All the headlines from our Aon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 12 2015 // “You would think the first question to ask would be: Do insured parties understand the elements and limitations of coverage?” said Kevin Kalinich, speaking on cyber risk. “The real first question is: Do...
Jun 11 2015 // Guy Carpenter & Company announced that Paul Summers will be joining the company as managing director and head of International Facultative Reinsurance, following completion of his current contractual notice period.He...
Jun 4 2015 // Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development team, has released its latest Global Catastrophe Recap report for the month of May. The report highlights the “powerful thunderstorms” that...
Jun 1 2015 // Cyber is one of the fastest growing risks for companies across the globe, and information technology assets are often as valuable as property assets, yet companies are only protecting 12 percent of those assets compared to...
May 27 2015 // “Risk levels are rising in Western economies due to the increased terror threat presented by Islamic extremists” according to the Aon Terrorism and Political Violence Map, released by Aon Risk Solutions, the...
May 18 2015 // Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development team, has developed a fully probabilistic flood model for Canada to help insurers and reinsurers better underwrite and manage their riverine and...
May 12 2015 // Cyber is one of the fastest growing risks for companies across the globe, and information technology assets are often as valuable as property assets, yet companies are only protecting 12 percent of those assets compared to...
May 8 2015 // Aon Benfield’s Impact Forecasting’s monthly catastrophe report for April highlights the catastrophic damage throughout Nepal, India, China, and Bangladesh, caused by the magnitude-7.8 earthquake that struck...
May 1 2015 // Aon plc reported net income attributable to Aon shareholders of $328 million, or $1.14 per share, compared to $325 million, or $1.06 per share, for the prior year quarter.Net income per share attributable to Aon...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...