Press release | June 26, 2025
Nina Simons announced as new Global Head of MidCorp Underwriting at Allianz Commercial
Allianz Commercial today announced that Nina Simons (38) will become the new Global Head of MidCorp Underwriting at Allianz Commercial, with effect from July 1, 2025. In this newly created role, she will report to Vanessa Maxwell, Chief Underwriting Officer at Allianz Commercial.
The Global Head of MidCorp Underwriting will play an important part in strengthening connections between MidCorp and LargeCorp, supporting Allianz Commercial’s strategic direction. Nina Simons will shape and execute the global underwriting strategy, collaborating with stakeholders to drive growth and manage risks. She will oversee underwriting governance, support transformation initiatives, and ensure alignment across teams. The role also includes tracking global portfolios using data insights, focusing on emerging risks to guide the business forward, as well as identifying opportunities to further enhance our delivery for customers across the Allianz Commercial value chain.
Before her maternity leave, Nina Simons held the position of Strategic Transformation Leader at Allianz Commercial. In more than 15 years at Allianz, she held a wide range of significant roles across both Allianz Commercial and Allianz SE. At Allianz Commercial, she worked in business analysis and underwriting, including as Business Owner for Underwriting Corporate & Specialty and Global Head of Business Analysis and System Transformation. At Allianz SE, she focused on business development, serving as Regional Head of P&C Business Development for Central Eastern Europe, the Middle East and North Africa and as Regional Manager for Business Development.
Vanessa Maxwell, Chief Underwriting Officer at Allianz Commercial, comments: "We are happy to have Nina back to take on this key strategic role in our leadership team. As we continue to drive forward the integrated Allianz Commercial approach, her expertise in underwriting and transformation will be crucial in strengthening our global strategy for MidCorp. Congratulations to Nina on this new chapter and I am looking forward to working with her."
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Allianz Commercial is the center of expertise and global line of Allianz Group for insuring mid-sized businesses, large enterprises and specialist risks. Among our customers are the world’s largest consumer brands, financial institutions and industry players, the global aviation and shipping industry, as well as family-owned and medium enterprises, which are the backbone of the economy. We also cover unique risks such as offshore wind parks, infrastructure projects or film productions.
Powered by the employees, financial strength, and network of the world’s #1 insurance brand Allianz, as ranked by Interbrand, we work together to help our customers prepare for what’s ahead: They trust us to provide a wide range of traditional and alternative risk transfer solutions, outstanding risk consulting and multinational services as well as seamless claims handling.
The trade name Allianz Commercial brings together the large corporate insurance business of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) and the commercial insurance business of national Allianz Property & Casualty entities serving mid-sized companies. We are present in over 200 countries and territories either though our own teams or the Allianz Group network and partners. In 2025, the integrated business of Allianz Commercial generated around €17,3 billion in gross premium globally.
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