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LPGA’s Hannah Green Wins Aon Risk Challenge Prize of $1 Million

Nov 17 2021 // Hannah Green of the LPGA Tour has won the 2021 Aon Risk Reward Challenge, a season-long competition that recognizes players who use information and insight to make better decisions on the golf course.Green joins the PGA...

People Moves: WTW Names Aon’s Wegbrans as Head of Broking; EmergIn Risk Hires Occam’s Paraskeva; Aon’s Norris to Gallagher Re as Cyber ILS Broker

Nov 16 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Willis Towers Watson; Ryan Specialty’s MGU, EmergIn Risk; and Gallagher Re.A summary of these new hires follows here. WTW Names Aon’s Wegbrans...

U.S. Severe Weather Insured Losses Surpassed $20B After Rough October: Aon

Nov 15 2021 // Annual U.S. severe weather insured losses for 2021 are jumping above $20 billion after a rough October, even before the year is complete, according to a new Aon report.“October is typically considered a ‘second...

People Moves: Markel CATCO’s Moore and Aon’s Boon Join Lockton Re; Fidelis Names Lancashire’s Russell as Head of Marine

Nov 5 2021 // Lockton Re Hires Moore, Boon for Non-Marine Retrocession, Property SpecialtyLockton Re, the global reinsurance business of the largest privately held independent insurance broker, announced that Simon Moore and James Boon...

Aon Founder Ryan Retired at 71, Then He Built a New $10B Business

Nov 1 2021 // By the time he stepped down from Aon Plc at age 71, Patrick Ryan had earned a retirement fit for a king.He’d founded the world’s second-largest insurance brokerage nearly from scratch and run it for 41 years as...

Aon and Cybereason Form Alliance to Help Protect Clients From Cyber Attacks

Oct 22 2021 // Insurance broker Aon and cyber security specialist Cybereason announced an alliance to help protect clients from sophisticated cyber attacks.Cybereason’s Cyber Defence Platform, together with Aon’s Cyber...

UK’s BMS Acquires South Korean Broker VIB, Led by Former Aon Executive

Oct 21 2021 // BMS, the UK independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, announced the acquisition of Seoul-based insurance broker, Value-add Insurance Broker (VIB).Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. As...

People Moves: D&O MGA Tegron Names Tokio Marine’s Shergill Sr U/W; AXIS Financial Institutions Hires 3 for London Team; Aon Re’s Russell Is Casualty Treaty U/W at Atrium

Oct 19 2021 // D&O Insurer Tegron Names Tokio Marine’s Shergill as Senior U/WTegron Specialty, the Beat Capital backed D&O underwriting specialist, announced the appointment of Kiran Shergill as senior underwriter. Shergill...

People Moves: Aon Names WTW’s Forsgård as CEO, Nordic Region; Marshmallow Hires Gillard as Chief People Officer; Sedgwick Appoints Norman for Biz Development

Oct 15 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at broker Aon, insurtech Marshmallow, and loss adjuster Sedgwick.A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Appoints WTW’s Forsgård as CEO for...

Aon Projects Health Costs for Large Companies to Rise 5% in 2022

Oct 14 2021 // Costs for large U.S. employers that pay for their employees’ medical care will increase on average five percent to more than $13,000 per employee in 2022, predicts insurance broker Aon.This increase would be slightly...

Aon Launches ‘Ransomware Defence’ to Address Cyber Insurability Challenges

Oct 8 2021 // Insurer Aon plc announced the launch of a new offering aimed at increasing the resilience of businesses in the UK and the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region, by addressing cyber insurability...

Top Aon Executive Ronda to Join TigerRisk

Oct 1 2021 // TigerRisk Partners, the Stamford, Conn.-based insurance and reinsurance broker, announced the impending appointment of Tim Ronda as a senior executive. The hire further strengthens TigerRisk’s position in the...

People Moves: BMS Australia Hires Gallagher’s Van Dugteren, Aon’s McKenzie; elseco’s Warren to Oneglobal; Miller Appoints WTW’s Goreham to Lead Construction

Sep 14 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at three brokers: BMS, Oneglobal Broking and Miller.A summary of these new hires follows. BMS Australia Names Gallagher’s Van Dugteren, Aon’s...

Aon Combines Facultative Reinsurance Broking Teams in APAC, Led by Lambrou

Sep 14 2021 // Aon plc announced that the facultative reinsurance broking team within Aon’s Singapore Broking Centre and Reinsurance Solutions’ APAC facultative team have combined to create a united facultative reinsurance...

U.S. Hurricane Ida, Haiti Quake, Multiple Major Wildfires Among August’s Disasters: Aon

Sep 13 2021 // Hurricane Ida will likely become one of the costliest U.S. mainland hurricanes on record both on a nominal and inflation-adjusted basis, according to Aon’s monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which evaluated the...

Aon Acquires Remaining 51% of Aon India Insurance Brokers, Formerly Anviti

Sep 2 2021 // Global insurance broker Aon said it has increased its stake in Aon India Insurance Brokers Pvt Ltd. from 49 percent to 100 percent, acquiring the remaining share from Catamaran Ventures. Aon acquired a 49% stake from...

People Moves: Howden Names Willis’ Everling as CEO Netherlands, Corporate; Carpenter’s Christian to BMS Re; Aon Reins Hires TigerRisk’s Jackson in U.S.

Aug 25 2021 // This edition of International/Reinsurance People Moves details appointments at three brokers: Howden, BMS Re and Aon with roles in the Netherlands and the U.S.A summary of these new hires follows here. Howden Appoints...

People Moves: Aon Reinsurance Appoints 6; TigerRisk Hires Edwards from Lloyd’s; Nexus Names Tan Head of Treaty; Riveros to AXIS Re for Credit & Surety

Aug 23 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details reinsurance-related appointments at two brokers: Aon Reinsurance Solutions and TigerRisk as well as MGA Nexus and AXIS Re.A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon...

While Aon and Willis Were Focused on Merger, Marsh Attracted Producer Talent

Aug 5 2021 // While Aon and Willis Towers Watson were trying for many months to land their merger, their competitors were able lure away some of their producer talent – capitalizing on the “distraction and uncertainty”...

Sale of Willis Re Still Possible After Collapse of Aon Merger, Gallagher Deal

Aug 3 2021 // Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson PLC said on Tuesday it is weighing strategic alternatives for its reinsurance unit, Willis Re, days after a planned sale to rival Arthur J. Gallagher fell through.Willis and broker Aon...