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It is understood that the ~$300mn fac business will be packaged along with the treaty unit.

The move is part of a wider strategic effort by the broking goliath to quantify the value of intangible assets.

The largest of the businesses, Gras Savoye, has been seen as one of the jewels in the crown at Willis.

The potential disposal may help to alleviate competition concerns within the French market.

The broker will focus on sustainable sourcing, energy efficiency, curbing business travel and switching to renewable energy.

The Aon president said insureds will begin to “test” carriers and brokers on price.

The Marsh McLennan CEO made the comment as the inaugural guest on Inside P&C's new podcast series Unreserved.

Plus the latest executives on the move and all the top news from the week.

According to the Capitol Forum, antitrust regulators will consider the deal's impact on the world’s fourth largest insurance broker AJ Gallagher

Reinsurance is one of the areas of the combination that is drawing heightened regulatory scrutiny.

Plus the inside story on the Helios Ray crash and all this week’s top news.

Aon has said it expects the economic cost of physical damage and business interruption caused by the polar vortex-linked cold snap to “well exceed $10bn”, in an Impact Forecasting report released on Thursday.