Latest Aon Headlines
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Underwriters Address Political Risk Exposures in Wake of Crisis
Apr 4 2011 // The civil and political unrest in Egypt and other parts of the Middle East and North Africa have brought to light how vital political risk coverage is — regardless of the country in which a company has operations. Roger...
Lockton Expands with North Carolina Office
Mar 10 2011 // Privately-held insurance broker Lockton is expanding its reach into the Carolinas by opening an office in Charlotte, North Carolina. The new office will provide clients with commercial insurance, risk management and...
Aon Risk Solutions Beefs Up, Restructures UK Professions Team
Mar 10 2011 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon Corporation, announced that it has appointed new leaders for its Professions practice in London, and has made a number of strategic new hires. The team...
Aon’s Electronic Media Forum, to Tackle Digital Credit Control Strategies
Mar 9 2011 // Aon Risk Solutions points out that the “increasing popularity of e-books, iPads, and other digital publishing technology is fundamentally altering the way publishers and content providers address the way they...
Aon Adds Three Execs in Tri-State Region
Mar 4 2011 // Aon Risk Solutions added three new execs to its Greater New York business development team. Sonia Pollock and Michael D. Lezynski join Aon as senior vice presidents, and Christine Moran joins as a managing...
Aon Promotes Three in Technology Solutions Business
Mar 4 2011 // Insurance broker Aon has promoted three execs within its technology solutions business, Aon eSolutions. Ritza Vaughn has been promoted to global product director of claims. She will lead product planning and strategic...
Aon Benfield’s Cat Report Highlights NZ Quake, Cyclone Yasi
Mar 4 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...
Aon Risk Solutions Adds Cafferelli in Arizona
Mar 2 2011 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon Corp. has announced that Joe Cafferelli joined the firm as managing director in the Phoenix office. In his new role, Cafferelli is responsible for business...
Aon Benfield Analyzes Chile Quake ‘One Year On’
Feb 25 2011 // Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Corporation, has launched its new report: ‘Chile: One Year On’ ,which highlights how the earthquake tested the reinsurance market and...
Aon Benfield Pushes for ‘Simplified Internal Model’ for Solvency II Approval
Feb 22 2011 // Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Corporation, is calling for a “simplified Internal Model Approval Process (IMAP) for natural catastrophe risk that would encourage insurers...
Aon Report Concludes P&I Clubs See Improvements on All Fronts
Feb 18 2011 // A report from Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon, concludes that Protection and Indemnity (P&I) Clubs are experiencing a “continued improvement in claims trends, and a restored...
Aon Warns Companies in Middle East to Plan for More Unrest
Feb 9 2011 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management arm of Aon Corp., is advising companies in the Middle east to “begin planning now for the effects of any potential spread of unrest in the region,” following the...
Aon Warns UK Businesses Face Threat from Environmental Legislation
Feb 8 2011 // UK businesses are “dangerously exposed to the possibility of heavy fines under the latest UK and EU legislation regarding environmental liability,” according to Aon. The bulletin added that in order to help...
Business Moves
Feb 7 2011 // Breckenridge, REcentis New York-based wholesaler Breckenridge IS has acquired a majority interest in REcentis Intermediaries, a specialty reinsurance broker with offices in California and Australia. Terms of the deal were...
Public Entities Forced to Adjust Sails in Fiscal Storm
Feb 7 2011 // State and municipal governments are facing tight budgets and many are having difficulty paying for their police, fire, schools and services. Where the municipalities can’t cut back, however, is on...
Aon Revenue Up 40% in Q4 on Hewitt Merger
Feb 4 2011 // Growth-oriented insurance broker Aon Corp. saw revenues shoot up 40 percent to $2.9 billion in the fourth quarter, largely driven by its acquisition of Hewitt Associates. For the quarter, Aon saw a 41 percent increase in...
Aon Benfield Monthly Cat Report Highlights Australian Floods, Brazil Landslides
Feb 4 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...
Aon Benfield Natural Hazard Centre Hosts African Workshop on Disasters
Feb 3 2011 // Aon Benfield announced that its Natural Hazard Centre in South Africa at the University of Pretoria has hosted the first “ENHANS International Workshop on Extreme Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk in...
Aon Merges M&A Advisory Teams
Jan 31 2011 // Aon Corp. has united its merger and acquisition practices to form Aon M&A Solutions, which will provide M&A risk and human capital solutions. Aon M&A Solutions will be led by Mark Arian and Brian Casey. Brian...
