With this development, Allianz Commercial is positioning itself to forge deeper relationships across key markets and accelerate growth in a region rich with commercial potential.
Allianz Commercial has taken a strategic leap forward by inaugurating its Miami Latin America Hub, signalling a significant enhancement of its service offering and operational footprint across the broader Americas region. This move, marked by the completion of the new hub and the appointment of its leadership team, reflects the company’s ambition to more effectively meet the evolving risk and insurance needs of clients and brokers throughout Latin America. With this development, Allianz Commercial is positioning itself to forge deeper relationships across key markets and accelerate growth in a region rich with commercial potential.
Situated at 1111 Brickell Avenue in Miami’s prestigious financial district, the Latin America Hub serves as a centre of excellence for facultative reinsurance and commercial insurance solutions. The choice of Miami as the hub’s base is both deliberate and strategic. The city is widely recognised as one of the most mature global reinsurance and commercial insurance hubs, offering seamless connectivity to Latin American markets alongside access to an extensive talent pool and established financial infrastructure. Allianz Commercial’s presence in this dynamic locale underscores its commitment to fostering closer engagement with the region’s diverse clientele and expanding its network of broker partners.
A pivotal aspect of the hub’s launch is the assembly of a distinguished leadership team, each bringing specialist expertise and regional insight. Heading the operation is Guilherme Bizzo, who relocated from Brazil to Miami to assume the role of Regional Managing Director. Bizzo’s responsibilities are comprehensive, encompassing oversight of multinational and alternative risk transfer operations, while ensuring that the hub’s strategic and operational objectives align closely with Allianz Commercial’s global standards. Alongside him, Angelica Torres leads the facultative desk, coordinating placements and fortifying broker relationships across all lines of business. Eduardo Fontes, as Head of Distribution, plays a central role in shaping the regional distribution strategy, identifying new market opportunities, and strengthening alliances with key partners.
The hub’s organisational depth extends further. Felipe Orsi, also relocated from Brazil, heads property operations and facultative reinsurance strategy, underlining Allianz Commercial’s focus on underwriting complex property risks and expanding its regional portfolio. In parallel, Ivan Coronado spearheads the Natural Resources & Construction vertical, delivering tailored risk solutions for heavy-industry sectors including power generation, oil and gas, renewables and construction. Complementing these functions, Monica Oyaga, soon to be based in Miami, leads underwriting strategy for long-tail lines including cyber, entertainment and financial lines, while Daniel Castrillon, serving as Chief Technical Officer, oversees technical operations, underwriting discipline and risk assessment frameworks across business lines.
The establishment of the Miami hub not only consolidates Allianz Commercial’s existing operations in major Latin American markets but also extends its reach into additional territories. Core markets such as Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico will continue to benefit from the direct support of this centralised hub, while emerging regions including Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Panama are set to gain increased access to Allianz Commercial’s suite of facultative reinsurance and commercial insurance solutions. From its Miami base, the hub will act as a vital conduit, connecting regional needs with the insurer’s global underwriting, technical and capacity platforms, thereby enhancing responsiveness and market agility.
For Allianz Commercial, the creation of this hub signals more than geographic expansion; it represents a long-term strategic investment designed to reinforce technical excellence and deliver bespoke solutions tailored to regional market nuances. The hub’s launch aligns with broader industry trends that favour centralised service models capable of offering both deep local insight and access to global resources. In doing so, Allianz Commercial is responding to increasingly sophisticated client demands, which span traditional coverages as well as complex risk transfer solutions that address today’s interconnected commercial environment.
