Allianz Commercial has appointed Claudia Valencia as Global Head of Portfolio Solutions, joining on January 8, 2024. She will be based in London, and report jointly to Chief Underwriting Officer Shanil Williams and Global Head of Distribution Jeremy Sharpe.

“In this newly created role, she will drive the global strategy for Portfolio Solutions including Panels, Facilities, MGAs, Bancassurance and other forms of delegated authority”, as Allianz Commercial informed in a statement.

Claudia Valencia joins from AIG where she was Latin America Regional Head of Client and Broker Engagement based in New York. Over her career, she has held a variety of internationally based underwriting and market facing leadership roles with AIG, Zurich and other leading insurers in London, Miami, New York and Colombia.