Latest Aon Headlines
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Aon Consulting Makes Two Appointments in Virginia
Aug 11 2010 // Aon Consulting has named Shelly Blackstone as vice president of business development in its Richmond, Virginia office. Additionally, Paul J. Mack has been promoted to health and benefits practice leader. In her new role,...
July’s Catastrophes Cause Widespread Losses Globally: Aon Benfield
Aug 3 2010 // Floods in Pakistan and China have taken thousands of lives and damaged hundreds of thousands of homes, according to a new report on catastrophic events in July by a reinsurance team. A European heatwave, wildfires in...
Business Moves
Aug 2 2010 // Western National, Wisconsin American Western National Insurance Group has finalized its affiliation with Wisconsin American Mutual Insurance Co. of Fond du Lac, Wis. Wisconsin American will continue to operate as a...
Business Moves
Aug 2 2010 // Markel, Aspen Holdings (FirstComp) Specialty insurer Markel Corp. has struck a deal worth at least $135 million to acquire Aspen Holdings, which sells workers’ compensation under the name FirstComp to small...
Business Moves
Aug 2 2010 // RSI International, Insurance Network Texas-based RSI International Inc. has acquired Insurance Network Corp. (INC), a managing general agency based in Dallas, Texas. Established in 1996, Insurance Network Corp. specializes...
Aon Will Begin Accepting Contingent Commissions Again
Aug 2 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...
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...
