Aon

Aon-Willis merger termination 'a victory for American businesses': AG Garland

In a statement, Garland argued that the decision will help preserve competition in the insurance brokerage sector in the US.

Jairo Ibarra, 26 July 2021
Aon CEO insists broker would have beaten DoJ in court

Greg Case said the regulator had a "fundamental misunderstanding" of the industry, and that timing prevented the brokers from going to trial.

Samuel Casey, 26 July 2021
Updated: Aon shares up 9.2%, Willis down 9.5% after termination of mega merger

Shares in rival broker AJ Gallagher, whose plans to buy several Willis assets at a knock-down price are now highly uncertain, were down by 2.3% at $139.

Jim Robinson, 26 July 2021
Aon and Willis abort $30bn merger in the teeth of DoJ opposition

The companies disclosed that Aon will pay Willis the $1bn break fee.

Adam McNestrie, 26 July 2021
The Week in 90 Seconds: Aon and DoJ return to the table; German flooding latest; Aki Hussain profile

Plus the latest on UK BI legal wrangling and all the top news from this week.

Rachel Dalton, 23 July 2021
Aon engaged in settlement talks with DoJ as it seeks Willis deal approval

Details of potential additional divestitures are closely guarded, but they would likely include P&C broking assets.

Adam McNestrie, 21 July 2021
First-half cat losses above median at $36bn: Aon

The Texas Big Freeze plus an active hurricane season could see losses balloon in 2021.

Rachel Dalton, 21 July 2021
Lockton Re hires Aon’s Charit to specialty division

The expansive broker has poached a number of senior staff from Aon as it builds its team.

Samuel Casey, 16 July 2021
Aon names Thompson chief broking officer for EMEA

The Madrid-based executive, who has worked for Aon for 15 years, has been given a broader remit amid a reshuffle of senior EMEA roles at the broker.

Rachel Dalton, 16 July 2021
DoJ must respond to Aon queries on market definition by 26 July

The DoJ was given a deadline to provide Aon’s lawyers with pertinent evidence collected from third parties during its investigation into the $30bn mega-merger.

Bernard Goyder, 15 July 2021
South African competition tribunal conditionally approves Aon-Willis merger

The merged entity must divest its corporate and commercial short-term insurance broking in the country, as well as offload several global businesses.

Jim Robinson, 15 July 2021
Aon confirms EMEA exec roles for Page, Dávila and Clavarino

The appointments come as commercial risk CEO John Cullen takes another role within Aon.

Rachel Dalton, 15 July 2021