Latest Aon Headlines
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Aon Expert: Aviators Should Take Second Look at Introduction of the 747
Jan 24 2005 // With the introduction last week of the 555-passenger Airbus A380 aircraft, an Aon aviation expert said the world’s aviation industry must now look to the past to accommodate what may be its future. Wayne Wignes,...
Aon Launches Latin American Affinity Program
Jan 19 2005 // In a joint announcement, datelined Chicago and Sao Paulo, Brazil, Aon Corp. announced the formation of Aon Affinity Latin America. “The organization will be headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where Aon has an...
Aon Study: Board of Directors Pay Up 23% in 2003-04
Jan 12 2005 // According to an analysis of 1,475 public company proxies, Aon has found that increased scrutiny over corporate governance and the passage of Sarbanes-Oxley have not come without a price. A recent study showed that Board of...
The Midwest’s Top 10 Newsmakers in 2004
Dec 29 2004 // What a long, strange trip it’s been. The year started with the two Chicago-area property/casualty insurance trade groups, the National Association of Independent Insurers and the Alliance of American Insurers,...
The Midwest’s Top 10 Newsmakers
Dec 20 2004 // Here Are the Heartlanders Who Made Insurance Headlines in 2004 What a long, strange trip it’s been. The year started with the two Chicago-area property/casualty insurance trade groups merging to form the Property...
Aon’s Pat Ryan Backtracks on Ethics Declaration
Dec 20 2004 // Aon Corp. CEO Patrick G. Ryan’s attempt at a PR offensive hit a snag when he had to clarify comments he made in a top-of-the-fold, front-page Dec. 5 Chicago Tribune story about the No. 2 broker’s ethical...
Aon: More than Half of Companies Studied Decide to ‘Take Up’ Some Kind of Terrorism Insurance
Dec 15 2004 // With the “new reality” created by the terrorist acts of Sept. 11, 2001, companies throughout the globe faced a new set of issues in managing the broad spectrum of risks created by these events. In a study...
Aon Chief Acknowledges Employee Violations with Business Conduct Code
Dec 8 2004 // Insurance giant Aon Corp., whose practices are under review as part of an industrywide investigation by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, said for the first time that some of its employees have violated the...
Aon Liquidates Endurance Investment
Dec 6 2004 // Aon Corporation announced that it has sold virtually all of its equity investment in Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. The statement follows Aon’s sale of 9.8 million shares in the company to investment...
Aon Sells 9.8 Million Shares in Endurance
Dec 3 2004 // Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holding Ltd. announced that Aon Corporation has sold 9.8 million shares of Endurance common stock in a block sale to Goldman Sachs. The shares were sold under the Company’s Form S-3...
Aon Completes Sale of Cambridge to Scandent Group
Dec 1 2004 // Aon Corporation announced the completion of the sale of its claims administration business, Cambridge Integrated Services Group Inc., to Scandent Group, an innovator in providing technology-enabled solutions and services,...
Aon Re Services Appoints Jean-Mairet as Director – Structured and Traditional Life Reinsurance – Europe
Nov 24 2004 // Aon Re Services Global Accident, Health and Life announced that Eduardo Jean-Mairet has joined the Life practice group as Director – Structured and Traditional Life Reinsurance (Europe). “He will use his...
Aon Preps for Spitzer Suit With $890M Line of Credit
Nov 11 2004 // Chicago-based Aon Corp., the world’s No. 2 insurance broker, said it is negotiating with lenders to access about $890 million in credit should Spitzer choose the company as his next target, according to Bloomberg...
Aon Names Streem VP and Head of Investor Relations
Nov 10 2004 // Chicago-based Aon Corp., the world’s No. 2 insurance broker, has named Craig A. Streem to the position of vice president and head of investor relations. Streem was most recently vice president of corporate relations...
Aon Re’s 3rd Annual Study: Improvement in Homeowners Prospective ROE Keeps Up
Oct 27 2004 // Aon Corp. (www.aon.com) announced Wednesday the results of Aon Re’s third annual study of return on capital in the United States homeowners insurance marketplace. The results of the study reportedly reveal continuing...
People and Places
Oct 25 2004 // San Diego-based insurance brokerage G.S. Levine Insurance Services Inc. has announced the promotion of Bill Litjen to president. He joined the firm in 1997 and most recently held the position of chief operating officer....
Aon Says Goodbye to Contingent Commissions
Oct 22 2004 // Chicago-based Aon Corporation on Friday announced that it is eliminating its practice of accepting contingent commissions from underwriters. Patrick Ryan, chairman and CEO, said, “Because trust and client...
S&P Drops Ratings on Marsh & McLennan Cos., Aon
Oct 21 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Rating Services has lowered its counterparty credit rating on Marsh & McLennan Cos. (MMC) to ‘BBB+/A-2’ from ‘A+/A-1’. The rating remains on CreditWatch with...
New York AG Sues Marsh Over Contingent Commissions, Cites Insurers Over Alleged Bid-Rigging
Oct 14 2004 // New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer on Oct. 14 sued Marsh & McLennan Companies, the nation’s biggest insurance brokerage firm, alleging that it steered clients to insurers with whom it had lucrative...
Ins. Rates for Hospital Professionals, Physicians May Slow in 2005
Oct 13 2004 // The trend of high insurance rates experienced by hospital professionals and physicians over the past three years shows signs of slowing in 2005, according to a study released today by Aon risk services experts. Aon’s...
