Allianz corporate insurer announces appointments for North American operations

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Allianz corporate insurer announces appointments for North American operations

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By Lyle Adriano

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), a specialist corporate insurer under the Allianz Group, announced yesterday that - effective immediately - Henning Haagen has been named Northeast zone executive for North America, in addition to his current role as global head of aviation.

Haagen takes over the responsibilities of the previous Northeast zone executive, Vinko Markovina, who has been appointed global head of midcorp and regional head of corporate underwriting.

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Both Haagen and Markovina will be based in New York, and will report to AGCS North America President & CEO Bill Scaldaferri.

“Henning and Vinko’s extensive management background will be of great benefit as we continue to strengthen and evolve our business,” Scaldaferri said in a statement. “I know Henning will continue to optimize our capabilities in the Northeast while leading the global aviation team and Vinko will expand and promote our midcorp and corporate portfolios. Together, they will ensure a smooth transition.”

Haagen, as Northeast zone executive, will “lead and execute local business strategies, plans and change initiatives, including organizational transformation with a key focus on people and products, communication, distribution, markets and customers across all lines of business,” a release said.

Serving Allianz since 2008, Haagen has held a range of global leadership positions within the organization, both in Munich and London, before taking on the role of global head of aviation in 2015. Prior to his roles in Allianz, Haagen was a senior underwriter for both GE Insurance Solutions and Augsburg Re/Brit Insurance. He began his career in insurance at Gerling Insurance and Reinsurance AG.

Markovina, meanwhile, as global head of midcorp and regional head of corporate underwriting, will be responsible for AGCS’ global midcorp portfolio, which is comprised of package and small business, middle market programs, farm and ranch and highly protected risk (HPR) property business. He has been serving Allianz for 14 years in a number of leadership roles including global practice leader of international insurance solutions, head of operations Americas, country manager for Canada, and more.


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