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Aon is one of the world’s largest brokers of both insurance and reinsurance business.

Aon unveils coalition to support COVID-19 recovery phase

7th September 2020

As society continues to move towards the recovery phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has announced the establishment of a coalition of leading London-based businesses, designed to develop key recommendations and guidelines on how companies can operate. The London Work, Travel & Convene Coalition, convened and led ... Read the full article

Aon’s Adam Salama to join Capsicum Re following rebrand to Gallagher Re

4th September 2020

Specialist reinsurance broker Capsicum Re has announced the appointment of Adam Salama as partner, effective March 2021. Salama will be joining the company after the completion of its previously-announced rebrand to Gallagher Re in October 2020. Capsicum Re announced its rebranding decision this week, as part of an effort to align ... Read the full article

Roelant de Haas named CEO of Reinsurance Solutions for Aon Nederland

1st September 2020

Re/insurance broker Aon has announced that Roelant de Haas will become the new CEO of Reinsurance Solutions for its business in the Netherlands. As CEO of Reinsurance Solutions for Aon Nederland, de Haas will be responsible for all reinsurance activities within the country. The appointment is effective from September 1 and will ... Read the full article

Hurricane Laura cost to reach well into billions, take time to calculate: Aon

28th August 2020

While the ultimate financial impact of Hurricane Laura is expected easily reach into the billions of dollars, its large footprint of damage will require a lengthy period of damage assessment, according to Aon's latest catastrophe report. Laura, currently sweeping through Arkansas as a tropical depression, officially became the fourth hurricane of the ... Read the full article

Aon & WTW obtain shareholder approval ahead of combination

27th August 2020

The respective shareholders of global insurance and reinsurance brokers, Aon and Willis Towers Watson (WTW), have voted FOR all proposals surrounding the combination of the two companies. The shareholders of both brokers confirmed their approval of the proposed combination at their respective extraordinary general meetings and at the special meeting of ... Read the full article

Smaller bulk annuity transactions up over H1: Aon

25th August 2020

Re/insurance broker Aon has reported a rise in the number of smaller bulk annuity transactions due to favourable market dynamics over the first half of 2020. According to analysts at Aon, sub-£100 million transactions increased by 20% over H1 compared to the same period last year, and the firm expects this ... Read the full article

Aon sets up Capital Partners team to source ILS capacity

19th August 2020

Re/insurance broker Aon has announced the formation of a new team in its Reinsurance Solutions business that will provide additional sources of ILS capacity to clients. The Capital Partners team will initially bring third-party property catastrophe capacity to clients in London, Bermuda, Europe and Asia, before expanding into other business lines ... Read the full article

Powerful derecho amplifies impact of US storms: Aon

14th August 2020

An active week of US storms was compounded by catastrophic damage resulting from a dangerous derecho event that Aon says severely impacted Iowa and Illinois on August 10, producing peak wind gusts topping 100mph. Aon's weekly natural catastrophe report describes a derecho as a fast-moving cluster of thunderstorms that travels hundreds of ... Read the full article

Aon & Willis Towers Watson deal recommended by proxy advisors

11th August 2020

Proxy advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) and Glass Lewis & Co. have recommended the shareholders of both Aon and Willis Towers Watson (WTW) to vote in favour of their combination. In an independent report dated August 7th, 2020 ISS found that "the strategic rationale is sound" and subsequently recommended ... Read the full article

Hurricane Isaias to drive $1bn+ insured & economic losses: Aon

7th August 2020

Economic and insured loss totals from the impact of Hurricane Isaias are each individually expected to surpass the $1 billion threshold, according to analysts at Aon. Isaias swept across the Caribbean over July 28th to August 1st with notable impacts in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and the Bahamas. It later tracked ... Read the full article

Aon & WTW disclose more on combination to fend off legal challenges

4th August 2020

In an effort to ward off legal challenges delaying Aon's combination with Willis Towers Watson (WTW), the global re/insurance broker has disclosed some additional details associated with the deal. After weeks of speculation, Aon confirmed in March of this year that it will combine with rival broker WTW through a ... Read the full article

Aon appoints Turner head of UK property within reinsurance solutions unit

3rd August 2020

Re/insurance broker Aon has appointed Catherine Turner as head of UK property within its reinsurance solutions business. She will also co-lead Aon's UK & Ireland and specialty casualty business with Richard Evans. Turner will report to Peter Stubbings, Reinsurance Solutions’ Chief Executive Officer of Global ReSpecialty. She has more than 20 years’ experience in ... Read the full article

Aon sees Willis Re as complementary, divestiture unnecessary: Execs

31st July 2020

Aon's senior leadership, including CEO Greg Case, explained today during a quarterly earnings call that the company isn't expecting to need to divest significantly, as it combines with Willis Towers Watson (WTW) when the acquisition is realised. Case, the Chief Executive Officer of insurance and reinsurance broker powerhouse Aon, said before ... Read the full article

Aon posts organic reinsurance revenue growth of 9%

31st July 2020

Re/insurance broker Aon has reported organic revenue growth of 9% in its Reinsurance Solutions division for the second consecutive quarter this year. The Reinsurance Division posted revenue of $448 million in Q2 2020, compared with $420 million for the same period last year. This followed organic revenue growth of 9% ... Read the full article

Spike in home workers a new opportunity for cyber criminals: Aon, CyberCube

30th July 2020

COVID-19 and the resultant move to widespread homeworking has created new vulnerabilities for criminals to exploit, according to cyber analytics expert CyberCube and re/insurance broker Aon. According to the report, homeworking has exposed new access points for cyber criminals to gain entry to corporate systems including domestic PCs, laptops and Wi-Fi ... Read the full article