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Aon Benfield Monthly Cat Report: Thai, Europe Floods Costly for Insurers

Dec 7 2011 // Aon Benfield’s Monthly Cat Recap report, which reviews the natural disaster perils that occurred worldwide during November, concludes that insured losses in Thailand could top $10 billion, while floods in Europe will...

Parker Named to Head P/C Specialty at Aon’s Global Brokerage Center

Dec 5 2011 // Aon Risk Solutions, the risk management business of Aon Corp, announced the appointment of Mark R. Parker to the position of Director in Aon’s London Global Broking Center’s, International Property and Casualty...

Sciemus Appoints Former Aon Exec Mahoney as Chairman

Dec 5 2011 // London-based Sciemus, an analytics and modeling company that services the insurance and financial markets, announced the appointment of insurance industry veteran Dennis Mahoney as Chairman of the company.The bulletin...

Aon Benfield Reports China Reinsurance Premiums up 70% since 2005

Dec 5 2011 // Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Corp., has launched its China Property & Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance Market Report, which,” it said “reveals the...

People

Dec 5 2011 // New York-based Alleghany Corp., which announced its deal to acquire reinsurer Transatlantic in November, appointed Joseph Brandon as executive vice president of Alleghany and president of Alleghany Insurance Holdings. He...

Aon to Close Agency Specialty Product Network (ASPN) by Year’s End

Dec 2 2011 // Aon is closing down Agency Specialty Product Network (ASPN), a subsidiary, by the end of the year.“Aon values the long-term relationships developed with local agents and brokers and we remain committed to developing,...

Aon Introduces Tenant Rent Default Coverage

Dec 1 2011 // Aon has partnered with QBE Insurance Group to offer a product that will reimburse U.S. landlords for lost incomes when tenants default on rent payments.“Rent default coverage has been sold overseas for years, but has...

Aon, ACE Integrate London Exchange for Accounting and Settlement

Nov 17 2011 // Aon Risk Solutions, the risk management business of Aon Corp., and ACE have both announced the “successful implementation of Rüschlikon accounting and settlement standards via The Exchange.”The announcement...

Ascot Underwriting Hires Former Aon Benfield Exec in Hartford

Nov 16 2011 // Lloyd’s syndicate Ascot Underwriting appointed Dawnmarie Black as senior vice president based in Hartford, Connecticut. She will take on her new role beginning December. Black joins Ascot from facultative broker Aon...

Aon Benfield Launches Updated UK Terrorism Cat Model

Nov 15 2011 // Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Corp., announced that it has updated its UK terrorism catastrophe model, which now “estimates the financial loss to life insurers from...

Aon’s Study of Airline Insurance Industry Finds Divergent Trends

Nov 9 2011 // Aon Risk Solutions, the risk management business of Aon Corp., has released the latest edition of its aviation data report –”Airline Insurance Market Indicators 2011/12,” which concludes that “as the...

Aon Appoints Manwaring to Lead Legal Indemnity Practice

Nov 7 2011 // Aon Risk Solutions, the risk management business of Aon Corp, announced the appointment of Mark Manwaring as client director responsible for leading Aon’s national legal indemnity practice, with immediate effect. He...

Home Insurance Rates Do Not Reflect Cost of Risk: Aon Benfield

Nov 7 2011 // U.S. insurers’ prospective after-tax return on equity for homeowners’ insurance is 4.8 percent on average, a decrease from the 6.9 percent of 2010, mainly due to subdued investment returns and higher estimates...

Aon Benfield Monthly Cat Report Says Thai Floods Insured Loss over $5 Billion

Nov 4 2011 // Aon Benfield’s latest edition of its Monthly Cat Recap report, which reviews the natural disaster perils that occurred worldwide during October, states that insurers are exposed to a minimum $5 billion loss as...

Aon Report on Thai Floods Highlights ‘Extreme Human Suffering,’ Economic Loss’

Oct 31 2011 // Aon Benfield has published a highly detailed report on the ongoing floods in Thailand, from their meteorological beginnings – extremely heavy monsoon rains – to the widespread damage they have inflicted on one of East...

Aon Profit, Brokerage Revenues Up in Q3; Hewitt Costs Take a Bite

Oct 28 2011 // Aon Corp. reported a profit jump for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2011. Net income increased 38 percent to $198 million, compared to $144 million for the prior year quarter.Total corporate revenue increased 51 percent...

Home Insurance Rates Do Not Reflect Cost of Risk: Aon Benfield

Oct 24 2011 // U.S. insurers’ prospective after-tax return on equity for homeowners’ insurance is 4.8 percent on average, a decrease from the 6.9 percent of 2010, mainly due to subdued investment returns and higher estimates...

Aon Hires Willis Executive to Lead Contract Surety Unit in Boston

Oct 13 2011 // Aon Risk Solutions appointed Paul Healy as executive vice president and national managing director of contract surety.Based in Boston, Healy will lead Aon’s national contract surety unit, which helps contractors and...

Aon, Zurich Launch Innovative $100 Million Reputational Risk Coverage

Oct 11 2011 // A company’s reputation often constitutes one of its most valuable assets; however, as the damage to value, as well, as the nature of the risks that may cause it, are hard to calculate, obtaining coverage has been a...

Tunnicliffe Rejoins Aon to Lead Global Risk Consulting

Oct 7 2011 // Aon Risk Solutions, the risk management business of Aon Corp., announced the appointment of Andrew Tunnicliffe to the position of chief executive officer, Aon Global Risk Consulting (AGRC), effective October1, 2011.He has...