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Deals & People November 17, 2011
New CIO Takes Reins at Allianz
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America named Carsten Quitter as its new chief investment officer.
Reported by PLANADVISER staff
Quitter is replacing Axel Zehren, who has taken a new position with Allianz Investment Management at parent company Allianz SE in Munich.
In this role, Quitter is responsible for investment management, liquidity planning, hedging and trading the insurance assets for Allianz Life, Allianz Fireman’s Fund, Allianz Global Corporate and Specialties (AGCS) and Allianz Mexico.
Most recently, Quitter was chief investment manager and head of risk management for Allianz in Switzerland, responsible for assets under management of more than 20 billion Swiss francs. Quitter joined Allianz Switzerland in 2005 as head of asset liability management. Prior to joining Allianz, Quitter spent eight years with Swiss Re in a variety of executive positions including managing director and chief operating officer of new markets. Quitter was also a partner with Zimmermann & Partner, a consulting firm for the re-insurance industry.
Quitter holds a master’s degree in computer science and mathematics from the University of Dortmund in Germany.