Allianz UK grows personal lines with Wright appointment as MD of home insurance

Allianz UK has announced the addition of Graham Wright to its growing personal lines business, appointing him Managing Director of Home Insurance.

Reporting to Serge Raffard, he will join the UK personal lines leadership team in December, and will work alongside Henry Topham, Managing Director, Retail and Nicola George, Managing Director, Broker.

Prior to joining Allianz, Wright served at Saga, where he was part of the insurance executive leadership team for almost three years, most recently as chief commercial officer for insurance.

Before that, he was with WTW for more than a decade, spending almost five years as UK leader for personal lines pricing.

Raffard, managing director of Allianz’s personal lines business, said: “We see a big opportunity to grow our presence in the home insurance market, which is a key part of our wider strategy of focused expansion.

“Graham is a proven leader with a strong background of generating results in the highly competitive consumer space. In this role he will accelerate our momentum in the market, drive product innovation, and develop the outstanding customer service for which Allianz is known.”