Latest Aon Headlines

All the headlines from our Aon Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Wyde Launches Wynsure Claims

Jan 26 2006 // Minneapolis, MN – Wyde Corporation announced today the official launch of their new insurance claims application, Wynsure Claims. This new addition to their Wynsure suite of administration products handles claims...

News Briefs

Jan 22 2006 // Aon’s Political Risk Map shows an unsafe world U.S.-based companies with business interests abroad will not be trading in a safer world in 2006, according to Aon’s newly published global business risk analysis...

Aon Construction Services Group Names Shaw Director, Surety

Jan 19 2006 // Aon Construction Services Group reported the appointment of Phil Shaw as director, Surety. In this role, Shaw will be responsible for primary account management duties on commercial and contract accounts for the Dallas...

Aon U.K. Sees Riskier Outlook for Businesses in 2006

Jan 18 2006 // Aon Limited, The U.K.-based insurance broker and risk management consultant for the Aon Group, has published its 2006 Risk Report assessing some of the major new and existing risk challenges for UK businesses. Climate...

Renewals Are Late, but Premiums are Mostly Stable, Says Aon Re UK

Jan 13 2006 // Aon Re UK has issued an a bulletin following a renewals briefing in London yesterday, Jan.12, indicating that although the January reinsurance renewal season is running very late, premiums (rates) aren’t appreciably...

Aon Issues 2006 Political & Economic Risk Map

Jan 11 2006 // “United States-based companies with business interests abroad will not be trading in a safer world in 2006,” according to Aon’s newly published annual global business risk analysis represented in its 2006...

Alford Named Aon Consulting’s EVP, Southeast Region Head

Dec 27 2005 // Susan Alford has been named executive vice president and southeast region head for Aon Consulting in Atlanta. The promotion is effective Jan. 1. Alford will be responsible for Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South...

Aon Clients Accept Claim Settlements

Dec 21 2005 // Chicago-based Aon Corp. announced that its clients accepted more than 70 percent of the 352,000 offers made by the insurance broker to settle claims that it steered business to insurers who paid hidden fees, according to a...

Fitch Revises Aon’s Outlook to Stable

Dec 7 2005 // Fitch Ratings has revised Aon Corporation’s (Aon) Rating Outlook to Stable from Negative. Additionally, Fitch affirms Aon’s ‘BBB+’ long-term issuer rating and related senior debt ratings, as well as...

Under Conn. Settlement Recalculation, Aon to Pay More to Clients and Towns

Dec 1 2005 // Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal reported that more than 20 Connecticut municipalities, corporations and individuals will receive more money than anticipated from the Aon Corporation settlement after his...

IJ Exclusive: At Swett & Crawford, Independent Again

Nov 17 2005 // Insurance Journal Publisher Mark Wells interviewed Dave Hartoch, chairman of the board of the Swett& Crawford Group, shortly after the announcement that the company had been sold by Aon Corp. to an investment group in...

Aon Finalizes Sale of Swett & Crawford to Investor Group

Nov 16 2005 // Aon Corp. announced the completion of the sale of its U.S.-based wholesale broking operation, Swett & Crawford, to an investor group including Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Incorporated and Banc of America Capital...

Aon Exploring Strategic Alternatives for Several of its Lines, Including P/C

Nov 15 2005 // Aon Corp. reported that it is exploring strategic alternatives relating to the ownership of its property/casualty underwriting, warranty and credit insurance businesses. Greg Case, Aon’s president and CEO, said,...

Vitalone Named Resident Managing Director, Aon Risk Services Washington

Nov 9 2005 // Aon has appointed Gary Vitalone resident managing director of Aon Risk Services Washington. In this role Vitalone will be responsible for brokerage services of property & casualty insurance, and risk management...

IJ Online Exclusive: Swett & Crawford Group Gains Independence Again

Nov 7 2005 // Insurance Journal Publisher Mark Wells interviewed Dave Hartoch, chairman of the Swett & Crawford Group, shortly after an announcement that the company had been sold by Aon Corp. to an investment group in late...

IJ Online Exclusive: Swett & Crawford Group Gains Independence Again

Nov 6 2005 // Insurance Journal Publisher Mark Wells interviewed Dave Hartoch, chairman of the Swett & Crawford Group, shortly after an announcement that the company had been sold by Aon Corp. to an investment group in late...

Aon Reports Q3 Results

Nov 3 2005 // Aon Corporation today reported net income of $122 million or $0.36 per share in both the third quarter of 2005 and 2004. Third-quarter 2005 net income from continuing operations increased 7 percent to $121 million or $0.36...

Aon Names DeCoster Resident Managing Director for Ga. Operations

Oct 20 2005 // Aon announced the appointment of Richard (Rick) DeCoster as resident managing director of Aon Risk Services of Georgia. As resident managing director, DeCoster is responsible for brokerage services of property/casualty...

People & Places

Oct 17 2005 // Gregory Stevens Nancy C. Gates was honored by the Professional Insurance Agents of Georgia as its 2005 Outstanding Certified Insurance Service Representative. Since 1996, Gates has been a commercial lines, large account...

People

Oct 17 2005 // Nancy C. Gates was honored by the Professional Insurance Agents of Georgia as its 2005 Outstanding Certified Insurance Service Representative. Since 1996, Gates has been a commercial lines, large account representative...