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Allianz officially began its eight-year global partnership with the Olympic and Paralympic Movements on January 1, building on a collaboration with the Paralympic Movement first established in 2006.
“Allianz is proud to be the ‘global insurance partner’ of the Olympic and Paralympic movements,” said Oliver Bäte, CEO of Allianz SE. “As a supporter of the sports ecosystem and through the shared core values of excellence, friendship, inclusion and respect, Allianz and our 148,000 employees and 100,000 agents are excited to care for and deliver to athletes, their families and their ambitions.”
Since announcing the partnership in September 2018, the insurer has engaged fans, athletes, teams and employees through healthcare in its four pilot markets: Australia, China, France and Spain. Further. Allianz introduced the Australian Olympic Committee Wellness Week to showcase ways to improve mental health, and also worked with the Organizing Committee for the Paris 2024 Olympics to encourage people to walk and run for the “Paris 2024 Club”, an initiative to encourage movement and be part of the games.
Allianz will expand local initiatives to connect with athletes and fans around the world. To name a few, the global insurer will offer consumers and employees the opportunity to participate in the Olympic Torch Relay in Beijing 2022 and engage young people with the spirit and values of the Movements in its Allianz Sports Camps through the playing sports, building friendships and learning from athletes. In addition, it will support movements with tailored insurance solutions and services.
“Having announced this new agreement in 2018, our teams have already been working together in key pilot markets to support athletes and the Olympic Movement,” said IOC President Thomas Bach. “As we begin this new Olympic year, we are excited to seriously begin our global collaboration with Allianz.”
“Allianz brings global visibility to the athletes and values of the Paralympic Movement and we look forward to our next phase working together,” concluded IPC President Andrew Parsons.
The partnership runs from 2021-2028. More details can be found on the Allianz website.
