All the headlines from our Aon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 22 2007 // Aon recently announced that John Barrett has joined its Southern California executive team as resident managing director for Los Angeles.Barrett, 47, was formerly managing director of Marsh, Los Angeles where he built a...
Feb 15 2007 // Aon Re Global announced several management changes in its newly formed Europe-Middle East-Africa (EMEA) region and in the UK. Aon Re Global’s European operations have been combined with those in Israel, Bahrain and...
Feb 12 2007 // Aon’s Agribusiness and Food Systems Group has created a new unit to focus on the specialized risks associated with the bio-fuels industry.Aon’s new Agri-Fuels Risk Management Group (AFRMG), based in Kansas...
Feb 12 2007 // William J. Mullaney was named president of MetLife’s Institutional Business segment. He succeeds Leland C. Launer Jr., who has decided to pursue other opportunities. Mullaney most recently served as president of...
Feb 11 2007 // Goldman Sachs, USI HoldingsBig insurance broker USI Holdings Corp. headquartered in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., agreed to be acquired by GS Capital Partners, a private equity affiliate of Goldman, Sachs & Co., in a...
Feb 11 2007 // William J. Mullaney was named president of MetLife’s Institutional Business segment. He succeeds Leland C. Launer Jr., who has decided to pursue other opportunities. Mullaney most recently served as president of...
Feb 7 2007 // The entertainment industry’s increasing emphasis on diversification has led to the restructuring of Aon’s Entertainment Group. Effective immediately, Aon/Albert G. Ruben, the worldwide leader in the film and...
Feb 1 2007 // Aon’s Agribusiness and Food Systems Group has created a new unit to focus on the specialized risks associated with the bio-fuels industry.Aon’s new Agri-Fuels Risk Management Group (AFRMG), based in Kansas...
Jan 29 2007 // Chicago-based Aon Corp. today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Footman James from Alchemy Partners (Guernsey) Limited. The terms of the transaction are not disclosed.Aon provides tailor made cover for...
Jan 22 2007 // Insurance brokerage firm Aon Corp. said last week it would lay off 550 workers at its facilities in New York, Texas and Maryland.Aon spokesman Rahsaan Johnson said the Chicago-based company was consolidating its...
Dec 24 2006 // JANUARYHallmark Acquires Fort Worth, Texas-based Hallmark Financial Services Inc. has completed its acquisition of Aerospace Holdings LLC, which markets general aviation insurance products. Hallmark underwrites...
Dec 22 2006 // Aon Corp., based in Chicago, announced that its investment banking group, Aon Capital Markets, completed the private placement of $190 million of principal at- risk variable rate notes for Munich Re. The placement provides...
Dec 21 2006 // Aon has announced it has entered into a letter of intent agreement to acquire Valley Oak Systems of San Ramon, Calif. Aon expects to consummate the transaction by January 31, 2007.Valley Oak Systems (VOS) offers claims...
Nov 6 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina announced the election of Kathy Lance of The L.N. Davis Co. in Waynesville, as its new president.Lance, the first female to hold the office, has been a member of the IIANC...
Nov 5 2006 // Peter McMurtrie has joined Columbus, Ohio-based Grange Insurance in the new position of chief claims officer. The company said McMurtrie would focus on three main areas of operation: transactional excellence, best...
Nov 5 2006 // Aon, Old Republic Insurance Co.Chicago-based Aon has taken further steps to exit the property and casualty underwriting business by moving to sell its Construction Program Group (CPG). Aon also announced that it would...
Nov 5 2006 // PeopleThe Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina announced the election of Kathy Lance of The L.N. Davis Co. in Waynesville, as its new president. Lance, the first female to hold the office, has been a member of...
Nov 5 2006 // Affirmative Insurance Holdings, USAgenciesAffirmative Insurance Holdings Inc., Addison, Texas, and privately-held USAgencies L.L.C., based in Baton Rouge, La., announced a definitive agreement under which Affirmative will...
Nov 5 2006 // Aon, Old Republic Insurance Co.Chicago-based Aon has taken steps to exit the property and casualty underwriting business by moving to sell its Construction Program Group (CPG). Aon also announced that it would strengthen...
Nov 3 2006 // Chicago-based Aon Corp. recently announced proposed changes to its U.S. and U.K. defined benefit pension plans to maintain competitive retirement benefits for its employees while reducing future pension costs, according to...