Latest Aon Headlines
All the headlines from our Aon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Aon Terrorist Risk Map Includes Mideast, No. Africa Unrest
Jun 8 2011 // Aon’s annual publication of its Terrorist Risk Map has been expanded. Aon said this year’s version features areas where “political violence, strikes, riots, civil war and war threaten the sustainable...
Business Moves
Jun 6 2011 // Acentria, Jim Harris Destin, Florida-based insurance agency Acentria has acquired Jim Harris & Associates, Inc., with offices in Mary Esther and Crestview. The office in Mary Esther will remain open until August and...
Aon Benfield Publishes Report on Lloyd’s
Jun 1 2011 // Aon Benfield’s Analytics’ Market Analysis team has launched its latest Lloyd’s Update report, covering the market’s financial performance in 2010 and business position in 2011. Key findings...
Main Join’s Aon in Pittsburgh
May 27 2011 // Aon Risk Solutions named Randy Main senior consultant of health and benefits in the firm’s Pittsburgh office. Main will advise clients on issues related to financial measurement and cultural assessment, consumerism...
Aon Risk Solutions Adds Valdez in California
May 23 2011 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon Corp., announced that Jamin Valdez has joined the Los Angeles office as account executive. In his new role, Valdez is responsible for delivering specialized...
Aon to Move into New London HQ in 2015
May 16 2011 // Aon announced that it has selected The Leadenhall Building as its future London headquarters. The office tower is currently under construction, directly across Leadenhall Street from Lloyd’s. When completed it will...
People
May 16 2011 // Newport Beach, Calif.-based GCube named Al Caceres senior vice president of underwriting covering all renewables, and Michael Durning executive vice president of client relations and business development. Both will be...
Top 10 Risks Facing Business Leaders
May 16 2011 // Economic risk is the greatest threat today’s business leaders face, followed by legislative and regulatory changes and increased competition. Business leaders across the globe also emphasized the need to innovate,...
People
May 16 2011 // J. Smith Lanier & Co. has appointed Rosemary Blair as the new senior vice president of its International Practice. Based out of J. Smith Lanier’s Atlanta office, Blair will assist producers with their...
Aon Opens Manchester Office with the Help of Man U Players
May 12 2011 // Aon announced that it has officially opened its new Manchester UK office with a “celebration attended by clients, insurers, partners and players and staff from its sponsor partners Manchester United [the City’s...
Aon Benfield: Cat Losses, Solvency II Demand Better Model Evaluation
May 9 2011 // Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Corp., notes that it will be “highlighting how recent natural hazards – coupled with Solvency II – have fuelled demand for more...
Aon Benfield Analyzes Q1 Cat Bond Performance
May 5 2011 // Aon Benfield Securities, the investment banking subsidiary of Aon Corp., has released its latest Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) report, which examines the key trends in the ILS sector during the first quarter of the...
Top 10 Risks Facing Business Leaders
May 2 2011 // Economic risk is the greatest threat today’s business leaders face, followed by legislative and regulatory changes and increased competition. Business leaders across the globe also emphasized the need to innovate,...
People
May 2 2011 // Marsh & McLennan announced several changes to its senior management team, including the appointment of Daniel S. Glaser, 50, to the newly created position of group president and chief operating officer. Glaser had...
Underwriters Address Political Risk Exposures in Wake of Crisis
May 2 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...
Baudouin Appointed CEO of Aon Global Client Network
Apr 26 2011 // Aon Risk Solutions has appointed Christopher Baudouin as chief executive officer of the Aon Global Client Network. Most recently, Baudouin served in a dual capacity as president and CEO of Aon Risk Solutions Mexico and...
McLaren Group Selects Aon as Global Broker
Apr 26 2011 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon Corp., in the UK, has been appointed the global insurance broker for the McLaren Group. It will be responsible for both the Group’s Formula 1 team,...
Aon Benfield Says Q1 Cat Losses Expected to Raise Facultative Rates
Apr 22 2011 // Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Corp, has released the latest edition of its “Fac Quarterly report,” which provides an analysis of trends witnessed in the...
Aon Benfield Estimates Reinsurers’ Capital at $470 Billion
Apr 21 2011 // The latest edition of the Aon Benfield Aggregate (ABA) report, which analyses the year end 2010 financial position of the world’s leading reinsurers and examines how 2011 catastrophe losses may affect their capital...
Reinsurance Rates Up, But Few Agree How Much
Apr 18 2011 // Reinsurance rates may be edging higher only now, but the companies’ shares could still surge amid investor hopes that disasters, including Japan’s earthquake, will result in much higher rates in the...
