Sponsorship

Allianz Commercial: working together for your success

Business risks are evolving in our ever-changing world. For over 130 years, Allianz has worked closely with partners to handle these challenges.

Here in the UK, we’re Allianz Commercial: one face to market, serving all of your business insurance customers from SME and mid-sized companies to the largest multinationals.

Powered by the people, financial strength and capabilities of the world’s number one insurance brand, we’ll support you through globally coordinated and locally delivered solutions.

We’ve been delivering tailored schemes solutions for over 40 years. With ambitions to grow, we’ve a broader appetite than the specialisms we’re known for. We’ve earned a reputation as one of the most trusted¹ insurers, backed by award-winning claims and risk management services.²

Our dedicated team are there to handle the often-complex nature of schemes. We offer direct access to decision makers, guidance and support to help brokers grapple with compliance and enable brokers to grow their scheme.

Proudly part of the Benefact Group, we continue to build a ‘Movement for Good’ with an ambition to give £250m to good causes by 2025.

¹Broker Research undertaken for Ecclesiastical by FWD 2008 - 2023

²Insurance Times Claims Excellence Awards 2023 – Claims Product Solution of the Year – Insurer, The Gracechurch Claims Service Quality Marque (SQM) 2024, Risk Management Specialist Company of the Year - CIR Risk Management Awards 2022.

Pen Underwriting

Pen Underwriting is a multi-class, multi-territory managing general agent (MGA) that operates as a virtual insurer, meaning it can fulfil all the typical functions of an insurance company — from underwriting, sales & distribution, pricing & analytics, product innovation, risk & governance through to claims handling — other than the provision of insurance capital.

Pen Underwriting has five divisions — International & Financial Lines, Specialty Lines, Public Sector, SME & Personal Lines and Manchester Underwriting Agencies Management (‘MUM’) — offering a wide and growing range of specialisms from e-Solutions and delegated authorities for volume business through to specialty products with individual underwriting for hard-to-find placements.

Already one of the UK’s largest MGAs, Pen has a bold vision to become a £1bn gross written premium (GWP) underwriting and distribution business. In October 2021 it acquired Manchester Underwriting Agencies Limited and its wholly owned subsidiary MUM, adding more than £60m GWP to the overall Pen family. Together, the businesses now generate more than £720m GWP with a combined team of 450 insurance professionals.

At Acturis we don't talk about digital transformation, we deliver it.

This ability to meet the transformational demands of our clients has been the key to our

success. From an ambitious idea in 2000, Acturis has become the tech provider of choice

for brokers, insurers and MGAs throughout the UK and internationally.

Supporting over 100,000 users in over 40 countries, Acturis has built a leading position in every

market it operates in. This hasn’t come about by chance – since day one our goal has

been to be the best and, in that respect, nothing has changed.

But with our unique approach to software, we have helped drive much of the change

the insurance industry has seen over the last 20 years. Because at Acturis, we don’t just

connect markets – we create them.

For more information, visit acturis.com