The New Reality for Financial Professionals

Allianz Life study finds large majority of Americans believe working with a financial professional would be beneficial, yet most do not do so. How can financial professionals close the gap?

Climate change remains a concern, while climate literacy decreases significantly

More and more people see climate change as a serious threat, but at the same time have less and less basic knowledge about global warming and its consequences.

High anxiety meets low literacy in the fight against climate change

The second edition of Allianz Research’s Climate Literacy Survey, which encompassed almost 8,000 individuals across eight diverse countries, uncovers that nearly half (48.2%) of respondents possess low climate literacy, a significant increase from 2021.

Visions of tomorrow’s Europe – fair, secure and sustainable

Europe’s young adults face a daunting future, have a firm understanding of the world they want to live in, but fear strong forces are working against them. Their challenge is to step up and become the movers of tomorrow. Society’s responsibility is to support them, a new Allianz Foundation study reveals.

Allianz Social Resilience Index

Allianz Research’s newly published Social Resilience Index (SRI), which encompasses 12 indicators measuring economic and social vulnerabilities for 185 countries, marked a decline, amplifying the potential for social risk.

Cyber security trends 2023

The frequency of cyber claims stabilized in 2022, reflecting improved cyber security actions and risk management actions among insured companies. However, ransomware activity alone was up 50% year-on-year during the first half of 2023. Find out more about latest cyber threats and risk mitigation best practice in our new report.

Global Insolvency Outlook: Navigating the economic tightrope

In this newly published report, Allianz Research explores the current economic landscape, profitability woes, and potential insolvency that grips these industries.

Global Wealth Report 2023: The next chapter

2022 was an annus horribilis for savers. Asset prices fell across the board in the „everything slump“ scenario. The result was a dismal -2.7% decline in private households’ global financial assets, the strongest drop since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) in 2008.

Allianz Life: Diverse Investors Warm to Financial Advice

After recent declines, the percentage of Black and Hispanic Americans working with a financial advisor is on the rise, according to a recent Allianz Life study. But challenges still exist. How can the industry respond?