Allfinanz offers new business processing and underwriting automation solutions for life insurers in German-speaking countries

Life insurers serving the German-speaking markets can now optimise their underwriting processes while increasing efficiency and saving costs.

Allfinanz is a leading provider of web-based new business processing and underwriting automation software to the life insurance industry. Founded over 20 years ago, the company was acquired by Munich Re in November 2007, and now operates as an independent software house within the Group.

"Allfinanz is recognised as the market leader internationally in the delivery of new business processing and automated underwriting solutions to life insurers around the globe," said Wolfgang Wielinger, Allfinanz Sales and Marketing Director for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. "We have achieved this through our unrivalled track record of successful delivery coupled with the most sophisticated solution available in the market today. We are delighted to bring this expertise gained in international markets to benefit life insurers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland."

"Extending Allfinanz’ leading-edge technical expertise and comprehensive product set to the German-speaking world will be a tremendous benefit to life insurers," commented Joachim Wenning, member of Munich Re’s Board of Management. "When offered in combination with Munich Re’s underwriting excellence, this service will allow Munich Re’s life insurance clients to benefit from a unique added value proposition from a single source."

The Allfinanz subsidiary team, providing sales, consulting and support services in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, has already completed its first implementation of the Allfinanz Underwriting Rules Engine and Rules Designer products at KarstadtQuelle Versicherungen, the first German life insurer to go live with a new life insurance offering using the Allfinanz system.

Contact address for Allfinanz Deutschland:
Wolfgang Wielinger
Sales and Marketing Director – Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Bavariafilmplatz 7/Gebäude 70,D
82031 Grünwald
Germany
Tel.: +49 89 64 99-22 14

Allfinanz
Founded in 1987, Allfinanz is the market leader in providing new business processing and underwriting automation software to the life insurance industry. By electronically capturing application details and automating the underwriting process, Allfinanz solutions deliver straight-through processing (STP) for life insurers to lower costs and drive profitability. Allfinanz has enabled STP and "instant issue" at insurers and banks worldwide, who are now able to approve up to 80% of new applications at the point of sale for a variety of life insurance products across a range of distribution channels (including intermediary, call centre, bancassurance, agent and direct channels). This has been accompanied by a significant reduction in new business acquisition costs; by up to 85% in some cases. Allfinanz was acquired as a wholly owned subsidiary by Munich Re in November 2007, and operates as a separate software company within the Group. Allfinanz is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland and has a regional office in Munich, Germany as well as offices in the UK, Japan, China and Australia. Customers include HSBC, Standard Life, Prudential, Genworth, The Hartford and Metropolitan Life. Learn more at www.allfinanz.com

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