LONDON - R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company announced today that they have been awarded a five year, multi-service contract by Allianz Insurance to provide onsite creative design services along with print management andtransactional print services. The first phase of services, creative and print management, will be managed from RR Donnelley's Huntingdonand Tewksbury locations in the U.K.

Allianz Insurance is one of the largest general insurers in the U.K. and part of the Allianz SE Group, one of the leading integrated financial services providers worldwide, and the largest property and casualty insurer in the world.

"A key part of our growth strategy requires us to keep pace with our customers and their changing needs. Our customers tell us they increasingly want real time, 24/7 digital access to their policy information," commented Stephanie Smith, Operations Director at Allianz Insurance.

"We selected RR Donnelley as our preferred supplier for our documentation in support of these wide digitisation and customer objectives. RR Donnelley brings innovation and expertise in the field of creative design, print management and fulfillment, and they will be integral for Allianz Insurance to deliver on our customer promise."

"We work with many of the world's leading organisations to help transform the way they engage and interact with customers however, wherever and whenever they choose," stated Dan Knotts, Chief Operating Officer of RR Donnelley. "Our aim is to turn their customers into their best business advocates, ensuring every relationship is meaningful and profitable."

Chris Cartwright, Managing Director, RR Donnelley Global Document Solutions remarked, "Our design solutions and advanced digital print technologies give our customers the flexibility to communicate with their audiences via multiple channels and make valuable connections with their audiences. Together, we will improve the design, delivery and management of communications, while providing a transparent cost effective service."