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Brand Damage, Financial Head Aon’s Survey of Top 10 Global Risks

Apr 27 2015 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, has unveiled the key risks as identified by its clients across the globe. Cyber risk made the list for the first time in the No. 9 spot, which the...

Catastrophe Bond Issuance Breaks New Q1 Record: Aon Benfield Report

Apr 16 2015 // Catastrophe bond issuance for the first quarter reached a record $1.7 billion – higher than any other first quarter issuance in the history of the insurance linked securities sector (ILS), according to a report published...

Employers’ Shift to Private Health Exchanges May Cost Employees More

Apr 7 2015 // To limit the rising cost of health care, U.S. companies are increasingly turning to private insurance exchanges that let employees shop for plans, according to research from Accenture Plc.About 6 million people got health...

People – Southeast

Apr 6 2015 // OneBeacon Technology Insurance Group has appointed Nathan Martin as vice president overseeing the South region.John Wurzler, OneBeacon Technology president, said Martin will work on continuing to building the...

Aon Benfield Aggregate Study Confirms Reinsurer Capital Builds to $575 Bn

Mar 31 2015 // In the latest edition of its Aon Benfield Aggregate (ABA) report, which analyses the financial results of 31 major reinsurers in 2014, Aon Benfield confirmed earlier estimâtes that global reinsurer capital rose by 6...

JLT Specialty USA Creates Environmental Brokerage Team

Mar 25 2015 // JLT Specialty USA said it has added an environmental team to provide environmental brokerage and advisory services in energy, construction, environmental professional, finance and aerospace sectors.The individuals...

Aon Benfield’s Impact Forecasting Launches New Blast Model for Terrorist Attacks

Mar 18 2015 // Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development team, is applying a new blast engineering approach to provide a more realistic understanding of the potential range of losses from a terrorist...

Low Insurance Penetration Creates Asia-Pacific Opportunities: Aon Benfield

Mar 11 2015 // As rapid economic development, population growth and urbanization lead to increased insurance penetration, Asia Pacific represents a key area of growth in the global marketplace, according to a report published by Aon...

Aon Benfield Cat Report Focuses on U.S. Snow/Ice and $1 Billion+ Losses

Mar 6 2015 // Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development team, has released the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which evaluates the impact of the natural disaster events that...

Aon Risk Solutions Identifies 5 Big Geopolitical Risks for 2015

Mar 4 2015 // Critical events of early 2015 – cheap oil and Middle East violence – will probably continue to take their toll as the year goes on, according to a new projection of geopolitical hotspots. Lower overall prices for...

Administrative Strategies Partners with Aon Cornerstone

Feb 26 2015 // Fishers, Ind.-based Administrative Strategies announced a partnership with Aon Cornerstone, a business unit of Aon plc that focuses on fostering strategic alliances with minority business enterprises. Administrative...

Aon Launches Maximum Protection Coverage for Directors & Officers

Feb 25 2015 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, has launched Maximum Protection D&O, which provides additional coverage to directors and officers when non-indemnifiable D&O limits are exhausted...

Aon Reports $3.3 Billion Q4 Total Revenue; $12 Billion FY

Feb 9 2015 // Aon has reported fourth quarter total revenue of $3.3 billion, and $12 billion for the full year. Other highlights for the fourth quarter include the following: – Organic revenue growth of 6 percent – Operating...

Northeast’s Economy Took $500M Hit from Recent Blizzard: Aon

Feb 6 2015 // The Northeast U.S., including New York and Massachusetts, sustained at least $500 million in economic losses last month when a winter storm ripped through the region, Aon Plc said. The blizzard from Jan. 26 to 28 killed at...

Aon Benfield/Impact Forecasting Jan. Cat Report Highlights Winter Storms

Feb 6 2015 // The latest edition of Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development team’s, Global Catastrophe Recap report, evaluates the impact of the natural disaster events that occurred worldwide during...

Aon Benfield Acquires Portfolio of Swiss Specialist Broker Sipex

Jan 20 2015 // Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon plc, announced that it has acquired the entire portfolio of in-force business of Sipex Insurance and Reinsurance Brokers SA, an insurance and...

Aon Sees Healthcare Workers’ Compensation Claims Dropping

Jan 19 2015 // Workers’ compensation costs and claims frequency in the healthcare sector are going down, according to a report that studied 1,1150 facilities in 11 states.Aon Risk Solutions’ Health Care Workers’...

Catastrophe Bond Issuance Reaches Record Levels: Aon Benfield Report

Jan 16 2015 // Property catastrophe bond issuance for the fourth quarter 2014 stood at USD$2.1 billion across six separate transactions, contributing to a record annual property catastrophe bond issuance of USD$8.0 billion, according to...

Aon’s Andler to Lead Lockton’s Property Practice

Jan 5 2015 // Insurance broker Lockton has named industry veteran Michael Andler as executive vice president and head of its U.S. property insurance practice. Andler will operate from Lockton’s New York office. Andler joins...

Aon Benfield 2015 Reinsurance Outlook Notes ‘Financial Security’ Strength

Jan 5 2015 // The roller coaster ride engendered by the entry of large amounts of alternative capital into the reinsurance market – originally seen as a threat – has turned out to be a major factor in strengthening the capital...