Latest Aon Headlines
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Middleton Appointed to Head Aon Consulting (U.K.); Dail Named Global Chief Administrator
Mar 28 2006 // Aon Consulting, the human capital and management consulting arm of Aon Corp., announced from its Chicago headquarters that Robert Middleton has been appointed chief executive of Aon Consulting in the U.K., taking over from...
Aon Global Market Property Tracker Shows Rates Still Falling
Mar 28 2006 // According to Aon’s first “Global Market Property Tracker” the “slide in international property insurance rates” appears to be continuing despite “a number of terrorism incidents around...
Aon Reports on 9th Latin American Energy Insurance Conference
Mar 28 2006 // Aon said the results of a survey conducted at its 9th Latin American Energy Insurance Conference in Cancun, Mexico, indicated that a majority of participants expect insurance rates to soften for non-U.S. programs later in...
Aon/Albert G. Ruben Map Details Risks to Overseas Filmmaking
Mar 23 2006 // “Disease, kidnap and ransom, and terrorism risks pose the greatest threat to global filmmaking,” according to the 2006 Risks in Global Filmmaking Map published today by Aon/Albert G. Ruben. Aon’s bulletin...
Aon Re Issues Global Study on Customer Catastrophe Segmentation
Mar 22 2006 // Aon Re Inc. has published the results of a study of companies that have implemented more sophisticated customer segmentation strategies over the past few years. The report concludes that overall returns for the personal...
Jury awards Ark. agent more than $2.5 million
Mar 20 2006 // A Pulaski County Circuit Court jury awarded a Little Rock, Ark., insurance agent more than $2.55 million dollars in alleged unpaid salary and commissions in a case involving Aon Risk Services of Arkansas Inc. and Aon Risk...
Aon Study Reveals Investors More Intolerant of Catastrophe Risk
Mar 14 2006 // Aon Re Global announced today that it has produced research on the impact of earnings volatility on shareholder value for insurers and reinsurers. Hurricane Katrina and the entire hurricane season provided an interesting...
Aon to Lay Off 1,800 Employees in a 3-year Restructuring
Mar 10 2006 // Aon Corp. released information this week in its annual report saying that it will cut 1,800 jobs from its worldwide operations through a three-year restructuring plan. The annual report filing made to the U.S. Securities...
Regulatory Risks Burdensome for U.S. Firms Abroad, Aon Experts Say
Mar 10 2006 // What impact will DP World’s decision to drop its plans to enter into an agreement to run several U.S. ports have on American businesses located in countries with strong cultural and business ties to Dubai? Perhaps...
Ark. Agent Awarded More Than $2.5M in Aon Risk Services Case
Mar 3 2006 // A Pulaski County Circuit Court jury awarded a Little Rock, Ark., insurance agent more than $2.55 million dollars in alleged unpaid salary and commissions in a case involving Aon Risk Services of Arkansas Inc. and Aon Risk...
Amber Cert Reduces D&O, E&O Premiums; Aon, Willis, Brit Comment
Mar 1 2006 // In a recent press bulletin Amber Partners Ltd., an independent specialist in hedge fund operational risk, indicated that “leading U.K. and U.S. insurers to the hedge fund industry determined that Amber Certified...
Broker Lockton’s N.Y. Retail Office to be Run by Former Aon, Willis Execs
Feb 28 2006 // Lockton Companies, Inc., the Kansas City, Mo.-based privately owned insurance broker, has opened a New York retail office, vowing to target complex middle-market clients and take a focused approach towards the Fortune 1000...
Aon’s White Rock Launches New Segregated Accounts Company
Feb 24 2006 // White Rock, the Aon-owned, Bermuda-based specialist in protected cell companies and rent-a-captives, has announced the addition of a segregated accounts company, White Rock Insurance (SAC) Bermuda Ltd (White Rock Bermuda),...
Tax Liabilities Present a Growing Threat to U.K. M&A Market, Study Says
Feb 21 2006 // Issues relating to taxation are the biggest cause of Warranty and Indemnity (W&I) claims in the UK according to latest research from Aon Limited. The firm analysed the W&I deals underwritten between 1990 to 2002,...
Vietnam’s Golden Dragon Award for Aon
Feb 15 2006 // A bulletin from Aon Corp. notes that Aon Vietnam was named the winner in the category of “Best Business Style,” as selected by voting and analysis by the Vietnam Economic Times and the Vietnam Ministry of...
Aon’s Agency Specialty Product Network Forms LifeSource Alliance
Feb 14 2006 // Agency Specialty Product Network has joined with LifeSource – a BISYS Company to provide independent property and casualty agents and brokers a “virtual” life insurance department to enhance sales,...
Aon Sees Q4 Net Income of $224M
Feb 10 2006 // Aon Corp. reported fourth quarter and full year 2005 results. Net income was $224 million or $0.65 per share in the fourth quarter of 2005 and $81 million or $0.24 per share in 2004. Fourth quarter 2005 net income from...
Aon: Vigilance Recommended by Companies in Cartoon Furor
Feb 8 2006 // Risk managers of multinational corporations would do well to follow closely the escalating protests over Danish cartoons satirizing the Prophet Muhammad in Europe and the Middle East, according to Aon Trade Credit Managing...
Aon Impact Forecasting Team Releases Report on Atlantic Storms
Feb 6 2006 // It was a year with more storms in the Atlantic than any other on record, and it was also the costliest hurricane season ever. Impact Forecasting, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aon Corporation, studies some of the possible...
Lloyd’s to Sue Aon, Benfield Over Central Fund Policy
Feb 3 2006 // Lloyd’s is on the verge of initiating formal legal proceedings against two of its largest brokers, Aon and Benfield, over the Central Fund reinsurance policy they negotiated with a group of six insurers in 1999. The...
