AI research lab Anthropic continues to secure significant enterprise agreements. Its latest partnership involves bringing its large language models to the legacy German insurance giant Allianz.
Anthropic announced a deal with Munich-based global insurance conglomerate Allianz to introduce what it calls “responsible AI” to the insurance industry. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The partnership consists of three specific initiatives. The first is making Claude Code, Anthropic’s AI-powered coding tool, available to all Allianz employees. The companies will also collaborate to build custom AI agents for Allianz staff. These agents are designed to execute multi-step workflows with human oversight.
Additionally, the partnership includes an AI system that logs all AI interactions. This is intended to maintain transparency and ensure information is readily available for regulatory or other requirements.
Oliver Bäte, CEO of Allianz SE, commented on the partnership, stating that Allianz is taking a decisive step to address critical AI challenges in insurance. He noted that Anthropic’s focus on safety and transparency complements Allianz’s dedication to customer excellence and stakeholder trust, and that together they are building solutions that prioritize customers while setting new standards for innovation.
This announcement is the latest in a series of enterprise deals for Anthropic in recent months. In December, the company signed a two hundred million dollar deal to bring its AI models to data cloud company Snowflake and its customers. Shortly after, it announced a multi-year partnership with the consulting firm Accenture.
In October, Anthropic signed a deal with consulting firm Deloitte to bring its Claude chatbot to the firm’s five hundred thousand employees. That same month, Anthropic inked a deal with IBM to integrate its AI models into IBM’s products.
The race for dominance in the enterprise AI market is clearly intensifying, and Anthropic appears to be leading so far. According to a December survey from Anthropic investor Menlo Ventures, Anthropic holds forty percent of the enterprise AI market share and fifty-four percent of the market share for AI coding. Anthropic’s market share increased throughout last year; when Menlo’s original survey was released in July, the company held a thirty-two percent market share for overall enterprise large language model use.
Competitors are also advancing. Google launched its dedicated enterprise AI product, Gemini Enterprise, in October. At that time, Google noted the product suite already had customers including fintech company Klarna, design software company Figma, and cruise line operator Virgin Voyages.
OpenAI launched its enterprise version of ChatGPT, ChatGPT Enterprise, in 2023. Recently, the company reportedly expressed deep concern in an internal memo that Google Gemini’s success was beginning to encroach on its business. Shortly after, OpenAI released a report stating that enterprise use of ChatGPT had surged eightfold in the past year.
A recent investor survey found that enterprise-focused venture capitalists overwhelmingly believe that 2026 will be the year enterprises start to see a meaningful return on their investment into AI products.
While Anthropic seems to be a clear favorite at the moment, this year will likely reveal the future shape of the enterprise AI market and its competitive landscape.