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Choate to Head Aon Risk Southern Region

Mar 15 2007 // Aon announced that William M. Choate has been appointed executive vice president in charge of the middle market and head of Aon Risk Services’ Southern Region. A 25-year industry veteran, Choate has held a number of...

Aon Settles Benfield Suit

Mar 13 2007 // Aon Re Global, the Chicago-based broker’s provider of reinsurance brokerage services and integrated capital solutions, announced that it has reached “a global and comprehensive settlement with Benfield Group of...

Chicago Aon Supports Ill. Governor’s Health Care Proposal

Mar 13 2007 // Chicago-based Aon Corp. recently released a statement saying that it supports Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s efforts to craft a health care plan that would provide affordable coverage options to the uninsured...

People

Mar 12 2007 // Markel Insurance Co. named Thomas K. “Smitty” Smith vice president of marketing. Smith joins Markel after three years as senior vice president and managing director of the Richmond, Va., branch of Riggs,...

Aon CEO Stresses Lloyd’s Need for ‘Speed of Access’

Mar 5 2007 // Greg Case, Aon’s president and CEO, told an attentive London audience (as summarized on the Lloyd’s web site – www.lloyds.com) that the City would retain its pre-eminence in the global risk and insurance...

Aon Construction Services Names Church Director in Irvine Office

Mar 2 2007 // Aon Construction Services Group has hired Richard S. Church as director, Loss Control, in Aon’s Irvine, Calif., office to provide loss control services to construction clients throughout California and the...

People and Places

Feb 26 2007 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America named Cliston Brown as the organization’s director of federal public affairs. Brown comes to PCI after three years with the Independent Insurance Agents &...

People and Places

Feb 26 2007 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners named its 2007 committee chairs and vice chairs. The new committee assignments are for one year. International Insurance Relations Committee: Chair Diane Koken,...

Feb 25 2007 // People The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America named Cliston Brown as the organization’s director of federal public affairs. Brown comes to PCI after three years with the Independent Insurance Agents...

People

Feb 25 2007 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners named its 2007 committee chairs and vice chairs. The new committee assignments are for one year. International Insurance Relations Committee: Chair Diane Koken,...

John Barrett Joins Aon’s Southern California Executive Team

Feb 22 2007 // Aon recently announced that John Barrett has joined its Southern California executive team as resident managing director for Los Angeles. Barrett, 47, was formerly managing director of Marsh, Los Angeles where he built a...

Aon Re Global Management Changes

Feb 15 2007 // Aon Re Global announced several management changes in its newly formed Europe-Middle East-Africa (EMEA) region and in the UK. Aon Re Global’s European operations have been combined with those in Israel, Bahrain and...

Aon establishes group to manage renewable bio fuel risks

Feb 12 2007 // Aon’s Agribusiness and Food Systems Group has created a new unit to focus on the specialized risks associated with the bio-fuels industry. Aon’s new Agri-Fuels Risk Management Group (AFRMG), based in Kansas...

People and Places

Feb 12 2007 // William J. Mullaney was named president of MetLife’s Institutional Business segment. He succeeds Leland C. Launer Jr., who has decided to pursue other opportunities. Mullaney most recently served as president of...

Business Moves

Feb 11 2007 // Goldman Sachs, USI Holdings Big insurance broker USI Holdings Corp. headquartered in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., agreed to be acquired by GS Capital Partners, a private equity affiliate of Goldman, Sachs & Co., in a...

People

Feb 11 2007 // William J. Mullaney was named president of MetLife’s Institutional Business segment. He succeeds Leland C. Launer Jr., who has decided to pursue other opportunities. Mullaney most recently served as president of...

Chicago Aon’s Entertainment Group Announces Restructuring

Feb 7 2007 // The entertainment industry’s increasing emphasis on diversification has led to the restructuring of Aon’s Entertainment Group. Effective immediately, Aon/Albert G. Ruben, the worldwide leader in the film and...

Aon Establishes Group to Manage Renewable Fuel Risks

Feb 1 2007 // Aon’s Agribusiness and Food Systems Group has created a new unit to focus on the specialized risks associated with the bio-fuels industry. Aon’s new Agri-Fuels Risk Management Group (AFRMG), based in Kansas...

Chicago Aon Acquires Footman James from UK Alchemy Partners

Jan 29 2007 // Chicago-based Aon Corp. today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Footman James from Alchemy Partners (Guernsey) Limited. The terms of the transaction are not disclosed. Aon provides tailor made cover for...

Aon to Cut 500 Jobs in N.Y., Texas, Maryland

Jan 22 2007 // Insurance brokerage firm Aon Corp. said last week it would lay off 550 workers at its facilities in New York, Texas and Maryland. Aon spokesman Rahsaan Johnson said the Chicago-based company was consolidating its...