All Aon articles
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NewsAon reports record $38bn in Q1 insured catastrophe losses
Wildfires in California alone contributed about $38bn of insured losses, or 71% of the total, according to the re/insurance broker.
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NewsAon: Global insurers step back from hard market stance, cyber and D&O primary markets soften
Buyer-friendly conditions are expected to continue in 2025 across key lines of commercial primary insurance buying, such as D&O and cyber business, according to Aon.
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NewsRomeo and Gordon join Acrisure Re in Bermuda expansion
Roman Romeo (pictured, left) was previously CEO of Aon Reinsurance Solutions in Bermuda; Barry Gordon (pictured, right) also joins to lead ILW business.
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NewsUrbieta named EMEA broking chief at Aon
Erlantz Urbieta takes over EMEA chief broking role from Terence Williams, who moves to APAC.
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NewsPool Re makes £100m third catastrophe bond placement
Great Britain’s terrorism reinsurance fund continues to explore insurance linked securities for its retro placements, this time to the tune of $100m, with the assistance of Aon and Howden.
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NewsAon names Soltysiak as Reinsurance Solutions Asia CEO
Soeren Soltysiak previously served as the reinsurance broker’s strategic growth leader for Asia Pacific.
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NewsMS Amlin binds landmark Ukraine reinsurance facility
Re/insurer to underwrite first risks on innovative scheme that could provide up to €5bn in coverage over five years for Ukraine SMEs.
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NewsLockton Re appoints Paire to lead capital advisory practice
Eric Paire joins from Aon, where he was head of capital advisory for nearly seven years.
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NewsQBE appoints Aon veteran Stanser to lead its European distribution
Maths Stanser is a previous chief commercial officer and head of financial institutions at Aon, before joining QBE in 2018.
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NewsPrice Forbes Re hires Sherman in newly created alternative risk capital role
Joining from rival broker Aon, senior hire of Sherman Power aims to bolsters US reinsurance capabilities.
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NewsAon, Swiss Re and Floodbase launch storm surge parametric partnership
Parametric solution bringing together the broker, re/insurer and parametric provider aims ‘to bolster US hurricane insurance protection’.
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NewsAon names Nar to lead new India L&H reinsurance practice
Joining from Howden and Gen Re, respectively, Renuka Nar and Neha Shah are named by Aon in Indian life and health leadership roles.
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NewsLast year's insured losses reached $145bn globally – Aon Cat Report
Report reveals 60% of economic damage caused by catastrophes in 2024 was uninsured; insured losses reached $145bn globally – the sixth costliest year on record.
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NewsAon and EBRD launch €110m Ukraine war risk facility
The broker has partnered with MS Amlin and several Ukrainian insurers, along with several governments and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, to put together the war risk scheme for Ukraine, nearly three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country.
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NewsAon names O’Connell global cyber strategy leader, exec MD Reinsurance Solutions
Robert O’Connell was previously CEO of Bermuda-based Cyber Re and Platform Labs, focused on cyber underwriting, data science and analytics.
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NewsAon Client Treaty adds three new carriers and increases to 28.5% of placements
The broker’s ‘signature London market placement facility’, led by QBE, renews for 2025 offering 28.5% co-insurance across core lines of business.
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NewsAon Underwriting Managers hires new CUO
Simon Clapham, formerly of Brit and Liberty Specialty Markets, joins Aon’s MGA operation as its chief underwriter.
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NewsAon announces Hofmann as new US reinsurance CEO
Two new senior leadership roles in the US for reinsurance broker Aon.
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NewsAon names Schultz as global vice chair of reinsurance
Richard Pennay is to replace Paul Schultz as the CEO of Aon Securities, the broker’s ILS arm.
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NewsFirst ever insurance payout of Red Cross disaster fund triggered in 2024
Demands for disaster relief this year surpassed the ‘deductible’ threshold of the Red Cross and Red Crescent’s IFRC-DREF’ disaster fund, the NGO has reported.
