All the headlines from our Aon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 8 2021 // Kevin Bryant Marsh has added Kevin Bryant to lead its National Public Entity Industry Practice. In this role, Bryant will work with state and local government and not-for-profit clients across the U.S., offering public...
Mar 4 2021 // Newport Beach, Calif.-based Alliant Insurance Services has named Derek Whipple senior vice president of energy and marine. Whipple is located on the West Coast, and has a specialized focus on power-related energy. He was...
Mar 3 2021 // BRUSSELS – Aon will face a list of objections by the EU’s antitrust watchdog which it must overcome with concessions to proceed with its $30 billion bid for Willis Towers Watson, two people familiar with the matter...
Feb 18 2021 // Australia’s competition regulator on Thursday raised initial concerns over Aon’s $30 billion bid for Willis Towers Watson to create the world’s largest insurance broker, close on the heels of a similar...
Feb 11 2021 // A snowstorm in Spain, called “Filomena,” caused business interruption and property losses estimated at nearly €1.8 billion ($2.2 billion), according to Aon’s monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report,...
Feb 9 2021 // The merger of Aon with Willis Towers Watson is on course to close in the first half of 2021, said John Haley, Willis Towers Watson’s chief executive.“In March of last year when we first announced [the merger],...
Feb 4 2021 // Approximately $11 billion of property catastrophe bond limit was placed in 2020, the highest on record, according to a new Aon report that projects the growth momentum will continue in 2021.While the year was a record for...
Feb 3 2021 // Gisele Norris has joined global insurance broker Marsh to lead its U.S. Healthcare Practice. In this role, Norris is responsible for the delivery of health care risk management knowledge, expertise, and transactional...
Jan 28 2021 // In anticipation of their proposed merger receiving final approval, insurance brokers Aon and Willis Towers Watson announced the future leadership team for the firm that will be effective following the close of the merger,...
Jan 25 2021 // Kansas City, Mo.-based Lockton has added Matt Heinz as a partner in its Transaction Liability practice.Heinz will co-lead the group with partners Josh Halpern, Eric Ziff and Gaurav Sud, who joined Lockton last year as the...
Jan 20 2021 // AXIS Insurance, the specialty insurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., announced the hiring of two additional underwriters within its global Renewable Energy business.Nicholas Boswell Brown and Claire...
Jan 20 2021 // Aon CEO Greg Case has been recognized for advancing the equality of LGBTQ+ employees and individuals.Specifically, Case was named the No. 1 ally on the INvolve OUTstanding LGBT+ Ally Executives list for 2020. INvolve is a...
Jan 12 2021 // Insurance broker Aon has ended its business relationship with the Trump Organization, Insurance Journal has learned.The Trump Organization is the hotel, luxury residence and golf course business of the Trump family that is...
Dec 23 2020 // Insurance broker/advisor TigerRisk has appointed Daniel J. “Tad” Eldredge as partner and general counsel. He is located in Minneapolis, Minn.Eldredge comes to TigerRisk from Aon where he was chief counsel,...
Dec 23 2020 // Is the U.S. healthcare industry prepared to shoulder the massive responsibility of administering an estimated 300 million COVID-19 vaccinations?Healthcare professionals will face challenges, according to experts at...
Dec 21 2020 // Aon plc confirmed that the European Commission (EC) has initiated a review of the company’s proposed $30 billion bid for Willis Towers Watson.Aon said the Phase II review is a common next step “for a...
Dec 15 2020 // Prosecutors from the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. have interviewed employees of Deutsche Bank and insurance broker Aon as part of their investigation of the Trump Organization, according to people...
Dec 15 2020 // BRUSSELS – Aon’s $30 billion bid for Willis Towers to create the world’s largest insurance broker faces a full-scale investigation because of its complexity, two people familiar with the matter said.The...
Dec 14 2020 // Hurricanes Eta and Iota in November topped off the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season when a record of 12 named storms made landfall in the United States. The two final hurricanes of the season had an economic cost of...
Dec 14 2020 // Insurer broker Aon has acquired a 49% equity stake in Anviti Insurance Brokers Pvt. Ltd, a fast-growing, composite broking firm in India.Anviti will transition to the Aon brand pending regulatory approvals. Financial...