All the headlines from our Aon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 17 2021 // U.S. insurers suffered record-breaking winter storm losses during the first quarter of 2021 while also grappling with several high-profile cyberattacks, according to a recent report released by Aon.Maybe claims departments...
May 14 2021 // National Flood Services announced the appointment of Lindsey Erickson as its chief executive officer.Erickson replaces interim CEO George Ruhana, who will continue in his role as operating partner. Erickson has been with...
May 12 2021 // Insurers face multi-billion-dollar losses from U.S. hailstorms during April, according to Aon’s Global Catastrophe Recap report, which each month analyzes the impact of natural disaster events worldwide.The report...
May 12 2021 // Aon plc and Willis Towers Watson have agreed to sell Willis Re and a set of Willis Towers Watson corporate risk and broking and health and benefits services to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.These businesses will be divested...
May 9 2021 // Insurance brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is in talks to buy a portfolio of assets from Aon Plc and Willis Towers Watson Plc for about $3 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.An agreement could be...
May 7 2021 // Aon announced the formation of its EMEA M&A and Transaction Solutions Advisory Board to support the growth of its Mergers & Acquisition insurance practice across the United Kingdom and Europe, the Middle East and...
May 4 2021 // The European Commission competition panel has moved its decision date for the Aon-Willis Towers Watson merger by five business days from July 27 to August 3. The commission is investigating whether the combining of the two...
Apr 29 2021 // It has not happened yet but the proposed merger of large global insurance brokers Aon and Willis Towers Watson is already being felt at competitor MarshMcLennan.MarshMcLennan is capitalizing on the marketplace disruption...
Apr 28 2021 // Insurance broker Aon is set to gain conditional EU antitrust approval for its $30 billion bid for Willis Towers Watson without having to offer more concessions, people familiar with the matter said.Aon, which clinched the...
Apr 27 2021 // BRUSSELS–EU antitrust regulators are asking Aon rivals and customers who is the best buyer for assets the insurance broker has offered to sell to address competition concerns about its $30 billion Willis Towers...
Apr 20 2021 // Howden, the London-based insurance broker, announced that it has appointed Felix Jenny to lead its new retail operation in Switzerland.Howden Switzerland will form an important part of Howden’s European business,...
Apr 14 2021 // BRUSSELS – European Union antitrust regulators have extended until July 27 the deadline for their decision on Aon’s $30 billion bid for rival Willis Towers Watson, a European Commission filing showed on...
Apr 14 2021 // BRUSSELS – Insurance broker Aon’s offer to sell assets in five EU countries and takeover target Willis Towers Watson’s reinsurance arm may not be enough to address EU competition concerns, people familiar...
Apr 13 2021 // Insurance broker Aon plc has introduced a new solution, through broad industry collaboration, that will provide supply chain protection for global COVID-19 vaccine shipments.The solution provides transparent cargo...
Apr 12 2021 // BRUSSELS – Insurance broker Aon has offered to sell assets in several EU countries and the reinsurance unit of takeover target Willis Towers Watson to gain EU antitrust approval for its $30 billion acquisition bid, a...
Apr 12 2021 // Multiple U.S. severe weather outbreaks, including tornadoes, hail, and flooding, resulted in losses of more than $1 billion for public and private insurers during March, with economic costs approaching $2 billion,...
Apr 1 2021 // This wrap-up of International People Moves details recent appointments at Guy Carpenter, Chord Re, and Everest Re. A summary of these new hires follows.Guy Carpenter Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter & Co. announced the...
Mar 30 2021 // Aon announced it is closing operations and taking a global holiday on April 1st and April 2nd. These two days are intended to provide “colleagues extra time away to express appreciation for them during this...
Mar 15 2021 // London-based broker Miller has appointed Charlie Simpson to lead its new platform in Bermuda.Simpson, who joins as head of Bermuda, will concentrate on growing the broker’s presence in the key re/insurance hub by...
Mar 10 2021 // Aon’s first ever Errors & Omissions/cyber insurance product snapshot presents a pretty dire picture of worsening conditions.There were on average three new E&O cyber matters per business day in 2020, a...