Aon to Buy Willis Towers Watson

March 9, 2020

  • March 9, 2020 at 9:19 am
    Dave says:
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    I’m kind of surprised the FTC will let this go through.

    • March 9, 2020 at 1:58 pm
      Vox says:
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      Rarely is a move towards oligopoly in the favor of customers. We, as a people, need to police M&A to see that competition is not squelched.

      • March 16, 2020 at 10:03 am
        knowall says:
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        When you call help lines they usually say something like, “How can I assist you, is it okay that I put you on hold while I check this out etc…” The fewer players you have in any competitive market they will eventually be able to just tell you: ‘that’s just the way it is’ (and there’s nothing you or the govt can do about it)

        I’m getting cynical.

  • March 9, 2020 at 10:05 am
    Some Guy says:
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    Great – Willis is being acquired by The Borg – “We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us.”

    • March 9, 2020 at 10:21 am
      Tiger88 says:
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      Hey!.. Nice one ‘some guy’, perfectly analyzed. My friends at Aon are just…delighted with the culture there…no, not really. Love a comment from Plumeri, he always LOVED Aon.

      • March 9, 2020 at 1:01 pm
        The Weazel says:
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        Indeed! I can’t imagine any amount of Joe’s “Bring it on!” would idealistically be happy with this!

        • March 10, 2020 at 9:23 am
          Really? says:
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          you know that Joe hasn’t been the CEO of Willis for quite some time now, right?

  • March 9, 2020 at 11:39 am
    Actuary says:
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    Willis, Towers, and Watson can now join poor Wyatt and Perrin in the dustbin of history.

    • March 12, 2020 at 1:29 pm
      Ratemaker says:
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      don’t forget Benfield.

  • March 9, 2020 at 3:50 pm
    Magnolia says:
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    This just eliminates another competitor. I’ll keep enjoying picking their low hanging fruit!

  • March 9, 2020 at 4:26 pm
    Regional Broker says:
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    AON acronym = “All or Nothing”



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