Latest Aon Headlines

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Aon’s Burns Joins Ryan Specialty as Chief Digital Officer

May 5 2017 // Ryan Specialty Group said that Kathy Burns has joined the firm as senior vice president and chief digital officer. Burns is an expert in the areas of technology, risk management and insurance. She worked at Marsh...

Aon Buys International Benefits Brokerage Portfolio of Mayfair Group

May 5 2017 // Aon plc announced it has completed its acquisition of the international health and benefits brokerage portfolio of Mayfair Group, a solutions provider to Indian multinational companies.Terms of the transaction were not...

Aon Buys Provider of Talent Measurement & Psychometric Assessment

May 4 2017 // Aon plc announced it has acquired Hamburg, Germany-based “cut-e”, a specialist in online talent assessments.Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “At a time when the global workforce is...

Aon Sells Outsourcing Platform to Focus on Data, Analytics Investments

May 2 2017 // Aon announced it has completed the sale of its benefits administration and HR business process outsourcing (BPO) platform to private equity funds affiliated with New York-based Blackstone for a cash consideration of $4.3...

Cat Bond Issuance Saw Robust Start to 2017: Aon Benfield

May 1 2017 // Catastrophe bond issuance made a robust start during the first quarter of 2017 with seven catastrophe bond transactions that totaled US$2.17 billion, according to a report from Aon Securities, the re/insurance investment...

RIMS 2017: Firms Value Cyber Assets Highly Until Time for Insurance

Apr 25 2017 // Despite believing that their plant, property and equipment are now less valuable than their cyber assets, most organization spend four times more on insurance protecting their physical plants, properties and equipment than...

Aon, JLT, Marsh, UIB, Willis Investigated by UK Regulator over Aviation Broking

Apr 21 2017 // Britain’s financial watchdog is investigating five insurance brokers over information-sharing on aviation insurance, the companies said, in one of the first cases of its kind by the watchdog.Aon, Jardine Lloyd...

Aon: Insured Losses Likely to Exceed $2B from March Storms, Wildfires

Apr 17 2017 // Severe weather in March led to significant damage in the central and eastern United States, racking up more than $2 billion in insured losses, according to a report published by Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s...

U.S. Weather in March to Cost Insurers More than $2 Billion: Aon

Apr 7 2017 // Four severe weather outbreaks in the U.S. throughout March led to extensive damage in the central and eastern parts of the country, costing the insurance industry in excess of US$2.0 billion, according to a report...

April 1 Renewals Saw ‘Disciplined Softening’ with Ample Capacity: Aon & Willis Re

Apr 7 2017 // With abundant capacity, aggressive capital market competition and acceptable returns for global reinsurers, it’s no wonder that the elusive bottom of soft market pricing was not evident at the April 1 renewals.During...

O’Halleran to Retire from Aon After 37 Years

Apr 4 2017 // Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital adviser of Aon plc, has today announced that Michael O’Halleran is set to retire from the business after 37 years of service.From his founding role as...

Non-Compete Agreements and Poaching Take Spotlight in Aon – Alliant Lawsuit

Apr 3 2017 // A legal battle between two insurance brokerages over whether a former employee violated noncompete agreements and poached numerous employees is not over yet, but the brokerage bringing the charges has scored key early...

Alliant Handed Victory over Aon in 1 of 3 ‘Poaching’ Suits

Mar 30 2017 // A jury in Fresno, Calif. has ruled against Aon Corp. in yet another poaching lawsuit that involves the U.K. brokerage and rival Alliant Insurance Services.The jury rejected every claim by Aon levied against Newport Beach,...

Aon Gains Upper Hand in Non-Compete and Poaching Lawsuit vs. Alliant

Mar 22 2017 // A legal battle between two insurance brokerages over whether a former employee violated non-compete agreements and poached numerous employees is not over yet but the brokerage bringing the charges has scored key early...

Weather Events in U.S., Australia Cost Insurers $1B+ in February: Aon

Mar 9 2017 // Insurers face claims of more than US$1.0 billion as a result of severe weather events in the U.S. and Australia during February, according to a report published by Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model...

PartnerRe Names Aon Benfield’s Cabrera as Head of Latin America

Mar 7 2017 // PartnerRe Ltd. announced that Humberto Cabrera has been appointed to the position of head of Latin America.He replaces interim head of Latin America, Salvatore Orlando, who will continue in his position of head of Middle...

Update: Blackstone to Buy Aon’s Benefits Outsourcing Unit

Feb 9 2017 // Insurance broker Aon Plc said on Friday it agreed to sell its employee benefits outsourcing business to private equity firm Blackstone Group LP for up to $4.8 billion.Blackstone will pay $4.3 billion upfront and up to an...

Severe U.S. Weather During January Cost Insurers More Than $1B: Aon

Feb 9 2017 // Major weather and flood events in the U.S. during January will cost the insurance industry more than $1 billion as tornadoes hit a 17-year high, according a report published by Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s...

Aon Benfield Names Goodman as Global Head of Broking Strategies

Feb 8 2017 // Aon Benfield, the reinsurance intermediary and capital adviser of Aon plc, has appointed Jeremy Goodman as global head of Broking Strategies. Goodman begins the role with immediate effect and reports to Eric Andersen,...

Aon Plc’s Group President McGill Steps Down

Jan 26 2017 // Aon plc announced that group president, Steve McGill, is leaving the firm to explore new opportunities.Greg Case, president and CEO of Aon plc, commented: “During his decade at Aon, Steve has developed a well-earned...