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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...

New Aon Cyber Offering Targets High Net Worth Individuals, Executives

Dec 4 2020 // Aon plc has expanded its Cyber Secure Select offering to include an enhanced cyber insurance program for high net worth individuals and executives. This new insurance offering in partnership with Aspen Insurance expands on...

Lockton Adds 3 Managing Directors from Aon to Its Transaction Liability Practice

Dec 2 2020 // Global insurance broker Lockton reports that three transaction liability advisors from Aon — Joshua Halpern, Gaurav Sud and Eric Ziff — have joined the firm to lead its mergers and acquisition (M&A) consulting...

Aon Hires Marsh’s O’Donnell as Client Director in PFI and Infrastructure Team

Nov 20 2020 // Insurance broker Aon plc announced that Karen O’Donnell has been appointed as a client director within its Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and Infrastructure team, a specialist practice that sits within Aon’s...

Aon Targets M&A Market with Intellectual Property Assessment Offering

Nov 20 2020 // Insurance broker Aon has launched the Quality of Intellectual Property (QoIP) Solution that is designed to help companies receive higher transaction value by specifically articulating the quality of the seller’s IP...

Aon Secures $70M in Alternative Capital Capacity to Transfer Systemic Cyber Risk

Nov 19 2020 // Insurance broker Aon plc has launched a new product with Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd. (an asset manager undertaking its re/insurance business as HSCM Bermuda) to protect insurers and reinsurers against...

Aon Launches Asia Pacific Capital Advisory Unit to Assist Re/insurer Clients

Nov 18 2020 // Insurance broker Aon plc has launched an Asia Pacific Capital Advisory unit within Reinsurance Solutions to deliver a holistic approach to capital optimization for re/insurers.The initiative follows Aon’s launch of...

Lockton Hires Aon’s Stine as Midwest Series VP in St. Louis

Nov 16 2020 // Lockton has added Casey Stine as a vice president and Business Development consultant for the firm’s Midwest Series.Stine, who has nearly a decade of experience in employee benefits and corporate human resource...

Aon Invests $30 Million to Create 10,000 Apprenticeships Nationwide by 2030

Nov 12 2020 // Global insurance broker Aon said it is expanding its corporate apprenticeship program with an investment of $30 million over the next five years.With this expansion, Aon hopes to develop a nationwide network of employers...