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

Aon launches flood replacement cover for Harvey hit organisations

30th August 2017

Insurance and reinsurance broking giant Aon has launched a flood insurance replacement product for those organisations that have been hit by flooding related to hurricane Harvey and have impaired or exhausted their coverage limits on property policies. Aon Risk Solutions, Aon plc's global risk management business, has created a flood limit ... Read the full article

Aon Netherlands to acquire UMG from Aegon for €295 million

8th August 2017

Netherlands-based subsidiary of insurance and reinsurance brokerage Aon, Aon Groep Nederland, has announced that it will acquire Unirobe Meeùs Groep (UMG) from Aegon for €295 million (US$348.4 million). The deal is expected to close in the fourth-quarter of this year, and remains subject to council advice and approval from Dutch regulators. The ... Read the full article

Proportion of 2017 cat losses covered by re/insurance up 10%: Aon

20th July 2017

The first-half of 2017 brought catastrophe losses to the global economy of $53 billion, 42% of which, or $22 billion was covered by re/insurance protection, according to Aon Benfield unit, Impact Forecasting's latest catastrophe report. 76% of total global catastrophe losses were from U.S. events, making the U.S. the only region ... Read the full article

Longevity reinsurance market pricing back on track in H2 2017: Aon

7th July 2017

Reinsurers have adjusted pricing to match the recent changes in UK mortality rates, after the market experienced pricing dislocation last year, according to insurance and reinsurance broker, Aon. Longevity market pricing is now back on track after a period of dislocation when longevity reinsurers were slow to adjust pricing to reflect ... Read the full article

Jason Hogg named leader of Aon Cyber Solutions and CEO of Stroz Friedberg

11th May 2017

Global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has named Jason Hogg as the new Leader of Aon Cyber Solutions, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Stroz Friedberg. Aon has announced a number of hires within its cyber division in recent times, and the appointment of Hogg from private equity firm, Tritium Partners, ... Read the full article

Report finds disconnect between cyber & property risk management

4th May 2017

Global organisations are spending almost four times as much on property related risks than on cyber risks, despite a broad expectation of heightened cyber exposure over the next two years and the greater impact of business disruption to cyber assets than to property, plant and equipment (PP&E) assets, according to Aon ... Read the full article

Risk preparedness at lowest level since 2007: Aon

3rd May 2017

Reinsurance broker Aon Benfield has said firms are at their lowest levels for risk preparedness since 2007 - when it first began to assess the risk environment for businesses in its bi-annual global risk management survey. This is down to firms not yet having caught up with the speed of the ... Read the full article

Traditional reinsurance capital declined by $3 billion in Q4 2016: Aon

11th April 2017

The volume of traditional reinsurance capital declined in the final quarter of 2016 by $3 billion to a reported $514 billion as at December 31st, 2016, while alternative capital growth in the quarter ensured dedicated reinsurance capacity remained at $595 billion, according to Aon Benfield. Reinsurance brokerage and advisory firm, Aon Benfield, ... Read the full article

Emerging markets to be hit hardest by rising terrorism & populism: Aon

11th April 2017

Populism and terrorism have been converging, with both elements feeding into and propagating the other to compound global geopolitical risks, said Aon, noting a 14% increase in global terror attacks last year in its latest Risk Maps report. This terrorism increase has been compounded by rising waves ... Read the full article

Aon promotes John Bruno to Chief Operations Officer

10th April 2017

Aon has announced the promotion of John Bruno to Chief Operations Officer with immediate effect. Bruno joined Aon in 2014 as the Executive Vice President of Enterprise Innovation and Chief Information Officer. His main responsibilities at Aon have involved delivering innovative infrastructure and technology solutions that have simplified processes, increased productivity and ... Read the full article

Kingstone’s voluntary NY flood solution brings more risk to private market

23rd March 2017

Property and casualty insurance holding company, Kingstone Company, Inc., has received necessary approval for its innovative voluntary flood solution for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) X-Zone residents in New York State, the company has announced. It's believed that this is the first voluntary flood solution in New York State, and enables NFIP X-Zone ... Read the full article

Aon to sell Benefits Admin & HR BPO platform to Blackstone

10th February 2017

Global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has agreed to sell the Benefits Administration & HR Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) platform of its Aon Hewitt division to Blackstone, for up to $4.8 billion. The broker announced that it's signed a definitive agreement to sell the business units to investment giant Blackstone for ... Read the full article

Aon reports organic reinsurance revenue growth

10th February 2017

Insurance and reinsurance broker Aon plc has reported organic growth in its reinsurance operations at Aon Benfield in the final quarter of 2016. The broker reported a 2% increase in organic reinsurance related revenues at the firm, increasing from $323 million in the fourth-quarter of 2015 to $329 million in the ... Read the full article

Price adjustment for longevity re/insurance forecasted: Aon

9th February 2017

Retirement and health broker and advisory Aon Hewitt, part of the insurance and reinsurance Aon plc group, said there's been a sooner than expected reduction in mortality improvement rates resulting in adjustments to UK longevity insurance and reinsurance capacity pricing. The carrier has urged pension schemes to review these emerging lower ... Read the full article

New risk models to pressure price adequacy of Asia reinsurance

26th January 2017

Catastrophe risk modellers Impact Forecasting, AIR, RMS, and CoreLogic will be releasing updates to their existing risk models as well as new sophisticated tools to quantify and manage risks in the Asia region, Aon reported in its 2017 Asia market review. The updates are expected to lead to an in increase ... Read the full article