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JOURNAL
INSURER INTERVIEW
ALLIANZ CONTINUES
EXPANSION INTO THE UK
As Allianz's steady rise as one of the UK’s leading insurance brands continues,
we talk to Michael Golding, Allianz Motor Network Manager and Jessica Archbold,
Allianz Network Delivery Manager, about network performance, apprenticeships,
repair volumes and Allianz’s research into the actual environmental bene昀椀ts of repair
over replace.
llianz has been named
one of the 30 most
valuable brands in
the world, moving
up two places to the
29th position in this year’s Best Global
Brands ranking from Interbrand.
The global insurer with 125 million
customers and 157,000 employees has
been recognised as the most valuable
昀椀nancial services brand for the sixth
consecutive time.
A
teams together will more effectively
drive the continued development
of activities performed by front line
claims handlers and operations teams,
enabling them to continue to provide a
top-class service to customers.
In addition, thanks to its 昀氀exible
working model, wide range of bene昀椀ts
and development opportunities and
commitment to diversity and inclusion,
Allianz was recognised for its strong
employer brand and ranked seventh
in the Fortune 100 Best Companies to
Work for in Europe 2024.
and Oakdene Hollins, about the
in昀氀uence of vehicle repair techniques
on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
The 'Repair or Replace?' study
investigated the carbon footprint of
repairing or replacing damaged vehicle
parts and compared the upstream
and downstream logistics for each
operation including collection of a
donor vehicle, dismantling parts,
to delivery to a bodyshop as well
as the CO2 associated for painting
and curing a reclaimed part. The
project also calculated and compared
the equivalent GHG for a new,
manufactured part to be 昀椀tted.
In its conclusion the study highlighted
that repairing a part is the optimal
choice, but if repair is no longer viable
for technical and/or economic reasons,
the use of green parts is preferable
over replacing with new original parts.
Allianz has also made changes to
its claims operation combining the
commercial and personal lines teams
to create a single function. Led by Matt
Cox, Chief Claims Of昀椀cer at Allianz,
he explained that bringing these two
Recently, Allianz UK has contributed
to a research project, in association
with the Vehicle Recyclers Association
(VRA), its salvage partner SYNETIQ
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“I am now working with the authors of
the paper and working with our global
colleagues to share best practice and
encourage innovation,” said Michael
