According to a report appearing on the Web site of the Chicago Tribune, Near North Insurance (NNI) has filed a lawsuit directly against Aon, alleging that former NNI employees, who had joined Aon, used proprietary information and data obtained through unauthorized access to Near North’s e-mails and computer records to provide information to Aon that was used to improperly approach its clients.
The news follows the filing of a lawsuit by NNI’s former CEO Michael Segal, seeking a total of $700 million in damages from six former near North Employees, Aon and several other defendants (See IJ Website Oct.4)
The news marks the first time that NNI has directly accused Aon of profiting from the proprietary information of former employees, several of whom joined the giant broker after losing a power struggle with Segal.
NNI also alleges that they played a “key role” in providing information to federal investigators, which led to Segal’s arrest on charges of improperly using company funds. He is currently awaiting trial, and plays no present role in NNI management, although he remains the company’s sole owner.
According to the report NNI also named California-based USI Insurance Service Corp. as a defendant. It alleges that the company obtained e-mails through improper means, and used them to settle a previous lawsuit with NNI to the company’s disadvantage. USI declined to comment on the matter.
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