Regional Head of Product Development, Financial Lines
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
Heather Fong Quade is the Regional Head of Product Development; she is responsible for the all of the financial lines insurance products used in North America. Heather and her staff of attorneys provide coverage and wording counsel to the Commercial, Cyber, Financial Institutions, and Professional Insurance lines of business. Heather also provides product support for cross-business products used by the Allianz Alternative Risk Transfer and Multinational groups.
Heather has a diverse background in the legal and insurance industries. After graduating from law school, she worked as a financial litigator for ten years with large US law firms, representing high profile financial institutions and international investors in complex civil litigation and government investigations. Before joining Allianz in 2020, she worked for seven years at a publicly-held US insurance carrier as the D&O Product Manager, responsible for their private non-profit and financial institutions portfolios, and Senior Director in product development, creating financial lines products to be used by all business segments.