Insurer Allianz to sign up as Games sponsor for 2021-2028

FILE PHOTO: The logo of insurer Allianz SE is seen on the company building in Puteaux at the financial and business district of La Defense near Paris, outside Paris, France, May 14, 2018. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

(Reuters) - German insurer Allianz on Tuesday agreed to become a global Olympic sponsor for a four-Games period between 2021-2028 in the latest addition to the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) top tier sponsorship programme.

Allianz, eager to access the Games' young global audience and wider sports community, will see its logo used at the Summer Olympics in Paris in 2024 and Los Angeles four years later, as well as the Winter Games in 2022 in Beijing and in 2026.