Allianz of America (AZOA), a parent company of Fireman's Fund Insurance Company and Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, has hired AT&T (News - Alert) to manage its network. AT&T at present offers managed network services to Fireman's Fund. The expanded business alliance will provide AZOA with the flexibility to integrate additional Allianz operating entities in the future.

 

Leveraging AT&T’s services, Fireman's Fund and Allianz Life will be able to achieve significant synergy savings on their telephone network services.

 

"We are very pleased with the flexibility of AT&T to customize network solutions to meet the business requirements of AZOA's new shared-services organization," said Oliver T. Bussmann, AZOA chief information officer. "This is essential in all of our relationships. AT&T met the exceptional price/performance ratios that are critical to success with Allianz."

 

Thanks to the four-year managed network services agreement with AT&T, AZOA will speed up its plans to use a converged Internet Protocol network infrastructure. AT&T will deliver improved network performance, enhanced application distribution and access as well as significant operational benefits.

 

AZOA is expected to leverage AT&T's full portfolio of managed services that include local area network, Multiprotocol Label Switching wide area network, Internet Protocol telephony, security, Internet, remote access and mobility management network services.

 

"We look forward to complementing and expanding the breadth of industry-leading capabilities and technologies of AZOA's new shared IT services business initiative," said John Finnegan, AT&T senior vice president, Global Enterprise Business Sales. "AZOA's business model sets high standards for innovation, operational efficiencies and improved customer service."