About Allianz

The Allianz Group is one of the world's leading providers of integrated financial services. With nearly 155,000 employees globally, we serve approximately 75 million customers in about 70 countries. Headquartered in Munich, Germany, Allianz Group is a market leader in the insurance industry as well as one of the world's largest asset managers. Our goal is to become the most trusted financial services company in the world by offering our partners and customers the highest level of expertise, integrity and sustainability. Through our subsidiaries in North America, we offer a broad portfolio of insurance and asset management products and services. By collaborating across various lines of business, we are able to offer our North American customers not only dependable financial strength but also comprehensive products and services.

Expertise: Allianz services set market standards. Our highly qualified employees are dedicated to continuously improving the Allianz Group's products and services through a combination of global capabilities and local entrepreneurship.

Integrity: For Allianz, integrity means more than just keeping promises; it means making only promises we know we can keep. That is why our focus remains on financial stability, which is particularly critical in today's economic environment. We carefully review our services on a regular basis to ensure that we adequately accommodate the needs of both our customers and our shareholders.

Sustainability: Today's global economic picture confirms the demand for robust, ethical investments and insurance services, the cornerstones of our business. In addition, we recognize the need to address the increasing systemic risks in our interconnected world. We are dedicated to working toward sustainable solutions to challenges such as global warming, increasingly frequent natural disasters, the shortfalls in retirement and health-care systems faced by aging societies, and the lack of capital in young, rapidly growing economies.

For more information about Allianz, go to www.allianz.com.