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Aon Risk Solutions Beefs Up, Restructures UK Professions Team

Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon Corporation, announced that it has appointed new leaders for its Professions practice in London, and has made a number of strategic new hires. The team provides specialized insurance brokerage and …

Aon’s Electronic Media Forum, to Tackle Digital Credit Control Strategies

Aon Risk Solutions points out that the “increasing popularity of e-books, iPads, and other digital publishing technology is fundamentally altering the way publishers and content providers address the way they approach credit control risks.” As a result the international broker’s …

Aon Promotes Three in Technology Solutions Business

Insurance broker Aon has promoted three execs within its technology solutions business, Aon eSolutions. Ritza Vaughn has been promoted to global product director of claims. She will lead product planning and strategic development in this area. Vaughn previously served as …

Aon Report Concludes P&I Clubs See Improvements on All Fronts

A report from Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon, concludes that Protection and Indemnity (P&I) Clubs are experiencing a “continued improvement in claims trends, and a restored investment performance.” As a result, “ship-owners face the prospect …

Aon Warns Companies in Middle East to Plan for More Unrest

Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management arm of Aon Corp., is advising companies in the Middle east to “begin planning now for the effects of any potential spread of unrest in the region,” following the evacuation of a number …

Aon Warns UK Businesses Face Threat from Environmental Legislation

UK businesses are “dangerously exposed to the possibility of heavy fines under the latest UK and EU legislation regarding environmental liability,” according to Aon. The bulletin added that in order to help “UK firms establish the level of risk they …

Aon Revenue Up 40% in Q4 on Hewitt Merger

Growth-oriented insurance broker Aon Corp. saw revenues shoot up 40 percent to $2.9 billion in the fourth quarter, largely driven by its acquisition of Hewitt Associates. For the quarter, Aon saw a 41 percent increase in commissions and fees resulting …

K&K Names Holloway Southeast Sales Representative

K&K Insurance has appointed Stuart Holloway as regional sales representative for its Southeast territory. The territory includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. K&K, is a division of Aon Underwriting Managers and …

Aon’s New Political Risk Map Shows Rising Levels, Despite Financial Recovery

According to Aon’s 18th annual Political Risk Map , while the “world economy is broadly on the road to recovery, the level of political risk has risen in more countries than it has declined.” Aon’s Risk Solutions, its global risk …