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Aon Benfield Cat Recap Highlights China Floods; Quakes, Wildfires

Jul 7 2011 // Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Corp., has released the latest edition of its Monthly Cat Recap report, which reviews the natural disaster perils that occurred worldwide during...

Reinsurance Prices Flat Except in Catastrophe Regions: Aon

Jul 7 2011 // First quarter catastrophes didn’t halt decreases in most U.S. reinsurance renewal programs, except in regions hard hit by significant catastrophe events, according to a report by a leading reinsurance intermediary....

Aon’s International Space Brokers Opens Hong Kong Operation

Jul 5 2011 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management and insurance brokerage business of Aon Corp., announced the Hong Kong opening of its space insurance practice, International Space Brokers (ISB). The bulletin said Craig...

Aon: U.S. Insured Weather Losses Top $15.5 Billion This Year

Jul 4 2011 // Insured severe weather losses have already topped $15.5 billion in the United States this year, three times the full-year average of the past 20 years, insurance brokerage Aon Corp. said. Almost all of that comes from the...

California Court Approves $10.5 Million Settlement With Aon

Jun 29 2011 // A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has given final approval to a $10.5 million class action settlement involving Aon Insurance Services Inc., according to the plaintiff’s’ attorney. The plaintiffs alleged that...

Langman Joins Aon’s Construction Group for Southeast

Jun 29 2011 // Aon Risk Solutions has added David Langman as a senior vice president in its Construction Services Group in Atlanta. Langman will lead strategic efforts in the Southeast region and be responsible for targeted new client...

Many Aon Benfield Conference Delegates See 2014 Better for Solvency II Start

Jun 27 2011 //

Aon: U.S. Insured Weather Losses Top $15.5 Billion This Year

Jun 22 2011 // Insured severe weather losses have already topped $15.5 billion in the United States this year, three times the full-year average of the last 20 years, insurance brokerage Aon Corp. said Wednesday. Almost all of that comes...

Average Long Term Care Liability Claim Rising: Aon Study

Jun 17 2011 // Long term care liability costs are rising because the average claim size is increasing even as claim frequency declines. There has been a four percent increase in the average claim size, according to research by Aon Risk...

Aon Benfield Reports 6% Decline in Global Reinsurers’ Capital

Jun 16 2011 // Aon Benfield has launched the latest edition of its Aon Benfield Aggregate (ABA) report, which analyses the financial position of the world’s leading reinsurers at the end of the first quarter. The report, compiled...

U.S. Industry Reserve Redundancy at $22 Billion: Aon Benfield

Jun 16 2011 // The overall U.S. insurance industry reserve redundancy is $22.0 billion versus $21.9 billion at year-end 2009, after the industry released $10.5 billion of reserves during 2010, a new study of year-end 2010 data shows. The...

Aon Risk Solutions Construction Services Group Names White CEO

Jun 14 2011 // Aon Corp., a global provider of risk management and human resource consulting and outsourcing, announced that Kevin White, president and chief operating officer of Aon Risk Solutions’ Construction Services Group, has...

Aon, Global Excess Partners, Terminix Partner to Deal with Bed Bugs

Jun 13 2011 // According to a survey released earlier this year by the National Pest Management Association, one out of five Americans has had a bed bug infestation in their home or knows someone who has encountered bed bugs at home or...

New Aon Terrorist Risk Map Includes Mideast, No. Africa Unrest

Jun 8 2011 // Aon’s annual publication of its Terrorist Risk Map has been expanded. Aon said this year’s version features areas where “political violence, strikes, riots, civil war and war threaten the sustainable...

Business Moves

Jun 6 2011 // Acentria, Jim Harris Destin, Florida-based insurance agency Acentria has acquired Jim Harris & Associates, Inc., with offices in Mary Esther and Crestview. The office in Mary Esther will remain open until August and...

Aon Benfield Publishes Report on Lloyd’s

Jun 1 2011 // Aon Benfield’s Analytics’ Market Analysis team has launched its latest Lloyd’s Update report, covering the market’s financial performance in 2010 and business position in 2011. Key findings...

Main Join’s Aon in Pittsburgh

May 27 2011 // Aon Risk Solutions named Randy Main senior consultant of health and benefits in the firm’s Pittsburgh office. Main will advise clients on issues related to financial measurement and cultural assessment, consumerism...

Aon Risk Solutions Adds Valdez in California

May 23 2011 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon Corp., announced that Jamin Valdez has joined the Los Angeles office as account executive. In his new role, Valdez is responsible for delivering specialized...

Aon to Move into New London HQ in 2015

May 16 2011 // Aon announced that it has selected The Leadenhall Building as its future London headquarters. The office tower is currently under construction, directly across Leadenhall Street from Lloyd’s. When completed it will...

People

May 16 2011 // Newport Beach, Calif.-based GCube named Al Caceres senior vice president of underwriting covering all renewables, and Michael Durning executive vice president of client relations and business development. Both will be...