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Allianz celebrates Olympic and Paralympic partnerships with ‘One year to Tokyo’ event

24 July 2019

To celebrate the important milestone of the one year countdown until the beginning of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Allianz today held a themed employee event, which included a Q&A session hosted by Seven News Sports Presenter Jim Wilson. The event also featured Olympic gold medallists Sally Pearson and Chloe Esposito, and Paralympians Nic Beveridge and silver medallist Madi de Rozario.

This event followed the announcement in April 2019 of Allianz Australia as a partner of the Australian Olympic Team until 2028, as well as continuing a longstanding partnership with Paralympics Australia. The partnership sees Allianz support the Olympics in a range of ways, including plans to provide insurance to the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), the Australian Olympic Teams, and athletes as they prepare for the Tokyo Games and beyond.

In addition to the Q&A session, Allianz employees were able to enjoy Japanese food, festivities, and interactive virtual reality stations. These activities were designed to showcase some of the new sports that are set to spice up the 2020 Games, including baseball/softball, karate, surfing, skateboarding, and a uniquely Paralympic sport, goalball.

“The athletes who we support as part of our Olympic and Paralympic partnerships demonstrate outstanding resilience and commitment,” said Allianz Australia Managing Director Richard Feledy. “Their mental and physical health is of the utmost importance, but many are also balancing their sporting endeavours with family commitments and careers. Hearing first-hand stories from Olympians and Paralympians about how they achieve their goals and find balance in their personal, sporting and professional lives, is inspirational for all Allianz employees, including myself.”

“Allianz employees are passionate and dedicated, and we’re very proud to be a part of this community of athletes with shared values. I’m looking forward to celebrating this significant milestone of one year to Tokyo 2020.”

Allianz Australia will continue its support of Paralympics Australia and will work with the AOC to provide innovative and integrated insurance solutions, in alignment with the Olympic Movement, for the athletes and teams. The partnerships period covers the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, the Olympic Games Paris 2024, the Olympic Winter Games Milan-Cortina 2026 and the Olympic Games LA 2028.

To find out more about Allianz's role as the Official Insurance Partner of the Australian Olympic and Paralympic Teams, visit Allianz Olympics.

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About Allianz Australia

Allianz Australia has been securing the future of our customers in Australia since 1914. We deliver a wide range of personal and commercial insurance products and services to more than 4 million policyholders. We also provide support for workers' compensation insurance to around 25% of the top 200 ASX companies, making us one of the leading workers' compensation insurers in Australia.

Allianz Australia Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of the worldwide Allianz Group. The Allianz Group is one of the world's leading insurers and asset managers with corporate customers in more than 70 countries. Allianz customers benefit from a broad range of personal and corporate insurance services, ranging from property, life, and health insurance to assistance services, credit insurance and global business insurance. Thanks to our systematic integration of ecological and social criteria in our business processes and investment decisions, we are among the leaders in the insurance industry in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.

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