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Aon hires Sarah Freitag from Gallagher Re
30th August 2022
Sarah Freitag has joined insurance and reinsurance broker Aon from Gallagher Re, taking on the role of Executive Managing Director, Head of E&S Specialty P&C. Based in New York, Freitag joins Aon after spending roughly 10 months with reinsurance broker Gallagher Re, initially as Executive Vice President, Specialty Property Segment Leader, ... Read the full article
Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions names WTW’s Becky Allison as COO of STG
5th August 2022
Becky Allison has been announced as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) of re/insurance broker Aon's Strategy and Technology Group (STG), Reinsurance Solutions, based in London. In her new role, Allison takes on responsibility for the day-to-day business operations of STG. This includes implementing the division's strategy to bring Aon's expertise ... Read the full article
Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions delivers organic revenue growth of 9% in Q2
29th July 2022
Insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has announced total organic revenue growth of 8% to $3 billion in the second-quarter of 2022, on the back of growth in all business segments including a notable 9% rise in organic revenue within its Reinsurance Solutions arm. Across the firm, Aon has revealed that net ... Read the full article
La Niña amplifies weather extremes in first half of 2022: Aon
25th July 2022
The persistence of La Niña conditions across the central and eastern Pacific Ocean has been one of the most prominent reasons for elevated weather extremes since 2020, reports re/insurance broker Aon. These conditions have global implications on weather patterns and other atmospheric or oceanic phenomena that can often bring ... Read the full article
Global insured losses from catastrophes above average at $39bn in H1 2022: Aon
20th July 2022
Data from insurance and reinsurance broker Aon finds that globally, insured losses from natural disaster events totalled $39 billion in the first half of 2022, which is roughly 18% above the 21st Century average. In contrast to the above average volume of catastrophe losses experienced in the six-month period, global economic ... Read the full article
“Demand for catastrophe bonds outpacing industry’s ability to meet them” – Aon
8th July 2022
Aon’s latest Reinsurance Market Dynamics: June and July Reinsurance Renewals says that the current demand for catastrophe bonds is outpacing the ability of the industry to supply them. According to the report, the current situation has arisen because insurers and reinsurers have turned increasingly to alternative capital markets to supplement traditional ... Read the full article
Marsh McLennan extends lead as top global broker based on 2021 revenues
6th July 2022
Marsh McLennan remains the world's largest re/insurance broker, in terms of total revenues, which reached a huge $19.8 billion for the firm in 2021, according to our directory of the Top 20 Global Insurance & Reinsurance Brokers, based on research data from A.M. Best. Year-on-year, Marsh McLennan's ... Read the full article
Mid-year renewals a ‘near-perfect storm’ for buyers, ‘true hard’ property market to come: Aon
30th June 2022
Alongside a stable casualty reinsurance market, buyers experienced the most challenging specialty renewals in a generation and also capacity constraints in the property space, as reinsurer appetite for catastrophe risk fell materially at the mid-year renewals, reports insurance and reinsurance broker Aon. For buyers of protection, Aon describes a "near-perfect storm" ... Read the full article
Aon’s Reinsurance Aggregate achieved ROE of 10.9% in 2021
27th May 2022
A new report reveals that the Aon Reinsurance Aggregate achieved a return on equity (ROE) of 10.9% in 2021, which is the best result since 2014. The firm said that investment returns provided much of the impetus, with equities and other alternative assets performing strongly during the year. On the underwriting side, ... Read the full article
Aon reports strong Q1 as Reinsurance Solutions delivers 7% organic growth
29th April 2022
Aon's Reinsurance Solutions unit witnessed a 6% rise in revenue in the first-quarter of 2022 to $976 million, as the broker reports organic revenue growth of 8% across the business in the period. At $3.7 billion, insurance and reinsurance broker Aon's total revenue increased by 4% in Q1 2022 when compared ... Read the full article
Global reinsurance capital hit new high of $675bn in 2021: Aon
29th April 2022
Broker Aon estimates that global reinsurer capital increased by almost 4% through year end 2021 to $675 billion, driven by growth in traditional capital, slightly offset by a decline in alternative capital. The year-end 2021 figure from Aon represents growth of more than 2% from the $660 billion the firm ... Read the full article
Aon and BNY Mellon to collaborate on ESG offerings for clients
14th April 2022
Insurance and reinsurance broker Aon and BNY Mellon are to collaborate on solutions to meet client needs with a focus on ESG. A release from the two firms said that they would be looking to explore opportunities around digital assets, data, and analytics. Throughout this new collaboration, they said they would work ... Read the full article
Catastrophe losses for insurers to top $14bn for Q1 2022
14th April 2022
Losses arising from catastrophes for private and public insurers will top at least $14bn in the first-quarter of 2022, says a new report from re/insurance broker Aon. The report, the Q1 Global Catastrophe Recap, states that total economic losses in Q1 2022 were $31bn around the world, with just under half ... Read the full article
Aon hit by cyber attack
28th February 2022
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon was hit by a cyber attack on February 25th, 2022, according to an 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the U.S. In its filing, Aon states that it identified a cyber incident impacting a limited number of systems. In response, Aon promptly ... Read the full article
Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions contributes to robust revenue growth in 2021
4th February 2022
Global broker Aon has reported an increase in total revenue of 4% to $3.1 billion for the fourth quarter of 2021 and growth of 10% to $12.2 billion for the full year, driven in part by an improved performance in its Commercial Risk Solutions and Reinsurance Solutions segments. For the quarter, ... Read the full article
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