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

Reinsurance shields Australian insurers from billions in losses: Actuaries Institute

4th September 2025

Australian general insurers spent around AUD2.5 billion on reinsurance last financial year, a strategy that prevented the need for up to AUD70 billion in capital to cover natural disasters and other major claims, according to research from the Actuaries Institute, the professional body representing actuaries in Australia. The Institute’s Dialogue Paper, ... Read the full article

Aon to sell majority of NFP’s wealth business to Madison Dearborn Partners

3rd September 2025

Aon, a global re/insurance broking group, has signed a definitive agreement to sell a significant majority of NFP's wealth business to Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, a Chicago-based private equity investment firm, for a total consideration estimated to be $2.7 billion at the time of close. NFP is a subsidiary of Aon and ... Read the full article

Aon highlights $5bn reinsurance premium opportunity from emerging casualty risks

3rd September 2025

In its latest casualty sector update, developed in collaboration with Moody's, Aon revealed that emerging risks, such as PFAS contamination, addictive software design, and microplastics, could contribute approximately $5 billion of reinsurance premium annually while also reshaping the liability landscape, presenting insurers and reinsurers with challenges and volatility but also ... Read the full article

Bonjay Koo to lead Enterprise Client solutions for Aon South Korea

2nd September 2025

Aon, a global re/insurance broking group, has announced the appointment of Bonjay Koo as Enterprise Client Leader, Asia Pacific in South Korea. In his new Seoul-based role, Koo will be responsible for the delivery of integrated Risk Capital and Human Capital solutions to Aon’s large multinational and enterprise clients through South ... Read the full article

Mun named Director, Client Management at Aon Reinsurance Malaysia

29th August 2025

Lin Mun, an executive with over 21 years of extensive experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry, has been appointed as Director, Client Management of Aon Reinsurance Malaysia. With a deep understanding of the market and client needs, Mun will use her expertise, strong professional network and valuable industry insight to ... Read the full article

Record $121bn alternative capital signals further growth in ILS market: Aon

28th August 2025

Aon’s latest report has revealed that alternative capital surged to a record $121 billion by June 30, 2025, as cedents increasingly turn to solutions beyond the traditional reinsurance market. H1 2025 saw the structuring of 56 catastrophe bonds with an issuance total of $17 billion, matching the full-year 2024 total in ... Read the full article

Aon appoints Tom Anderson as Head of Professional Services

28th August 2025

Aon, a global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has appointed Tom Anderson as Head of Professional Services, Global Broking Centre (GBC), London. In his new role, Anderson will be responsible for leading and overseeing strategic advisory, operational efficiency, and client service delivery across broking activities for Professional Services in the GBC. He ... Read the full article

Strategic focus drives profitable growth for re/insurers: Aon

26th August 2025

Aon, a global re/insurance broking group, has analysed $2 trillion of insurance premiums to identify the top profitable growth performers, concluding that “strategic focus and relevance consistently drive stronger financial outcomes — regardless of market conditions.” By comparing compound annual growth rates (CAGR) with returns on average equity (RoAE) for 120 ... Read the full article

Aon unveils leadership shift in Commercial Risk business

22nd August 2025

Aon has revealed that in October 2025, Phil Smaje will assume the role of Global Industry Specialty Leader, Transportation & Logistics, succeeding Lee Meyrick, who will become Chair of a newly created Risk Capital Transportation & Logistics vertical until his retirement at the end of 2026. Joe Peiser, CEO of Commercial ... Read the full article

Aon names Tony DeMarco as Reinsurance MD

20th August 2025

Aon, a global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has hired Tony DeMarco from Gallagher Re as Managing Director within its Reinsurance Solutions division, based in New York. In his new role, DeMarco will support the design and execution of casualty placements, drawing on his analytical foundation and international experience. He has over ... Read the full article

UK bulk annuities show strong activity in H1’25, according to Aon

19th August 2025

Aon, a professional services firm specialising in risk, retirement, and health solutions, has reported that the UK bulk annuity market remained active in the first half of 2025, despite a modest slowdown in overall volumes compared with the latter half of 2024. According to Aon’s Insurer Due Diligence team, the market ... Read the full article

Aon invests in GLP-1 program specialist eMed

18th August 2025

Aon has invested in eMed Population Health, a provider of GLP-1 programs, to expand employer-sponsored access to GLP-1 therapies and scale obesity treatment solutions. For those unaware, GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) is a hormone that helps regulate blood sugar and appetite, and GLP-1 drugs mimic its effects to aid in diabetes management ... Read the full article

Vesttoo bankruptcy creditors file lawsuit against Aon and China Construction Bank

14th August 2025

The Vesttoo Creditors Liquidating Trust, an independent fiduciary appointed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, has filed a complaint in the Court against Aon, China Construction Bank, and certain entities and individuals for alleged fraudulent conduct and other wrongdoing that "inflicted devastating losses upon the insurance ... Read the full article

Mehmet Shukri to lead Aon’s UK Reinsurance Client Services

13th August 2025

Aon, a global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has announced the appointment of Mehmet Shukri as Head of UK Client Services for Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions, effective immediately. In his new role, Shukri will focus on accelerating client value in line with the firm’s global Reinsurance Solutions advocacy proposition, ensuring all Aon ... Read the full article

Aon names Jocelyn Po as Country Head of Philippines, Reinsurance Solutions

13th August 2025

Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions, the reinsurance division of global broker Aon, has announced the appointment of Jocelyn Po as Country Head of Philippines. In her new role, Po will report to Musa Adlan, Managing Director of Asia and Head of Southeast Asia. She has been with Aon for almost 12 years, most recently ... Read the full article