Climate change could eventually undermine our economic system, says Allianz Board Member Günther Thallinger. Businesses ...

Autonomous vehicles require safety, trust, and clear liability. Allianz advocates for standards to ensure public acceptance.

Trade rerouting and (energy) deflation have prevented tariffs from unleashing the wave of corporate insolvencies many feared. Since early 2025, the Trump administration’s sweeping import duties (11% ...

Artificial intelligence is about to impose the largest sustained demand shock on US electricity infrastructure in decades. By 2030, data-center power consumption is expected to nearly double, lifting ...

Citizens recognize the need for social security reforms, but have far less confidence that reforms will actually be delivered.

In 2025, the Allianz Social Resilience Index (SRI) records a third consecutive – albeit modest – improvement, but underlying divergence remains pronounced.

Aviation remains a cornerstone of our globalized economy, shrinking distances and accelerating the movement of people and goods, thereby enabling tourism and trade. But it is also one of the hardest ...

Global GDP growth is expected to reach +2.9% in 2026 and +2.8% in 2027, following a robust +3% in 2025.

Business insolvencies ended 2025 with an upside trend in most countries, despite already high levels. The first final data available for 2025 confirm our expectations of a +6% increase in global ...

The Football World Cup 2026 will be the largest tournament in football (soccer) history and a structural departure from previous editions, expanding from 32 to 48 teams and from 64 to 104 matches ...

The world is going through “crazy times”—with these words, Allianz CEO Oliver Bäte opened this year’s Media Barbecue at the company’s Munich headquarters. He never imagined that his time at the helm ...

Spillovers from the Middle East crisis will make 2026 the fifth consecutive year of rising global business insolvencies.