Latest Aon Headlines
All the headlines from our Aon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aon Launches Extended Restaurant Brand Protection Policy
Dec 7 2010 // Aon Risk Solutions, Aon’s global risk management division, announced that it has developed an insurance policy that provides a greater level of protection than has previously been available from the insurance market...
Aon Names West to Head UK Business Continuity Practice
Dec 6 2010 // Aon announced that Vincent West has joined Aon Risk Solutions’, its global risk management business, Risk Consulting team in the UK to “head up, and build upon the success of its business continuity...
Aon Benfield Cat Report for November Highlights Cold and Floods
Dec 6 2010 // In its latest monthly assessment of the world’s catastrophes for November Aon Benfield highlights the first winter weather event of the season across Europe with “notable affects.” the report, published...
People
Dec 5 2010 // Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman appointed Bruce Ramge of Omaha to serve as the director of the Nebraska Department of Insurance (DOI). He has served as acting director since October 30, and has served as deputy director of the...
People
Dec 5 2010 // Aon Corp. reported that Andrew Appel, the firm’s chief operating officer, will be leaving the company at the end of the year. The company said there are no plans to fill the position upon Appel’s...
People
Dec 5 2010 // Frost Insurance in Austin, Texas promoted Sheri Smyth to vice president of personal lines. Smyth, a 23-year insurance industry veteran, manages the personal lines department’s growth and retention efforts, and...
Aon Advises UK Businesses to Evaluate Continuity Plans Due to ‘Big Freeze’
Dec 3 2010 // A bulletin from Aon’s London office notes that the “Big Freeze in the UK shows no signs of abating.” It therefore is advising UK “businesses affected by the snow to constantly evaluate whether their...
Investors Like Aon’s Growth Strategy
Dec 2 2010 // Top global insurance broker Aon Corp. looks to grow over the next couple of years on the back of improved pricing and a recent key acquisition, which appears to be attracting smart investors to the stock. While some...
Aon Benfield Launches New ‘ReMetrica’ Model for Solvency II
Nov 29 2010 // Aon Benfield’s London office announced the launch of its new Solvency II-focused version 5 of ReMetrica, its dynamic financial analysis tool for capital modeling. ReMetrica has evolved to help re/insurers meet the...
Aon Benfield Warns on Perils of European ‘Uncommon’ Storm Tracks
Nov 17 2010 // Aon Benfield has issued a briefing on uncommon European winter storm tracks in conjunction with the University of Cologne. The research points to a lower total number of events in the future, but “indicates intense...
Growth, Stability and Changes in Store for Long Term Care Market
Nov 14 2010 // With the first of 77 million baby boomers nearing retirement age in 2011, assisted living facilities and nursing home facilities will play a more important role than ever before. About three million Americans will require...
Aon Launches Global Energy Risk Engineering Unit
Nov 11 2010 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon Corporation, has consolidated its energy risk engineering assets around the world to form a new unit, known as Aon Energy. Aon Energy Risk Engineering will...
Aon Warns Re/insurers of Heightened Rating Agency Scrutiny in Asia
Nov 11 2010 // Aon Benfield announced that it is “advising re/insurers that rating agencies are likely to increase their scrutiny of catastrophe risk in Asia and that many companies will have to make substantial investments to...
Aon Finds Business Interruption Demand Grows, but Insurers Back Off
Nov 10 2010 // Aon came up with the conclusion that although recent events have “increased demand and enquiries for business interruption insurance,” there is a “decreasing appetite of insurers to pay claims for this...
Appel to Leave Aon
Nov 10 2010 // Aon Corp. reported that Andrew Appel, the firm’s chief operating officer, will be leaving the company at the end of the year. The company said that at the present time there are no plans to fill the position upon...
Aon Stresses Actuaries ‘Critical Role’ for Emerging Risks
Nov 9 2010 // In its presentation at the 17th General Insurance Seminar at the Gold Coast in Australia, Aon Benfield highlighted the critical role of actuaries in managing emerging risks for the re/insurance industry. “The...
People
Nov 1 2010 // Liberty Northwest, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, appointed Danny R. Schamma to vice president, finance. He will direct the business planning process, oversee financial reporting and analysis, and...
Business Moves
Nov 1 2010 // Ironshore, Distinguished Programs Bermuda-based specialty insurer Ironshore Inc. and New York-based program administrator Distinguished Programs Group LLC have formed a joint venture acquisition vehicle targeting the...
Business Moves
Nov 1 2010 // Aon, Hewitt Associates Aon Corp. said it will cut 1,500 to 1,800 jobs over the next three years after acquiring Hewitt Associates. Aon expects to save $355 million per year, including $280 million per year by eliminating...
272 Die in Indonesia Quake, Tsunami; Aon Benfield Analysis
Oct 27 2010 // The earthquake and the subsequent tsunami, which struck the Mentawai Islands off of the Indonesian island of Sumatra has left at least 272 dead, with over 400 people still reported missing. Indonesian authorities are also...
