23 October 2025
Allianz UK announces executive leadership changes
Ulf Lange has been appointed as Managing Director of Personal Lines*. Ulf, who has held the role of Chief Financial Officer since 2023, will take up the position on 1 December.
Michael Ruf has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer*. Michael, who joins from Allianz SE in Munich, has an extensive career in finance roles spanning more than a decade. Michael will join Allianz UK on 1 December.
Serge Raffard, current Managing Director of Personal Lines, is taking on a new role for Allianz, as General Manager, leading the team responsible for achieving Allianz’s growth ambitions in India.**
Suzanne Scott, formerly Chief People and Corporate Responsibility Officer for Axa UK and Ireland, has been appointed as Chief People & Culture Officer for Allianz UK. Julie Harrison, who has held the role since 2020, has decided now is the right time to move onto her next venture outside of Allianz.
David Kelly has been appointed as Chief Audit Officer* and will join Allianz UK in the new year. David joins from Brit Insurance and takes over from Matt Cox, who was appointed as Chief Claims Officer in January.
*Subject to regulatory approval
**Jio Financial Services Limited and Allianz to form 50:50 reinsurance joint venture
Ulf Lange, Managing Director of Personal Lines
Michael Ruf, Chief Financial Officer
Serge Raffard
Suzanne Scott, Chief People & Culture Officer
Julie Harrison
David Kelly, Chief Audit Officer
Colm Holmes, Allianz UK CEO, said:
“I’m delighted to announce these senior appointments. These are positive moves for the individuals involved as well as for Allianz UK. They act as a reminder of the strength of talent we can attract and of the global development opportunities that we can access as part of Allianz Group.
“Ulf’s experience as our Chief Financial Officer since 2023 means he has a deep knowledge and understanding of our business, the UK market and good relationships with our distribution partners. With his strength as a leader, he’s well placed to lead our personal lines business through its exciting next phase of development, as well as maintaining profitability for sustainable growth.
“I’d like to thank Serge and Julie for the work they have done to set up Allianz UK for future success. I wish Serge luck in his new role in India, and I send Julie a huge thank you for everything she’s done since she joined us five years ago. Both leave Allianz UK with my best wishes and heartfelt thanks.
“Lastly, I’d like to welcome Michael, Suzanne, and David, to Allianz UK. I’m excited by this next chapter and feel confident we have a strong leadership team with a clear strategy for what we want to achieve together as we get fit for the future. “
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Allianz Holdings plc is the non-regulated holding company which owns the principal insurance operations of Allianz SE in Great Britain including Allianz Insurance.
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The Allianz Group is one of the world's leading insurers and asset managers serving private and corporate customers in nearly 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 to credit insurance and global business insurance. Allianz is one of the world’s largest investors, managing around 749 billion euros* on behalf of its insurance customers. Furthermore, our asset managers PIMCO and Allianz Global Investors manage about 1.8 trillion euros* of third-party assets. 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. In 2024, over 156,000 employees achieved total business volume of 179.8 billion euros and an operating profit of 16.0 billion euros for the Group.
* As of June 30, 2025.
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