NEW YORK, July 29 NY-Aon-Risk-Services
NEW YORK, July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aon Risk Services, the world's
largest risk management and consulting firm and a unit of Aon Corporation
(NYSE: AOC), announced the appointments of Warren Mula to the position of
chairman and Eric Andersen to chief executive officer of its U.S. Retail
organization.
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"For many years, Warren and Eric have demonstrated extraordinary
leadership, insight and value to our clients and to our colleagues," said
Steve McGill, chairman and chief executive officer of Aon Risk Services.
"They work extremely well as a leadership team and have the right focus in
serving clients and working with the insurance markets."
Mula, a 28-year veteran of Aon, will continue to lead Aon Brokerage Group,
which manages national industry practices and brokerage operations in the
United States. His principal responsibility is to ensure Aon's readiness to
deliver industry-specific expertise to its clients around the country.
Prior to his appointment as chairman, Mula served as executive vice
president and managing principal of national service management.
As chief executive officer, Andersen maintains direct responsibility for
the operations of Aon Risk Services' network of more than 50 local offices in
the United States, ensuring operational excellence in the delivery of products
and services to clients. Prior to his appointment as chief executive officer,
Andersen was the U.S. Retail field leader and chief executive officer of Aon
Global Americas, responsible for service delivery to Aon's largest global
clients. He has worked in insurance brokerage for more than 20 years,
including several years in the Lloyd's marketplace.
Both will continue to be based in New York.
"Aon's clients will be well-served by Warren's and Eric's continued focus
on delivering value and performance," said Ted Devine, president of Aon Risk
Services. "They are each the embodiment of leadership and focus on delivering
customized solutions and innovative services to our clients."
About Aon
Aon Corporation (NYSE: AOC) is the leading global provider of risk
management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, human capital and
management consulting. Through its 36,000 colleagues worldwide, Aon readily
delivers distinctive client value via innovative and effective risk management
and workforce productivity solutions. Our industry-leading global resources,
technical expertise and industry knowledge are delivered locally through more
than 500 offices in more than 120 countries. Aon was named the world's best
broker by Euromoney magazine's 2008 Insurance Survey. In 2008 Aon was ranked
as the world's largest insurance broker based on brokerage revenues by
Business Insurance. Aon also was ranked by A.M. Best as the number one
insurance broker based on brokerage revenues in 2007 and 2008, and was voted
best insurance intermediary, best reinsurance intermediary, and best employee
benefits consulting firm in 2007 by the readers of Business Insurance. For
more information on Aon, log onto http://www.aon.com.
Media Contact
Rahsaan Johnson, 312.381.2684, Rahsaan_Johnson@aon.com
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