also offers Alternative Risk Transfer services for the large corporate segment and a dedicated MidCorp capability.
“John has a tremendous reputation in the marketplace as a results-oriented professional. At the same time, I am very happy that Rani will focus his talents on growing and optimizing our Middle Market division, which is a critical growth segment for the company,” added Scaldaferri.
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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. We provide risk consultancy, Property-Casualty insurance solutions and alternative risk transfer for a wide spectrum of commercial, corporate and specialty risks across 10 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 not only the world’s largest consumer brands, tech companies and the global aviation and shipping industry, but also satellite operators or Hollywood film productions. 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.
Worldwide, AGCS operates with its own teams in more than 30 countries and through the Allianz Group network and partners in over 200 countries and territories, employing around 4,400 people. As one of the largest Property-Casualty units of Allianz Group, we are backed by strong and stable financial ratings. In 2020, AGCS generated a total of €9.3 billion gross premium globally.
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