Get to know AGCS Central & Eastern Europe

The Central & Eastern Europe region - with its core markets of Germany, Austria and Switzerland - is an important part of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS)'s global business. From CEE, AGCS serves a large number of multinational and specialized clients, including 90% of all DAX 30 companies. Watch our film to learn more about the CEE region.

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Allianz Risk Barometer 2024 | Expert risk article

Risk in focus: Fire, explosion

Ranking #6 overall, fire, explosion (19%), up from #9 in 2023, is a significant peril for companies and global supply chains.

Allianz Risk Barometer 2024 | Expert risk article

Top risks for smaller and mid-size companies

Whether cyber-attack or flood, loss events tend to hit smaller and mid-size companies much harder, with longer periods of disruption.

Allianz Risk Barometer 2024 | Expert risk article

Risk in focus: Climate change

Climate change (18%) may be a non-mover year-on year at #7, but this risk’s importance is clearly also reflected in natural catastrophes’ rise in the rankings.

Allianz Risk Barometer 2024 | Expert risk article

Risk in focus: Market developments

Protectionism is one of three paradigm shifts identified as being behind market developments (13%) rising to #9.

Allianz Risk Barometer 2024 | Expert risk article

Risk in focus: Cyber incidents

Cyber incidents is the top global risk in the Allianz Risk Barometer – for the first time by a clear margin (36% of responses, 5 percentage points ahead).

Allianz Risk Barometer 2024 | Expert risk article

Risk in focus: Shortage of skilled workforce

Shortage of skilled workforce (12%) falls from #8 to #10, although demographic change still means a shortage of skilled labor in many sectors worldwide.

Allianz Risk Barometer 2024 | Expert risk article

Risk in focus: Natural catastrophes

In a sign that companies are feeling the impact of extreme weather and climate events, natural catastrophes rank #3, up three positions on last year.

Allianz Risk Barometer 2024 | Expert risk article

Risk in focus: Political risks and violence

Unsurprisingly, given ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, and tensions between China and the US, political risks and violence (14%) rises up to #8 from #10.

Allianz Risk Barometer 2024 | Expert risk article

Risk in focus: Business interruption

Business interruption (31%) retains its position as the second biggest threat in the 2024 survey.

Allianz Risk Barometer 2024 | Expert risk article

Risk in focus: Changes in legislation

Despite vows to reduce bureaucracy, companies will still face new rules and regulations in 2024 ensuring changes in legislation and regulation (19%) rises one place to #4.

Allianz Risk Barometer 2024 | Expert risk article

Risk in focus: Macroeconomic developments

Despite the ongoing uncertain global economic outlook, macroeconomic developments (19%), which ranked #3 last year, falls to #5 in 2024.

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A cyber event is the top global business risk

Allianz Commercial publishes the 13th annual survey of key business risks around the world, according to 3000+ respondents.

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Allianz Risk Barometer 2024

The most important corporate concerns for the year ahead, ranked by 3,069 risk management experts from 92 countries and territories.

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Key risk trends for Directors & Officers

Our report identifies trends for risk managers and brokers in the Directors and Officers (D&O) insurance space.

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Goodbye 2023!

On behalf of everyone at Allianz Commercial we wish you and your families good health and happiness over the festive break.