Latest Aon Headlines
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Aon Launches New Executive Committee Following Decision to Terminate Willis Merger
Jul 28 2021 // Aon plc has introduced a new Aon Executive Committee (AEC), following the broker’s recent decision to terminate its $30 billion acquisition of Willis Towers Watson. The AEC will be comprised of four solution lines,...
White House Calls Nixing of Aon-Willis Deal ‘Robust Enforcement’ of Antitrust Laws
Jul 28 2021 // The White House on Tuesday praised the Justice Department’s successful effort to stop a $30 billion deal that would have created the world’s biggest insurance broker, saying the agency’s work was...
Arthur J. Gallagher Ends $3.6B Deal to Buy Willis Re, After Aon-Willis Merger Scrapped
Jul 27 2021 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has terminated its May 12, 2021 agreement to acquire Willis Re and certain other Willis Towers Watson operations for $3.57 billion. Both Gallagher and Willis Towers Watson filed...
U.S. AG Garland Hails Aon-Willis Merger Termination as a ‘Victory for Competition’
Jul 26 2021 // U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland today welcomed the decision by insurance brokers Aon and Willis Towers Watson to terminate their planned $30 billion merger. “This is a victory for competition and for American...
Update: Aon and Willis Terminate $30B Merger; Aon to Pay $1B Break-up Fee
Jul 26 2021 // Aon plc and Willis Towers Watson announced that the firms have agreed to terminate their $30 billion business combination agreement and end litigation with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The proposed combination was...
Casualty Proves to Be a Good Diversifier for Reinsurers: Aon
Jul 21 2021 // Casualty is proving its value as a good diversifier for reinsurers, especially given the positive primary rate movement seen in recent years, according to an Aon report. The combination of challenged property experience,...
Former Aon Executive Mahoney Named Chairman of Oneglobal Bermuda
Jul 21 2021 // Oneglobal Broking has appointed former Aon executive Dennis Mahoney as chairman of Oneglobal Bermuda, with immediate effect. Following his retirement as chairman of Aon Global, Mahoney served on the board of Ironshore...
People Moves: Aon Cyber Appoints Bixby; Guy Carpenter Adds 2 from Willis Re, Zywave Names 3 Senior Leaders
Jul 20 2021 // Hacking Expert Bixby Joins Aon Cyber Solutions Aon has appointed Adam Bixby as the new managing director, Proactive Security leader, for Cyber Solutions North America. Bixby is responsible for the Proactive Security...
People Moves: Aon’s EMEA Promotions; Lockton Re Hires Charit from Aon; Miller Names Hobbs as Head of Cyber
Jul 16 2021 // This edition of International People Moves covers appointments at three re/insurance brokers: Aon, Lockton Re and Miller. A summary of these new hires follows here. Insurance broker Aon plc has announced several promotions...
Europe, U.S. and Canada Slammed by Record Weather Catastrophes in June: Aon
Jul 12 2021 // June 2021 left Europe with its costliest severe storm period on record. Meanwhile, over in the U.S. in Canada, record-setting heatwaves caused significant damage, according to Aon’s latest natural catastrophe...
EU Approves Aon-Willis Towers Watson Merger, but Other Roadblocks Remain
Jul 9 2021 // The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Willis Towers Watson by Aon, lifting a major roadblock to the proposed $30 billion merger. But there are more roadblocks to overcome. The approval is conditional on...
People Moves: Newland Joins Miller as Head of Renewable Energy; Aon’s McKenzie to BMS in Australia; Dasgupta to Lockton Re
Jul 7 2021 // This group of International People Moves covers appointments at three brokers: Miller, BMS and Lockton Re. A summary of these new hires follows here. Miller, the London-based independent specialist re/insurance broker,...
People Moves: Willis Re’s Johns and Aon’s O’Donoghue to Carpenter; Garzon Succeeds Laidlaw at McLarens’ LatAm Business
Jun 30 2021 // Guy Carpenter & Co., the reinsurance business of Marsh McLennan, announced the appointments of James Johns as managing director, effective Aug. 12, 2021, and Joshua O’Donoghue as senior vice president, effective...
People Moves: Swiss Re’s Render to Peak Re; Aon’s Denbigh to TigerRisk’s Retro Unit; Price Forbes’ Fox to Oneglobal
Jun 29 2021 // The following international People Moves provides details of appointments at reinsurer Peak Re and two brokers, TigerRisk and Oneglobal. A summary of these new hires follows here. Peak Reinsurance Co. AG, the wholly owned...
People Moves: Liberty Mutual’s Streeton to Aon Reins Solutions; Guerin Promoted at Marsh UK Corporate; Ed Broking’s Parker and Lech to Alesco
Jun 28 2021 // These international People Moves cover recent appointments at three insurance brokers: Marsh, Aon and Alesco. A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon plc announced that Frederick Streeton has been named leader of...
People Moves: Willis Re’s Loggie to TigerRisk; Aon’s Lee to Lockton Re; Wakam’s Mebarki to Miller
Jun 23 2021 // These international People Moves detail appointments at three insurance brokers: TigerRisk Partners, Lockton Re and Miller. A summary of these new hires follows here. TigerRisk Partners LLC, the Stamford, Conn.-based...
8 Reinsurers Provide $897M Cover for Lloyd’s Central Fund with Aon as Placing Broker
Jun 21 2021 // Lloyd’s announced the marketplace has secured a five-year £650 million ($897 million) reinsurance cover for its Central Fund—a move that aims to protect against adverse tail risk, while supporting growth and...
People Moves: Carpenter’s Schwebach to Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions; Mellor to Credit and Political Risks Team at Miller
Jun 18 2021 // This wrap-up of international People Moves details two recent appointments at Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions and insurance broker Miller, in Minneapolis and London, respectively. A summary of these new hires follows...
Aon-WTW Merger Would Help Boost Industry’s Innovation. Aon CEO Makes the Case.
Jun 18 2021 // The enhanced ability to innovate is a principal motivator for Aon’s proposed acquisition of Aon and Willis Towers Watson. It’s a message that Aon CEO Greg Case has been emphasizing since the $30 billion deal...
U.S. Suit Against Aon-Willis Merger Assigned to Bush Nominee Judge Walton
Jun 18 2021 // Senior Judge Reggie Walton, who joined the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in 2001, will hear the Justice Department’s lawsuit aimed at stopping insurance broker Aon’s $30 billion acquisition...
