(Allianz Canada)

Roger Randall, President and CEO of Allianz Canada, is pleased to welcome Carol Jardine to the role of Senior Vice President, Underwriting. In this capacity, Carol will be responsible for personal and commercial insurance across Canada. A respected member of the Canadian insurance industry, Carol

In addition to being a Fellow of the Insurance Institute of Canada, and serving on many industry committees, Carol is also the Chair, Board of Directors, for SMARTRISK, a national non profit organization dedicated to preventing injuries and saving lives.

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Carol and her team will lead the creation of a mutually profitable path for Allianz Canada and its Broker partners while ensuring policyholder satisfaction.

The Allianz Group is one of the world's leading providers of financial services, consisting of nearly 700 subsidiaries in over 70 countries. Worldwide, the Allianz Group has a gross premium income of about 82.6 billion euros [Cdn $130 billion] and manages assets in excess of 989 billion euros [Cdn $1,618 billion]. Allianz employs over 181,000 people worldwide. With experience dating back to 1911, Allianz Canada writes $814 million in premiums and has total assets exceeding $1.7 billion.

(All figures as of December 2002)