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Allianz Musical Insurance Sponsors Brass Day

28th June 2010

The UK's leading musical insurance provider, Allianz Musical Insurance has announced its sponsorship of Brass Day at the National Festival of Music for Youth.

Allianz Musical Insurance Brass Day will be held at the Symphony Hall in Birmingham on 8th July, as part of the seven-day music festival, where over 12,000 of the country's most exciting young performers will come together to showcase their musical talent.

"We're delighted that Allianz Musical Insurance is supporting the young brass musicians performing at the National Festival,” says Lincoln Abbotts, Chief Executive of Music for Youth. “We hope that this is just the beginning of how Music for Youth can work with Allianz Musical Insurance and it’s great to start this partnership during our 40th anniversary year. The Festival is one of the world's greatest youth music festivals which demonstrates the breadth, innovation and pure talent that exists within young people’s music making in the UK".

The 2010 Festival will have more workshops, conferences and brand new collaborative projects than before, with 340 groups, such as choirs, orchestras, steel bands, rock, pop and urban groups, brass bands, music theatre groups, jazz bands performing live at venues across the country, including the Symphony Hall, Town Hall, O2 Academy, Birmingham Conservatoire, CBSO Centre, Museum and Art Gallery and for the first time ever Birmingham City Football Club.

Alison Andrew, Allianz Musical Insurance Marketing Manager, said; "At Allianz Musical Insurance, we are thrilled to be supporting brass day at the UK’s most exciting youth music festival. Music for Youth does a fantastic job across the UK encouraging young people to play musical instruments and it’s great to be part of showcasing our brass stars of the future."

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Notes to Editors

1. Allianz Insurance Plc is one of the largest general insurers in the UK and part of the Allianz SE Group, the largest property and casualty insurer worldwide. Reassuringly in these uncertain financial times, in November 2008 the Standard and Poor's rating for Allianz Insurance was reaffirmed as AA- with a stable outlook and the rating of Allianz SE was also reaffirmed as AA with a stable outlook.
2. Allianz Musical Insurance is the trading name of British Reserve Insurance Company Limited and part of the Allianz Group.
3. To obtain a quotation, call Allianz Musical Insurance on Tel: 0870 2400 303 or visit www.allianzmusic.co.uk

For further information contact:

Tolu Akisanya, PR Executive
Tel: 0208 580 8194
Email: tolu.akisanya@allianz.co.uk

Carl Stephens, Allianz Musical Insurance
Tel: 0208 580 8033
Email: carl.stephens@allianz.co.uk