SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 6-K

                        REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

                      PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 or 15d-16 OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                              For December 18, 2002

                         Commission File Number: 1-15154

                           ALLIANZ AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

                               Koeniginstrasse 28
                                  80802 Munich
                                     Germany


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

                     Form 20-F X                   Form 40-F

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

                     Yes                           No X

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-

THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-13462) OF ALLIANZ
AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT AND TO BE A PART THEREOF FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THIS REPORT
IS FURNISHED, TO THE EXTENT NOT SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS SUBSEQUENTLY
FILED OR FURNISHED.


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Dr. Henning  Schulte-Noelle (60) has decided to resign from his position as
Chairman  of the Board of  Management  of  Allianz  AG at the end of the  Annual
General Meeting on April 29, 2003. In today's  meeting the Supervisory  Board of
Allianz AG has accepted  this and will propose Dr.  Schulte-Noelle  for election
into the Supervisory  Board which is to be rotationally  formed anew in 2003. As
of the end of the Annual General Meeting on April 29, the Supervisory  Board has
appointed  Michael Diekmann (47) as new Chairman of the Board of Management.  In
the Board of  Management  Diekmann  is  currently  in  charge  of the  insurance
activities in North and South America and holds  group-wide  responsibility  for
Human Resources.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.

Certain of the  statements  contained  herein may be  statements  of future
expectations and other forward-looking statements that are based on management's
current  views  and   assumptions  and  involve  known  and  unknown  risks  and
uncertainties which could cause actual results,  performance or events to differ
materially  from those expressed or implied in such  statements.  In addition to
statements which are forward-looking by reason of context, the words "may, will,
should, expects, plans, intends,  anticipates,  believes,  estimates,  predicts,
potential,  or  continue'  and  similar  expressions  identify   forward-looking
statements.  Actual  results,  performance or events may differ  materially from
those in such  statements  due to,  without  limitation,  (i)  general  economic
conditions,  including in particular  economic conditions in the Allianz Group's
core business and core markets, (ii) performance of financial markets, including
emerging markets,  (iii) the frequency and severity of insured loss events, (iv)
mortality and morbidity levels and trends, (v) persistency levels, (vi) interest
rate levels,  (vii)  currency  exchange rates  including the Euro - U.S.  Dollar
exchange rate,  (viii) changing levels of competition,  (ix) changes in laws and
regulations, including monetary convergence and the European Monetary Union, (x)
changes in the policies of central banks and/or  foreign  governments,  (xi) the
impact of acquisitions  (e.g.  Dresdner  Bank),  including  related  integration
issues,  and  (xii)  general  competitive  factors,  in each  case  on a  local,
regional, national and/or global basis. Many of these factors may be more likely
to occur,  or more  pronounced,  as a result of the  event  on,  and  following,
September 11th, 2001.

The  matters   discussed  in  this  release  may  also  involve  risks  and
uncertainties  described from time to time in Allianz AG's filings with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange  Commission.  Allianz AG assumes no obligation to update
any forward- looking information contained in this release.


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                                                Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



                                   ALLIANZ AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT



                                     By:  /s/ Matthias Seewald
                                          ---------------------------
                                          Matthias Seewald
                                          Group Reporting



                                     By:  /s/ Reinhard Preusche
                                          ---------------------------
                                          Reinhard Preusche
                                          Group Compliance


Date: December 18, 2002


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