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Aon news, related to the insurance and reinsurance broking operations of the global consultancy and intermediary business.
Aon is one of the world’s largest brokers of both insurance and reinsurance business.
ARA total capital up 6% to $270bn in 2020, despite COVID-19 headwinds
20th April 2021
Despite being hit with roughly $25 billion in pandemic and natural catastrophe-related losses, Aon’s Reinsurance Aggregate (ARA) of reinsurers reported positive earnings for 2020 and an increased capital base, aided by demonstrated access to new funding. ARA tracks the financial results of 23 of the world’s leading reinsurance firms annually. For 2020, ... Read the full article
Aon / WTW EC remedy doesn’t address needs outside Europe: Report
14th April 2021
Divestment proposals reportedly offered by Aon to the European Commission (EC), designed to secure EU antitrust approval for its proposed merger with Willis Towers Watson (WTW), do not address competition concerns elsewhere in the world. As a result, the insurance and reinsurance broker could be forced to come up with other ... Read the full article
Aon / WTW concessions include regional businesses, FinPro, cyber, aerospace: Reuters
13th April 2021
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has reportedly offered to sell assets in a number of EU countries in order to gain EU antitrust approval for its proposed combination with Willis Towers Watson (WTW), according to Reuters. Reports at the end of March suggested that a remedy proposal for European ... Read the full article
Aon hires Jon Wiegand as Head of Power in UK Global Broking Centre
13th April 2021
Insurance and reinsurance broker Aon plc has appointed Jon Wiegand as Head of Power in the UK Global Broking Centre. He will report to James MacNeal, Managing Director of Construction and Power. Wiegand’s role will take place later this year, and is set to align with the development of Aon’s global Energy ... Read the full article
US weather drives $1bn+ industry loss in March: Aon
12th April 2021
Re/insurance broker Aon has estimated that insured catastrophe losses are likely to exceed $1 billion in March, following an active month for severe weather in the US. Weather outbreaks in the US included hail, flooding and a total of 122 tornadoes, which was the highest monthly count since 2017. Of these, ... Read the full article
Aon / WTW: Concessions show willingness to complete partial deal, say analysts
12th April 2021
In offering deal-related concessions to the European Commission, Aon and Willis Towers Watson have shown their “willingness to complete even a partial deal,” according to equity analysts at Keefe Bruyette & Woods (KBW). As we reported earlier this morning, the European Commission has restarted the clock on the Aon and ... Read the full article
Aon / Willis Towers Watson: EC restarts clock as concessions offered
12th April 2021
The European Commission (EC) has restarted the clock on its investigation into the proposed combination of Aon and Willis Towers Watson (WTW), after concessions were submitted on April 9th, but the deadline for completion has now been pushed into the second-half of the year. The regulators have been looking into the ... Read the full article
Singapore’s competition watchdog seeks consultation on Aon / WTW merger
9th April 2021
The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) is currently assessing whether the proposed combination of re/insurance brokers Aon and Willis Towers Watson (WTW) violates competition rules in the country. Competition related concerns continue to be raised, and the announcement from the CCCS follows reports that the European Commission is ... Read the full article
Aon / WTW: Reports say EC remedy package in development, progressing
29th March 2021
Aon and Willis Towers Watson (WTW) are making progress in developing a remedy proposal for European Commission regulators, as the pair look to be proactive in making concessions to get the merger completed, according to reports. As we've previously written, competition related concerns are said to be rising, with the ... Read the full article
Aon / WTW considering sale of Gras Savoye in France, reports suggest
25th March 2021
According to L’argus de l’assurance, rumors circulating in the French broking market suggest that Willis Towers Watson (WTW) could be considering a sale of its Gras Savoye unit ahead of its planned merger with Aon. The proposed combination of the broking giants is currently under investigation by regulators, with concerns centering ... Read the full article
Major re/insurance players commit $2mn to Oasis Loss Modelling Framework
23rd March 2021
A number of the world’s biggest players in re/insurance have committed additional funds to support the development of open source catastrophe modelling platform Oasis. Companies include Aon, Allianz, AXA, Chubb, Guy Carpenter, Hannover Re, Lloyd’s, RenaissanceRe, Swiss Re, SCOR, Willis Re and the Insurance Development Forum. The supporting international re/insurers and brokers ... Read the full article
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
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