Latest Aon Headlines
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Aon’s Q2 Results Boosted by Acquisitions, Brokerage Business
Jul 30 2010 // Aon reported net income of $153 million in the second quarter 2010, compared to $149 million for the prior year quarter. Net income from continuing operations increased 22 percent to $179 million, compared to $147 million...
Aon Will Begin Accepting Contingent Commissions Again
Jul 21 2010 // Giant insurance broker, Aon Corp., said it will resume taking contingent commissions from insurers where they are permitted— reversing its policy on the controversial compensation just six months after a legal...
As the Wholesale World Turns
Jul 19 2010 // E&S Brokerage Mergers, Expansions and Start Ups, Oh My! As goes the circle of life, so goes the wholesale insurance broker world. Not even the sixth year of a soft market cycle has deterred industry veterans from...
Aon Benfield Launches First Pan-Asian Typhoon Model
Jul 19 2010 // Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development center, has launched the first fully functional Asian typhoon model to span the continent. “The new model will help insurers analyze the...
Marsh Launches New Global Rail Practice
Jul 15 2010 // Insurance broker Marsh has appointed three industry veterans to its new Global Rail practice. Jim Beardsley joins the unit as Global Leader. Joining him are Jim Wolfarth as senior vice president, Casualty, and John Raymond...
Aon’s Logo Now Featured on New Manchester United Team Uniform
Jul 15 2010 // Goodbye AIG, hello Aon. The Chicago-based giant announced that the new Manchester United home uniforms now feature its logo. Aon took over from AIG officially on June 1 as the principle sponsor of the famous football...
With Hewitt, Aon Will Jump Over Marsh to Be Largest HR Consultant
Jul 13 2010 // Aon Corp. will spend $4.9 billion to buy Hewitt Associates Inc., in an aggressive bid to leapfrog archrival Marsh and McLennan and create the world’s largest human resource services company. Aon, in its largest-ever...
Aon Buys HR Firm Hewitt
Jul 12 2010 // Aon Corp. has agreed to buy human resource consulting firm Hewitt Associates in a deal worth $4.9 billion. Aon intends to integrate Hewitt with its existing consulting and outsourcing operations, Aon Consulting, and...
Report IDs Pacific Northwest as ‘Mega-Earthquake’ Hotspot
Jul 5 2010 // The Pacific Northwest is one of five regions in the world most likely to see a mega-earthquake, according to a new report. “When The Earth Moves: Mega-Earthquakes To Come?” published by Aon Benfield in...
Aon Reports Declines in July Reinsurance Renewal Rates
Jul 2 2010 // Aon Benfield has released its July first “Renewals Update” report, which indicates that “rates continue to decline in all major regions without significant catastrophe loss activity in the last 12...
Aon Expands Captive Consulting Capabilities in Bermuda
Jun 29 2010 // Aon Global Risk Consulting, the provider of risk advisory services of Aon Corp, announced the launch of Aon Global Risk Consulting Bermuda, as part of Aon Insurance Managers (Bermuda) Ltd. Aon noted that it has operated in...
Aon Benfield, Cologne University to Study European Windstorms
Jun 25 2010 // Aon Benfield announced that it has signed an exclusive partnership with the University of Cologne – “a leading research centre with a long record of wind storms diagnostics, extreme weather modeling and impact...
RMS Hires Rao as Senior VP
Jun 24 2010 // Risk Management Solutions (RMS) has appointed Dr. Guru Rao to the role of senior vice president, Portfolio Solutions Product Marketing. Dr. Rao brings 20 years of experience to the role, including nearly 14 years with Aon...
Aon Benfield Report Identifies ‘Mega-Earthquake’ ‘Hotspots
Jun 15 2010 // Aon Benfield has published a new report – “When The Earth Moves: Mega-Earthquakes To Come?” – in conjunction with the Aon Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre. The report was prompted by the recent...
Aon Helps Lenders With Foreclosed Property Through Risk Management
Jun 9 2010 // Property repossessed by a financial institution after foreclosure may stay vacant or unfinished for months or years, making it susceptible to various types of damage. According to RealtyTrac, the leading online marketplace...
Aon eSolutions, Aon Global Risk Launch Public Entity Claims Tool
Jun 8 2010 // Aon eSolutions, the technology solutions business of Aon Corporation and Aon Global Risk Consulting will offer public entities a holistic claims tool that combines browser-based claims technology with claims consulting...
Aon Scientist Analyzes Insurance Coverage for Volcanic Eruptions
Jun 4 2010 // Volcanic eruptions are right up there with hurricanes and earthquakes on the list of nature’s most formidable catastrophes. The April eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland was but one manifestation...
Why Some Volcanic Eruptions Produce Ash Clouds and Others Don’t
Jun 4 2010 // Volcanoes exist in many parts of the world, and their eruptions can be terrifying and devastating, as Aon Benfield’s Professor Russell Blong discusses in the previous article at:...
Aon Sees Progress Against Terrorism, But Threats are Evolving
Jun 3 2010 // In conjunction with the release of the latest version of its “Terrorism Threat Map,” Aon’s Crisis Management division analyzes the current state of the ongoing efforts to combat terrorist activities. The...
Aon Begins 4-Year Term as Official Manchester United Shirt Sponsor
Jun 1 2010 // It’s been almost a year to the day, when Aon Corporation announced that it would take over from AIG, as the shirt sponsor for the historic English football (soccer) club Manchester United [See IJ web site –...
