Allianz to offer free legal helpline to independent brokers in an industry first

Authored by Allianz

Allianz Legal Protection’s Lawphone service will be made available to some 1,400 brokerages

Many of Allianz’s independent broker partners will now have free access to legal advice via its Lawphone service, in an industry first.

Lawphone is a legal advice line offered by Allianz Legal Protection (ALP). It operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, offering over-the-phone advice on business-related legal issues such as:

• employment matters
• debt recovery
• contract disputes
• intellectual property
• Covid regulations.

Approximately 1,400 brokerages working with Allianz qualify to access this service free of charge, adding to the wider list of benefits already on offer.

Nick Hobbs, chief distribution and regions manager said: “We’re proud to offer our independent broker partners this unique service. At Allianz, we have great in-house experts in a wide range of legal matters. We want to utilise that and support our broker partners in running their business.

“Having access to Lawphone will help them to better navigate through some difficult aspects of the current business environment, with our support and knowledge available whenever it is needed.”

James Barclay, head of sales and distribution, Legal Protection at Allianz Insurance: “We’re delighted that we can provide this service free of charge to our broker partners. Over the past year we’ve taken more than 4,200 calls, helping our customers with a wide range of matters. We look forward to providing invaluable guidance on business related matters, as we continue to enable success and growth, together”.

Lawphone for Brokers is the latest addition to the wide range of benefits that brokers have access to when working with Allianz. Other recently launched initiatives include free Mental Health First Aider courses for brokers as a new element in the company’s long-standing Allianz Partners Academy programme and the Allianz Sports Fund, which is now in its second round of grants. For the Sports Fund, brokers have until Friday 8 October to nominate a grassroots club of their choice to receive a grant between £500 and £3,000.