At Allianz Technology and Allianz Services, we care deeply about what’s right. We ensure that our business is conducted with integrity and in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements everywhere in the world where we operate.

We lean on our strong values and principles that encompasses respect, integrity, and transparency with our stakeholders and people.

We encourage you to report through internal reporting channels, however this does not affect the statutory right to contact designated authorities. For the details of country specifics please choose from the drop-down list of countries where we operate.

If you have information about an act of wrongdoing or violation of laws, regulations or rules at Allianz Technology and Allianz Services or any of its suppliers, we encourage you at Allianz Technology and Allianz Services to report this to us.

With the SpeakUp@Allianz tool, we offer a simple way to report concerns. The tool fully protects your identity. We make sure that each reported incident is dealt with by our independent examiners in an impartial and effective way.

Based on your report, we can contribute to stopping any potential violations, help the people affected and improve our prevention measures. It also helps us to minimize the risks of future wrongdoings. 

You can use the SpeakUp@Allianz tool, or any of the other reporting channels listed below, if you have information that entities of the Allianz Group or any of its suppliers violate any laws, regulations or internal rules. 

The incidents you can report include e.g.: 

• fraud, theft or corruption 
• antitrust violations and potential conflict of interest
• financial irregularities or breaches of accounting or tax provisions
• discrimination, harassment, harmful working conditions and other breaches of human rights
• severe environmental damage

Our SpeakUp@Allianz tool and the other reporting channels are open to anyone who works for the Allianz Group or its suppliers. It is also open for anyone else, inside or outside Allianz, who has information about a potential or actual wrongdoing related to Allianz entities or their suppliers.

You can report an incident also if you are not directly affected by it. If you have been affected by an incident, you can also ask someone else to submit a report on your behalf. 

You can report incidents either anonymously or you can provide your identity. 

Regardless of how you submit your concern (email, via the SpeakUp@Allianz tool, letter, or in-person), your report will be handled with the utmost diligence and confidentiality. 

Anyone can report incidents at any time via the following channels:

via courier to the following address: 
Allianz Technology SE & Allianz Services Compliance department 
Dieselstrasse 8
85774 Munich
Germany

via email to 
[email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected]

Concerns may also be reported in-person directly to the Compliance Department. This channel of communication is not intended for complaints that do not reflect an act of wrongdoing or a violation of external or internal corporate rules.

You also have the right to report externally to competent local authorities if you prefer to.

Allianz Technology and Allianz Services examine all submitted messages and ensure that they remain confidential, and that the involved parties are treated equally.

Please be advised that your message can only be investigated if it contains sufficient information. Hence, we ask you to provide as many details as possible. If, however, you do not have access to detailed information, this should not prevent you from voicing your concerns.

When you submit a report, we will confirm receipt of this within 7 days. For country specific information, if any, please choose the country of operation from the drop-down list.

It is useful for our investigations team if you provide your name and/or an e-mail address when submitting a report. This enables us to contact you in case we have any follow-up questions. If you would prefer to remain anonymous, however, we will respect your decision and your concern will still be investigated.

Allianz Technology and Allianz Services do not tolerate retaliation in any form against anyone who submits a report in good faith (that means that the reporting person had reasonable belief that the information about the reported incident was true). This remains the case even in cases where an investigation does not confirm the allegations made.

In the context of a reported incident, retaliation could take the form of any action (or omission) that could lead to an unjustified disadvantage for the reporting person, such as:

• HR measures (e.g., written warning, transfer to another unit/department/entity, termination, withholding of promotions)
• Harassment or mobbing (e.g., creation of a hostile work environment, offensive and harmful behavior, intimidation of any kind,
  un welcomed physical contact, exclusion from team activities)
• Compensation aspects (e.g., salary or bonus cuts)

If you experience retaliation as a result of your report, please do not hesitate to contact us either through the SpeakUp@Allianz tool or via the other channels as outlined above. 

Your information will be treated confidentially. We take appropriate steps to make careful use of all information received, and to safeguard the interests of all
involved persons. All data provided is processed in accordance with applicable data privacy requirements.

The German Government has defined the following authorities that accept reports on misconduct as external reporting channels:

• Federal Office of Justice (Bundesamt für Justiz)
• Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht)
• Federal Competition Authority (Bundeskartellamt)