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- Allianz SE is a German multinational financial services company that provides property-casualty insurance, life and health insurance, asset management, credit insurance, surety bonds, assistance services, and global business insurance to private and corporate customers. The company operates through segments including Property-Casualty, which offers products for both private and corporate clients; Life/Health, encompassing individual and group life and health insurance; and Asset Management, delivering institutional and retail products via PIMCO and Allianz Global Investors, alongside holding, treasury, banking, and alternative investments. Allianz SE serves approximately 122 million customers across nearly 70 countries, with third-party assets under management totaling around 1,920 billion euros as of September 30, 2025; it is headquartered in Munich, Germany, where it was founded in 1890.
In recent developments, Allianz completed the acquisition of Viridium Group, a European life insurance consolidation platform, as part of a consortium with BlackRock, Generali Financial Holdings, T&D Holdings, and others in August 2025, following the initial announcement in March 2025; Santander Insurance and PG3 will join the consortium by September 30, 2025, replacing Hannover Re. The company entered binding agreements in March 2025 to sell its 26% stake in Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company and Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company to Bajaj Finserv Ltd. for approximately 2.6 billion euros. Additional strategic moves include a July 2025 reinsurance joint venture with Jio Financial Services Limited in India to expand access to insurance and a five-year underwriting partnership with Ticker in the UK starting November 2025 to grow retail insurance distribution.