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Aon is one of the world’s largest brokers of both insurance and reinsurance business.
Fitch affirms Aon, stays positive on WTW despite merger uncertainty
19th March 2021
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'BBB+' Issuer Default Rating (IDR) for Aon and removed its Negative Rating Watch, while maintaining Willis Towers Watson’s 'BBB' Long-Term IDR and issue-level ratings on Rating Watch Positive. This move from the ratings agency is directly linked to the much-talked about combination between the two ... Read the full article
Aon / WTW: Reports suggest US DOJ may have reinsurance concerns
17th March 2021
The pending acquisition of rival Willis Towers Watson (WTW) by its larger rival Aon continues to generate headlines, with recent reports in specialist antitrust publications suggesting concerns from the US government may have a reinsurance focus, as well as in other areas like benefits and large corporate clients. While concerns raised ... Read the full article
US winter weather to exceed $10bn loss: Aon
12th March 2021
Re/insurance broker Aon has estimated that the total economic cost of the severe winter weather conditions the affected the US last month will exceed $10 billion. Aon’s figure considered the economic cost of damages and net-loss business interruption for the period of February 12th to 20th, which will likely be the ... Read the full article
Aon / WTW: Sources expect Willis Re sale & divestment to near $1.8bn cap
9th March 2021
Aon's pending acquisition of rival Willis Towers Watson (WTW) continues to generate significant chatter in investor and analyst circles, with sources increasingly confident a sale of reinsurance broker Willis Re will be the likely outcome, if remedies are needed to get the merger through. But divestitures are not seen as stopping ... Read the full article
Marsh appoints Bryant to lead national public entity industry practice
9th March 2021
Insurance broker Marsh has added Kevin Bryant to lead its national public entity industry practice. Bryant will help ensure that state and local government and not-for-profit clients across the US receive continued public sector expertise, insights, and transactional services. He joins Marsh from Aon, where he spent the last 14 years as ... Read the full article
Aon partners with Nayms & Realm on crypto offering
9th March 2021
Re/insurance broker Aon has partnered with crypocurrency insurtech firm Nayms and Bermudian specialist insurer Realm to launch a new blockchain-enabled crypto pilot. As part of the collaboration, Aon via Nayms will conduct a first pilot with Teller Finance, a decentralized lending protocol, to highlight the ability to scale cover by matching ... Read the full article
Aon bolsters Offshore Wind team
8th March 2021
Insurance and reinsurance brokerage Aon has added both Ray Spreadbury and Sarah Burston to the Offshore Wind team within its Global Broking Centre (GBC), based in London. Spreadbury joins the team as Executive Director and Burston as Director, both reporting into the Power team, led by James MacNeal. Spreadbury joins from ... Read the full article
Aon names John McElroy as Head of Casualty in Bermuda
4th March 2021
Global re/insurance broker Aon has announced the appointment of John McElroy to the Bermuda operations of Reinsurance Solutions, as Head of Casualty, subject to immigration approval. In his new role, McElroy will report to Tony Fox, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Bermuda, Reinsurance Solutions. He brings almost three decades of industry ... Read the full article
Aon predicts record year for UK risk settlement
4th March 2021
Re/insurance broker Aon believes that 2021 could potentially be another record year for the UK risk settlement industry. According to Aon’s data, the UK pension scheme risk settlement market exceeded £54 billion last year, breaking all previous records. But analysts see no sign of momentum slowing, meaning 2021 could reach eclipse even ... Read the full article
Aon / WTW combination subject to EU antitrust warning, says Reuters
3rd March 2021
Insurance and reinsurance broker Aon's proposed $30 billion merger with Willis Towers Watson (WTW) is to be subject to an EU antitrust warning unless the company offers concessions, according to Reuters. After confirming in December 2020 that it would conduct an in-depth investigation of the transaction, noting concerns it could ... Read the full article
Aon & Praedicat collaborate to address reinsurance coverage gaps in casualty
2nd March 2021
A new collaboration between re/insurance broker Aon and Praedicat, a liability emerging risk analytics company, looks to address reinsurance coverage gaps arising from emerging risks through the development of "named peril" products for insurers. The partnership will result in the development of a range of specialist liability reinsurance solutions that address ... Read the full article
Aon / WTW deal circled by merger arb & event driven hedge funds
26th February 2021
The Aon and Willis Towers Watson (WTW) deal, which will be the largest insurance and reinsurance broker merger or acquisition in history, is now attracting significant attention from investors in the merger arbitrage and event driven hedge fund space. Just in the last two weeks, we've heard from numerous global investment ... Read the full article
Aon adds Tim Radford, Marcus Foley to reinsurance capital management team
24th February 2021
Global re/insurance broker Aon has made two keys leadership appointments within its reinsurance solutions unit, adding Tim Radford to its London capital advisory team and naming Marcus Foley head of capital management in Bermuda. Radford will look to bolster the team’s capabilities in Lloyd’s capital optimization and Funds at Lloyd’s (FAL) ... Read the full article
US winter storm Uri set to inflict record-breaking, multi billion-dollar industry losses
19th February 2021
Winter storm Uri, currently wreaking havoc across southern US states, looks set to become the largest on record for re/insurers, potentially surpassing the cost of 2017’s hurricane Harvey. Storm Uri landed over the US’ President's Day weekend bringing damaging ice in the Northwest and snow across the Midwest and Northeast. Texas has ... Read the full article
Aon and WTW merger will “significantly lessen competition” in Australia
18th February 2021
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) is concerned that the proposed combination of Aon and Willis Towers Watson (WTW) will significantly lessen competition in the supply of commercial risk, reinsurance and employee benefits broking and advisory services in Australia. The announcement from the ACCC comes just weeks after the ... Read the full article