Allianz Insurance has announced that Karen Boothroyd has been appointed to the newly created position of commercial branch manager for Leeds and Newcastle.
Boothroyd will lead the underwriting and distribution teams across the region with an aim to deliver "strong" relationships, service and products to broker partners and end customers.
Having first joined Allianz in 2004, Boothroyd has mainly worked within the claims team, where she was based for 14 years. Most recently, she was a regional manager for the group's engineering, construction and power (EC&P) division.
Chris Everett, regional manager for North, who Boothroyd will be reporting to, said: "I am very happy to welcome Karen to the role of branch manager for Leeds and Newcastle, and I look forward to working very closely with her.
"Karen will play a very important role in fulfilling our ambitions of being the go-to insurer of choice for all our lines of business across Leeds and Newcastle."
