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Middle East

Making the transition from talent acquisition to talent access In today’s rapidly evolving talent landscape, organisations are required to transition their approach from talent acquisition to talent access, writes Rose Freeman, Director at Aon in the Middle East
29 July 2024
Middle East

How AI is transforming human resources and the workforce Artificial intelligence (AI) is having a measurable impact across all aspects of HR – from organization design, talent management to compensation and benefits.
02 July 2024
Middle East

Five measures to build excellence in corporate governance The GCC business landscape is increasingly ramping up its focus on corporate governance, amid a rise in regulation, reporting standards, investor and stakeholder pressures, and much more.
12 March 2024
United Kingdom

Economic damage from natural disasters hits $380 billion While climate change will cause far graver damage to human life than making it harder for businesses to profit, the damage being done is also starting to take a toll on the global economy.
29 February 2024
Saudi Arabia

Consulting leaders speaking at Human Capability Initiative Organized for the first time, the Human Capability Initiative will be held at King Abdulaziz International Convention Center in Riyadh next week.
23 February 2024
Middle East

GCC real estate companies tuning employee value proposition A number of sweeping human capital trends are pushing real estate companies in the GCC to fine tune – and sometimes totally revamp – their employee value proposition.
02 February 2024
Saudi Arabia

SNB Capital and Aon team up for employee share plan services SNB Capital and Aon are teaming up in Saudi Arabia, bringing a joint offering for employee share plan services to listed companies in the Kingdom.
24 October 2023
Middle East

Aon names Paul Zoghbi as leader of Human Capital Solutions Global professional services firm Aon has named Paul Zoghbi as Head of its Human Capital Solutions business in the Middle East.
07 February 2023
United Kingdom

Louisa Blain joins Aon UK as Partner The UK wing of Aon has appointed Louisa Blain as a Partner in its human capital solutions team. Blain brings more than two decades of experience to the role.
21 December 2022
United Kingdom

Haf Lloyd-Birchall and Jason Brett join Aon's MasterTrust team Aon has strengthened its master trust and defined contribution solutions team with Haf Lloyd-Birchall and Jason Brett.
22 June 2022
United Kingdom

John Harney joins Aon as Senior Consultant John Harney has joined Aon as the Senior Consultant for the firm’s corporate pensions consulting team. He brings almost a decade of actuarial consulting experience to the firm.
23 March 2022
United Kingdom

Aon pulls plug from $30 billion Willis Towers Watson deal An anti-trust lawsuit has scuppered the $30 billion mega-merger of two of the world’s largest insurance consultancies.
28 July 2021
Europe

Aon pulls the plug from $30 billion Willis Towers Watson deal The world’s largest deal in history in the insurance broker and risk management landscape – the $30 billion acquisition of Willis Towers Watson by Aon – has been called off.
28 July 2021
United States

Aon and Willis Towers Watson cancel merger Aon and Willis Towers Watson on Monday announced a mutual agreement to terminate their combination, citing unacceptable risk and delay from US regulatory authorities.
27 July 2021
United Kingdom

Aon’s acquisition of Willis Towers Watson faces regulatory veto When news broke in 2020 that Aon intended to purchase competitor Willis Towers Watson, it was expected to create the world’s largest insurance broker.
21 June 2021
United States

Aon sells off US retirement business in pursuit of WTW merger clearance Aon has agreed to sell off its US retirement business to Aquiline and its Aon Retiree Health Exchange business to Alight for approximately $1.4 billion.
14 June 2021
United States

Gallagher buys reinsurance, brokerage businesses from Willis Towers Watson Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Gallagher) has agreed to acquire certain reinsurance, speciality, and retail brokerage operations from Willis Towers Watson (WTW). The $3.
18 May 2021
Europe

Aon appoints leaders to advisory board of M&A practice Global consulting firm and insurance services provider Aon has established a new Advisory Board to support the growth of its Mergers & Acquisition insurance practice across Europe, the Middle East an
11 May 2021
United Kingdom

Sohonet ropes in LDC to accelerate its international growth UK mid-market private equity firm LDC has invested in Sohonet, a provider of connectivity, collaboration software, media services and network security for the media and entertainment industry.
10 March 2021
Europe

EC watchdog pauzes Aon | Willis Towers Watson antitrust study The planned mega-merger between US-headquartered Aon and UK-headquartered Willis Towers Watson has hit a snag following the European Commission’s announcement that it has suspended its antitrust inve
15 February 2021
United States

The top US consulting firms for LGBTQ employees and allies The Human Rights Campaign Foundation has unveiled its ‘Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality 2021’ list, featuring the top employers in the US for LGBTQ people and allies.
01 February 2021
United Kingdom

27 consulting firms sign Race at Work Charter An array of consulting firms have signed up to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter, an initiative that aims to improve outcomes for Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) employees in
05 November 2020
United Kingdom

Aon partner Grant Suckling joins Ross Trustees as Trustee Director Ross Trustees has appointed Grant Suckling as Trustee Director.
16 October 2020
United Kingdom

Why Aon and Willis Towers Watson combined are a stronger firm As the deal to create the world’s largest global insurance and investment professional services firm closes, Aon and Willis Towers Watson have started promoting the benefits the newly merged firm.
07 October 2020
United Kingdom

Charles Taylor names former Aon UK boss as CEO London-based provider of insurance market technology solutions Charles Taylor has appointed Rob Brown as Group Chief Executive Officer.
29 June 2020
Canada

Financial market volatility hammers Canadian pension health With global equity markets and bond yields plummeting, Aon’s median solvency ratio fell 13.4 points to 89.1% from 102.5% in Q4 2019 – the lowest level in more than three years.
03 April 2020
United States

Aon to buy Willis Towers Watson in $30 billion mega deal London-based Aon has announced that it will buy London-based Willis Towers Watson in a nearly $30 billion all-stock deal.
10 March 2020
United Kingdom

Aon buys rival Willis Towers Watson in a $30 billion deal Aon and Willis Towers Watson, two of the three world’s largest HR consulting firms and insurance brokers, have joined forces to become the new market leader in their industry.
09 March 2020
Canada

Aon acquires Toronto-based cybersecurity firm Cytelligence London-based insurance brokerage and advisory firm Aon has acquired Cytelligence, a Toronto-headquartered cybersecurity firm.
05 February 2020
United States

Economic losses from natural disaster cost $232 billion in 2019 A report from global consultancy has revealed that 409 “natural catastrophe events” in 2019 resulted in economic losses of $232 billion, of which insurance programs covered $71 billion.
30 January 2020
Australia

Lucas Roe joins Aon's Cyber Solutions Group Aon’s Australia practice has given weight to its newly appointed Cyber Solutions Group through the appointment of Lucas Roe as its new Security Architecture & Risk Quantification Leader.
23 December 2019
India

15-strong Aon team joins HR consulting practice of Deloitte Big Four accounting and advisory firm Deloitte has poached a team of 15-plus advisors from Aon, bolstering the depth of its HR consulting practice.
17 December 2019

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