Case | HBS Case Collection | August 2004 (Revised April 2007)

Allianz (A1): An Insurer Acquiring a Bank?

by Joseph L. Bower, Marc L. Bertoneche, Anders Sjoman and Sonja Ellingson Hout

Abstract

The deal of the year in 2002, was the acquisition of Dresdner Bank by Allianz. Written from the perspectives of Allianz's CEO, Henning Schulte-Noelle, before and after the deal and a regional manager implementing the concept of a full-line financial service provider. Presents the original question facing Schulte-Noelle: "Should Allianz acquire Dresdner?"

Keywords: Management; Corporate Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Acquisition; Financial Institutions; Corporate Finance; Banking Industry; Germany;

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Citation:

Bower, Joseph L., Marc L. Bertoneche, Anders Sjoman, and Sonja Ellingson Hout. "Allianz (A1): An Insurer Acquiring a Bank?" Harvard Business School Case 305-013, August 2004. (Revised April 2007.)

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    Allianz (D1): The Turnaround

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    Examines the acquisition of Dresdner Bank by Allianz--the deal of the year in 2002. Examines some of the challenges posed by the turnaround of Dresdner as seen by Michael Diekmann, the new CEO of Allianz. In working with Dresdner, Allianz needed to figure out what it meat to be a fully integrated financial service provider. Focuses on the development of the product line, the question of branding, the investment bank, and the organization.

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    Bower, Joseph L., Anders Sjoman, and Sonja Ellingson Hout. "Allianz (D1): The Turnaround." Harvard Business School Case 305-016, August 2004. (Revised July 2005.)  View Details
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    Allianz (B): Integrating an Insurer and a Bank

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    Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier case.

    Keywords: Banking Industry; Germany;

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    Bower, Joseph L., Marc L. Bertoneche, Anders Sjoman, and Sonja Ellingson Hout. "Allianz (B): Integrating an Insurer and a Bank." Harvard Business School Case 305-089, February 2005. (Revised July 2005.)  View Details
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    Allianz (A2): An Insurer Acquired a Bank

    Joseph L. Bower, Marc L. Bertoneche, Anders Sjoman and Sonja Ellingson Hout

    Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier case.

    Keywords: Banking Industry; Germany;

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    Bower, Joseph L., Marc L. Bertoneche, Anders Sjoman, and Sonja Ellingson Hout. "Allianz (A2): An Insurer Acquired a Bank." Harvard Business School Case 305-088, February 2005. (Revised July 2005.)  View Details
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