Allianz, founded and headquartered in Munich, will partner the bid with an emphasis on Paralympic expertise. The insurance, asset management and banking company has a long tradition of supporting the Paralympic movement through its support of the International Paralympic Committee and the German Paralympic Association.
"The addition of Allianz as a new partner, will unite some of the biggest German companies in the world in their support of Munich 2018, showing the power of the bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games," said CEO of the Munich 2018 Bid Committee, Willy Bogner
"Preparations are on track and with help of experts from Allianz, a long term partner of international Paralympic sports, we can build on our preparations to create the best possible conditions in which to host the Paralympic Games".
