For the Highway Managers in Lagos, it was all smiles on the 26th of October as they received a friendly visit from members of Cycology Riding Club, sponsored by Allianz Nigeria Insurance plc.
“This group of people risk their lives on a daily basis to keep our roads clean, the least we can do is to support this kind of initiative that appreciates what they do” commented Bolade Odanye, sponsorship and events manager. He further disclosed that Allianz Nigeria intends to collaborate with other organizations in order to create awareness on the need to ensure safe use of roads among all road users.
Close to 100 highway managers were recipients of this charitable exercise which included the donation of bags and cash gifts. “We feel honoured to be part of such a noble initiative that rewards our highway cleaners who work hard to keep our roads clean and safe for motorists and other road users” mentioned Walter Bossman, marketing director at Allianz Nigeria.
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Still in an effort to promote a safer and more connected Lagos, he added that “Allianz just concluded a CARdiology initiative bearing the cost of free car check and service for motorists within Lagos’’.
“Allianz also recently emerged as the number 1 insurer in the world following the 2019 InterbrandBest Global Brands Ranking. This is a serious responsibility and we are determined to continue to optimize our service delivery to prove worthy of this enviable position”, concluded Walter.
The Allianz Group is one of the world’s leading insurers and asset managers with more than 92 million retail and corporate customers. Allianz customers benefit from a broad range of personal and corporate insurance services, ranging from property, life and health insurance to assistance services to credit insurance and global business insurance. Allianz is one of the world’s largest investors, managing around 764 billion euros on behalf of its insurance customers. Furthermore, their asset managers PIMCO and Allianz Global Investors manage more than 1.6 trillion euros of third-party assets. Thanks to our systematic integration of ecological and social criteria in their business processes and investment decisions, Allianz holds the leading position for insurers in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. In 2018, over 142,000 employees in more than 80 countries achieved total revenues of 132 billion euros and an operating profit of 11.5 billion euros for the Group.
