Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Names Ulrich Kadow as New Head of Canada

NEW YORK--()--Allianz Group’s specialist corporate insurer, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), announced the appointment of Ulrich Kadow as chief agent for Canada effective immediately. Based in Toronto, Kadow will lead AGCS’s commercial insurance business in Canada and will report to Arthur Moossmann, president and CEO of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty North America.

“Canada is an area of strategic importance for Allianz. Successful initiatives such as the introduction of our mid-market Package & Multiline product, the start-up of the Entertainment practice, the creation of dedicated Financial Lines teams for Professional Indemnity, Directors & Officers, and Errors & Omissions, and the solid growth of products in Marine, Aviation, Property, Liability, Energy and Engineering underscore our commitment to the region,” said Moossmann. “Under Ulrich’s leadership, we will continue to provide exceptional service and support to our existing clients and partners and look to further develop our business interests in Canada in the future.”

Since 2006, Kadow has held a variety of positions within AGCS in Europe, Asia and North America and was most recently global head of Package & Multiline where he established the mid-market Property, Liability and Engineering business in Canada, Asia, South Africa, Australia and Denmark.

Kadow earned an MBA from Columbia Business School and an M.S. in Computer Science from University of Technology Munich TUM. He also holds the CPCU designation.

About Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) is the Allianz Group's dedicated carrier for corporate and specialty insurance business. AGCS provides insurance and risk consultancy across the whole spectrum of specialty, alternative risk transfer and corporate business: Marine, Aviation (incl. Space), Energy, Engineering, Entertainment, Financial Lines (incl. D&O), Liability, Mid-Corporate and Property insurance (incl. International Insurance Programs).

Worldwide, AGCS operates in 28 countries with own units and in more than 160 countries through the Allianz Group network and partners. In 2014 it employed more than 3,500 people and provided insurance solutions to more than half of the Fortune Global 500 companies, writing a total of €5.4 billion gross premium worldwide annually.

AGCS SE is rated AA by Standard & Poor’s and A+ by A.M. Best.

For more information please visit www.agcs.allianz.com or follow us on Twitter @AGCS_Insurance and LinkedIn.

Contacts

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
Jacqueline Maher, 646-472-1479
jacqueline.maher@agcs.allianz.com
or
Harden Communications Partners
Erin Burke, 631-239-6903
eburke@hardenpartners.com

Release Summary

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Names Ulrich Kadow as New Head of Canada

Contacts

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
Jacqueline Maher, 646-472-1479
jacqueline.maher@agcs.allianz.com
or
Harden Communications Partners
Erin Burke, 631-239-6903
eburke@hardenpartners.com