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Marsh Appoints Aon’s Bryant as U.S. Public Entity Industry Practice Leader

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...

Alliant in California Adds Aon’s Whipple in Energy & Marine

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...

Update – Aon’s $30B Bid for Willis Towers Watson Faces EU Antitrust Warning: Reuters

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...

Australia Regulator Raises Antitrust Concerns over $30B Aon-Willis Towers Watson Deal

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...

A Snowstorm that Cost Nearly $2.2B and Other January Natural Catastrophes: Aon

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,...

EC Pauses Investigation; CEO Says Aon-Willis Merger Still on Track to Close in 1st Half

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],...

Property Catastrophe Bond Placement Reaches Record in 2020 and Q4: Aon

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...

Aon’s Norris Jumps to Marsh to Lead U.S. Healthcare Practice

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...

Aon, Willis Announce Leadership Team for Post-Merger Brokerages

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,...

Heinz Joins Lockton from Aon as Partner in Transaction Liability Practice

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...

AXIS Insurance Hires Aon’s Boswell Brown, Aviva’s Whelan as Renewable Energy U/Ws

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...

Aon CEO Greg Case Recognized as Top Ally of LGBTQ+ Employees and Individuals

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...

Insurance Broker Aon Drops Trump Organization

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...

Aon’s Eldredge Named General Counsel at Broker TigerRisk

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,...

Challenges Facing Healthcare Pros on COVID Vaccine Frontlines: Q&A with Aon Experts

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...

Update: Aon Confirms EU Antitrust Probe of Merger with Willis Towers Watson

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...

District Attorney Questions Deutsche Bank, Aon Employees Over Trump Organization

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...

Aon’s $30B Bid for Willis Towers Watson Faces EU Probe: Reuters

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...

With Economic Damages of $9B, Hurricanes Eta and Iota Topped Off Record Year: Aon

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...

Aon Acquires India’s Anviti Insurance Brokers

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...