Let Your Uniqueness Shine Through!

Every human is different; everyone has a unique life story to share, both personally and professionally.

At Allianz, we welcome the real you. Our inclusive culture lets people of all abilities show off their unique talents. It doesn't matter to us whether you're disabled or not: we always celebrate your uniqueness. By uniting such diverse abilities, we are committed to fostering an environment of creativity and innovation.

Together, let's break disability barriers and make our workplace more inclusive!

Why Disability Inclusion Matters?

Disability can affect people of any age at any stage of their lives, with varying levels of severity. There are around one billion people in the world who live with disabilities, which represents 15% of the world's population. That means one in eight people in the world has a disability. Approximately 80% of disabilities affect people between the ages of 18 and 65, which makes up the workforce age group. Therefore, we continually strive to ensure a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone, including those with different abilities.

Our Partnership's Focus on Disability Inclusion

Through our fantastic local partnerships, our aim is to widen access to mainstream employment for employees with disabilities, while support and building a more inclusive workplace

  • Ahead Graduate Programme

    Allianz Ireland are proud to hold an established partnership with Ahead (an independent non-profit organisation working to create inclusive environments in education and employment for people with disabilities).

    Through the WAM (Willing Able Mentoring) programme, we recruit graduates each year, providing them with an opportunity to gain practical work experience.

    The programme has proven to be an overwhelming success for both our graduates and us as an employer. In our third year of partnership, we have increased our commitment to graduate placements by 200%

  • AsIAm Collaborative Partnership

    We are delighted to collaborate with As I Am to learn from and benefit from the value of their brand and experience to our organisational work processes in the recruitment and employment space, contributing to the inclusive culture within our workplace and acknowledgement of our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging.

    As I Am Is Ireland’s National Autism Charity. They are working to create a society in which every autistic person is empowered to reach their own personal potential and fully participate in society. They believe that by developing the capacity of the autism community and addressing the societal barriers to inclusion we can make Ireland the world’s most autism-friendly country.
  • Allianz Global Olympic and Paralympic Partnership logo

    Olympic and Paralympic Movement

    Allianz got behind the Olympic & Paralympic Movements as the Worldwide Insurance Partner. Sharing the Olympic and Paralympic values, this partnership inspires us to provide confidence in tomorrow - for our customers and our employees.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

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WAM Leader Award 2023

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    Receiving the WAM Leader Award for the third consecutive year is a significant achievement, recognizing our substantial contributions to facilitating WAM placements and promoting the employment of graduates with disabilities during the 2022-23 period. As we celebrate this accomplishment, we are inspired to continue our journey towards creating an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity at its core.

Hear Our Inspiring Voices

  • Christoph

    Let's meet Christoph who is disabled due to a car accident at age 19:

    "Allianz has always been good at supporting people with disabilities, particularly in providing physical infrastructure. However, we've not yet created an atmosphere people feel confident talking about their disabilities. A disability is not a difference that needs to be kept invisible but leveraged."

  • Katie

    Let's meet Katie who has suffered from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) since 2017:

    "Every manager I have had at Allianz I’ve felt I can be totally open about my condition, and I have felt very supported. IBS as well as loads of other conditions is an invisible illness, and these conditions often have a lot of stigma attached to them which makes it harder to talk about them openly. Allianz’s commitment to employee networks and employee well-being is a significant step toward starting these conversations."

  • Abdul

    Let's hear from Abdul, who suffered a stroke in May 2015 while traveling from South Africa to Germany:

    "At Allianz, I not only feel that I can contribute and develop my international professional experience, but also that I can get involved in equal opportunities and diversity as an employee with disabilities."

Our Efforts towards Disability Inclusion

At Allianz we value an individual's capabilities, not their limitations, and strongly believe that disability drives diversity in the workplace. 

In 2021, people with disabilities represented 4.7% of Allianz employees in our entities in Europe – which employs more than 76% of Allianz‘s global headcount.

We create specific initiatives for people with disabilities and continuously make an effort to raise awareness towards disability inclusion. It's very important to us that everyone feels like they belong in their workplace.

  • Disability Talent Pool

    #Empower4Technology is an initiative to fully open up our job market to talents with disabilities and/or chronic conditions by helping to match them to meaningful career opportunities at Allianz Technology. If you feel like this portal is for you, register below and make the next great step in your career at Allianz Technology!                                                                  

    REGISTER HERE
  • Allianz Beyond logo

    Allianz Beyond

    The Allianz Beyond network aims to raise awareness on the topic of disability inclusion, to ensure that all Allianz workplaces are free of barriers, and to promote Allianz as an attractive employer for people with a disability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

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  • The Valuable 500

    At Allianz, we are proud to be a Valuable 500 Iconic Leader company, and we are currently working with the London Stock Exchange Group and the Valuable 500 team to co-create the Valuable Index, a reporting framework to put disability data on the financial agenda                                                                                                                                                                                  

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Life at Allianz

We value your unique experiences, no matter who you are, how you look, where you come from, what you believe in or who you love. Meet our colleagues, discover their stories and get some insights into our Team Allianz culture.

 
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