About Allianz: The Allianz Group is one of the leading integrated financial services providers worldwide. With nearly 155,000 employees worldwide, the Allianz Group serves approximately 75 million customers in about 70 countries. On the insurance side, Allianz is the market leader in the German market and has a strong international presence. In fiscal 2008 the Allianz Group achieved total revenues of over 92.5 billion euros. Allianz is also one of the world's largest asset managers, with third-party assets of 703 billion euros under management at year end 2008. (source: Allianz.com)