Allianz appoints corporate head

Allianz Retail’s corporate partners team has appointed Helen Rickards as its new client services manager.

Rickards, who joined Allianz in 2000, moves from her role as operational change manager, within the wider retail division, to take the newly-created position.

In her previous post, she was responsible for a team of nine business analysts across two operational sites which, amongst other projects, led the business implementation of Allianz Retail’s new direct motor product, Your Cover insurance.

As client services manager, Rickards will supervise the integration of new corporate partners into the retail business.

She said: “Corporate partners is a growing area of the retail business and I am looking forward to further strengthening the client services team with new recruits in the coming weeks.

"Maintaining and developing client relationships is core to the growth of the business and, with the expansion of the team, we hope to see a number of new business wins in 2011.”