Allianz Insurance appoints Chief Analytics Officer

Authored by Allianz

Allianz Insurance has appointed Chris Varley to the newly created position of chief analytics officer, effective from March 2022.

In this role, Chris will be responsible for growing capabilities in data and pricing, to deliver a single analytics strategy across Allianz Insurance.

Chris joins Allianz from Willis Towers Watson, where he is senior director, responsible for the commercial lines pricing, product, claims and underwriting consulting proposition. In this role Chris has been developing and delivering cutting edge analytics in the commercial insurance market and has worked with Allianz at a Group and UK level.

Prior to this, Chris was with Zurich Insurance for 13 years in various roles, most recently as head of underwriting transformation, responsible for defining and leading the Underwriting Transformation Programme, which focused on data-led decision making.

In his new role, Chris will report to Simon McGinn, CEO, Allianz Commercial, who comments: “I’m delighted to be welcoming Chris to this new position. The appointment of a chief analytics officer reflects our ambition to embed and co-ordinate analytics across the whole of our Commercial business, underlining its importance as a core foundation for our future success.

“Chris brings many years of experience and tremendous knowledge of the market which will complement the skills of his new team.”

Chris Varley added: “It’s a very exciting time to be joining Allianz and to be taking on a leading role in the adoption and development of the latest analytic techniques and tools in support of its Commercial business. I’m looking forward to playing my part as a member of a truly customer-focused and enthusiastic team, committed to bringing the best solutions and outcomes for brokers and policyholders.”