Allianz appoints motor trade lead

12 April 2023 | David Young

Allianz Commercial has promoted Olivia Baker to head of motor trade insurance

Allianz appoints motor trade lead

Olivia will be responsible for setting the strategy, direction, pricing and underwriting appetite for Allianz's motor trade accounts, as well as maintaining and developing products and customer propositions.

Olivia joined the Allianz graduate programme in 2010 and has since held several underwriting roles with a particular focus on account management and portfolio steering. This included leading the motor trade account in the Woking branch and her most recent role as manager within the motor trade head office account team.

Stuart Toal, head of mid-corporate, Allianz Commercial, said: "Olivia has an incredible wealth of experience in underwriting. She brings a huge amount of knowledge and technical excellence with her, as well as a great understanding of the market. I'm confident this appointment places Allianz in a strong position as we strive to meet our underwriting ambitions."

He added: "I'm really pleased that we have been able to promote from within for this pivotal role in our organisation, which just demonstrates the strength of our talent pool."