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Aon Benfield Appoints Galizia as CEO of Latin America
Mar 10 2014 // Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon plc, announced the appointment of Alejandro J. Galizia as Chief Executive Officer of Aon Benfield Latin America. His responsibilities will...
February Stoms Caused $1 Billion Insured Losses: Aon Benfield’s Cat Report
Mar 6 2014 // Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development center of excellence at Aon Benfield, has released its latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which reviews the natural disaster perils that...
Aon Benfield Securities Completes Quake Protection for Israeli insurer I.D.I.
Mar 5 2014 // Aon Benfield Securities, the investment banking division of global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor Aon Benfield, announced that it has “successfully completed a ‘Cat in the Box’ transaction...
Aon Benfield’s Impact Forecasting Releases Updated European Windstorm Model
Mar 5 2014 // Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development center of excellence at Aon Benfield, has launched its new European windstorm model. The model, which has been in development for the last three years, “offers an...
Aon Hewitt Announces New Hire in New York Office
Mar 4 2014 // Aon Hewitt, the global human resource consulting business of Aon plc, recently announced the hire of Michael Yinger as the global recruitment process outsourcing delivery leader in New York. Yinger will be accountable for...
More Employers to Move to Private Health Insurance Exchanges
Feb 19 2014 // One-third of U.S. employers plan to move their workers’ healthcare coverage to a private exchange in the next few years, a survey found, following the lead of companies like Walgreen Co. seeking to reduce...
Aon Risk Solutions, The Risk Authority Form Healthcare Risk Management Alliance
Feb 18 2014 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, has formed an alliance with The Risk Authority, a subsidiary of the Stanford University Medical Network, to provide clinical risk management and...
The report indicated 80 Terrorism and Political Risk
Feb 10 2014 // The world is a risky place for business travelers but it might be a little safer when it comes to terrorism and political violence risk at least in some countries. According to the recently released Aon Risk Solutions 2014...
Snowy, Cold January Was Deadly and Costly: Aon
Feb 6 2014 // The various winter storms that brought snow and bitter cold to the United States in January took more than 50 lives and are expected to result in direct economic losses of about $3.5 billion and insured losses of more than...
Aon Releases Terrorism, Political Violence Map; Retail, Transport Most at Risk
Jan 29 2014 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, has released its 2014 Terrorism and Political Violence Map to help organizations assess risk levels of terrorism and political violence across the globe....
Aon Supports Observation of Today’s ‘Data Privacy Day’
Jan 28 2014 // Aon’s London office announced that its risk management and human resources solutions units have “continued as a Champion of Data Privacy Day (DPD) according to the National Cyber Security Alliance.” As a...
Aon Benfield Securities Completes Europe Windstorm Cat Bond Windmill I Re
Jan 23 2014 // Aon Benfield Securities, the investment banking division of global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor Aon Benfield, announced the successful completion of the first European Windstorm indemnity catastrophe bond...
Reinsurance at Crossroads As New Factors Sweep Away Old Habits
Jan 23 2014 // Part I – The Market in the Developed Economies A significant number of reinsurance treaties were renewed this month, heavily concentrated in property catastrophe coverage. It’s become apparent, however, that this...
Threats from Cyber Crime, Terrorism Under-Rated by Captives: Aon Report
Jan 17 2014 // Aon Global Risk Consulting, the risk management consulting arm of Aon plc has conducted further research to understand more about organizations’ attitudes to the top threats they face in today’s hyper connected...
Cat Bond Coverage Reaches Record $20 Billion: Aon Benfield ILS study
Jan 14 2014 // In its latest report Aon Benfield Securities, the investment banking division of global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor Aon Benfield, noted that the fourth quarter of 2014 continued to see more...
Aon Benfield Securities Places $250 Million Cat Bond for QBE’s VenTerra Re
Jan 7 2014 // Aon Benfield Securities, the investment banking division of global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor Aon Benfield, announced that it has successfully underwritten and placed a $250 million catastrophe bond...
Aon Benfield Names Smith as CEO of Chile Team
Dec 23 2013 // Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon plc, announced the appointment of Joe Smith as chief executive officer of its Chile team. Smith has been with Aon for more than 20 years, having...
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Dec 16 2013 // Glenn Renwick The Progressive Corp., based in Mayfield Village, Ohio, named Chief Executive Officer Glenn Renwick as chairman of its board of directors following the death of the company’s previous chairman, Peter B....
North Dakota Workers’ Comp Mulls Suing Aon eSolutions Over Failed Project
Dec 12 2013 // North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency is considering suing a company that failed to complete a $17 million computer system overhaul. Workforce Safety and Insurance hired Chicago-based Aon eSolutions in...
Aon Ex-Executive Chilton Joins Gallagher in Reinsurance Venture
Dec 5 2013 // Grahame Chilton, who helped build Benfield Group Ltd. before selling it to Aon Plc in 2008, has formed a partnership with Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. to start a reinsurance brokerage. The new business, Capsicum...
