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Most UK SMEs Don’t Understand Risks of Cyber Attacks, Data Loss: Aon Poll

Dec 13 2018 // A poll of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro businesses in the UK shows over half are confused by or even unaware of the rules around the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), while more...

WTW Taps Rowley from Brit, Harvey from Aon to Boost London P/C Arm

Dec 11 2018 // Willis Towers Watson has appointed Tom Rowley as senior vice president, North American Property, and named Matt Harvey as senior vice president, International Property. Both will sit within the Property & Casualty...

Aon Cites Need for Mitigation as Insured Wildfire Losses Top $10B for Second Year

Dec 7 2018 // Total aggregated economic losses for the wildfires that have burned across Northern and Southern California throughout the month are expected to minimally exceed $10 billion, while insurance claims payouts for wildfires...

Public Transit Systems See Rise in Liability Losses

Dec 7 2018 // Nationally, public transit systems are seeing a steady increase in liability claim severity, even as ridership declines, according to a new study from Aon.Aon’s study found that overall public transit liability claim...

Aon Launches Intangible Asset Cover for Gig Economy Companies

Nov 26 2018 // Aon plc announced the launch of a new non-damage business interruption (NDBI) cover which is designed to protect the income streams of the growing number of companies with high levels of intangible assets, such as those...

Aon Taps Jones from Guy Carpenter as Exec. Chairman, Asia Reinsurance Solutions

Nov 21 2018 // Aon plc has appointed Richard Jones as executive chairman of its Reinsurance Solutions business in Asia. Jones will be responsible for business development and supporting clients across the Asia region. Based in Singapore,...

Alliant Names Aon’s Posey Vice President in California

Nov 13 2018 // Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has named Amanda Posey a vice president. Posey, who is based in Orange County, Calif., will provide risk management and insurance solutions to a regional client base. Posey was previously a...

Tallying Losses from October’s Global Catastrophes

Nov 8 2018 // October was a deadly and costly month due to natural catastrophes, with the the U.S. and Europe being hit particularly hard, according to Aon’s Impact Forecasting.Total U.S. economic losses from October’s...

Patrick Ryan Hails Program Business Amid Retail Consolidation, Moves Toward MGAs

Nov 8 2018 // Insurance industry trailblazer Patrick Ryan thinks the insurance program business could be headed for interesting times given recent consolidation in the retail insurance agency sector, an influx of capital and the recent...

Aon Forms New Ventures Group, Led by Chief Innovation Officer Goland

Oct 19 2018 // Aon plc announced it has formed a new unit called New Ventures Group, which is designed to increase Aon’s investment in innovative new businesses.The global unit will identify, incubate and deliver new sources of...

TigerRisk Adds Retro Specialist Hughes from Aon to London Retro Team

Oct 18 2018 // TigerRisk Partners LLC, the Stamford, Conn.-based insurance and reinsurance broker, announced it has appointed Jonathan Hughes as partner.Hughes will report to Alex Bridges, head of TigerRisk’s Retro Team, and will...

Natural Disasters in September Bring Costliest Damages to Date for 2018: Aon Report

Oct 11 2018 // Hurricane, flood, and earthquake damages made September the costliest month for natural catastrophes in 2018, according to a report from Aon’s Impact Forecasting team.September is typically the busiest month for...

Aon and Fixico Offer Digital Car Repair Solution for Fleet Clients in Belgium

Oct 4 2018 // Aon is partnering with Fixico to offer a fully-digital solution to handle car repairs for Aon’s fleet clients in Belgium.Fixico offers a digital platform for car repair handling, which is directly connected to a wide...

AXA XL Canada Taps Ashall from Aon Reed Stenhouse for Broker & Client Mgmt. Team

Sep 28 2018 // AXA XL Canada has added Jonathan Ashall to its Broker & Client Management team. Ashall is based in Toronto and reports to Urs Uhlmann, CEO and country manager AXA XL Canada.Ashall joins AXA XL from Aon Reed Stenhouse...

Aon Policy Provides Financial Support to Terrorist Victims

Sep 27 2018 // Aon has collaborated with Pembroke Managing Agency at Lloyd’s to develop Public Protection Policy (PPP), which helps businesses provide financial support to individuals affected by a terrorist attack on a...

Aon’s Blackwell to Join JLT Re as Partner

Sep 10 2018 // Global reinsurance broker JLT Re announced that Martin Blackwell will be joining the firm as a partner, Capital Solutions, next month. Blackwell brings 40 years of market experience to JLT Re. He has served as head of...

Aon Creates $350M of Cyber Capacity, Launches New Solution for Silent Cyber

Sep 7 2018 // Aon plc is continuing its investment in cyber by creating US$350 million of new reinsurance capacity and launching its silent cyber* solution.Aon’s silent cyber solution is designed to partner with carriers in their...

Aon Promotes Mulligan to Head of Cyber, Foord-Kelcey to Head of Cyber Innovation

Sep 4 2018 // Aon plc has promoted Catherine Mulligan and Luke Foord-Kelcey within its Reinsurance Solutions business to strengthen its suite of cyber products for insurers.As global head of Cyber for Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions...

Aon Names Wanat U.S. Commercial Lines Broking Chief

Aug 17 2018 // Global broker has appointed Brian Wanat as chief broking officer of U.S. Commercial Risk Solutions. In his new role, Wanat will have direct management responsibility for Financial Services Group, National Property,...

July’s Droughts, Wildfires, Floods Caused Billions in Global Economic Losses: Aon

Aug 10 2018 // Many countries across the globe saw worsening in drought-related and wildfire conditions during July, which have led to hundreds of deaths and created a significant financial impact – particularly in the agriculture,...