Aon Launches Global Energy Risk Engineering Unit

CHICAGO, Nov. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon Corporation (NYSE: AON), today announced it has consolidated its energy risk engineering assets around the world to form a new unit, known as Aon Energy Risk Engineering.

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Building upon the expertise previously delivered to Aon's clients under brands such as Risk Reliability and Systems Engineering (RRS/Schirmer) and Hydrocarbon Risk Consultants (HRC), Aon Energy Risk Engineering will leverage the existing technical expertise across the globe by creating a platform for continued investment in and innovation around a range of services critical for clients in the energy sector, including:

• Process safety,
• Risk assessment,
• Industrial fire protection,
• Underwriting reports and
• Insurance valuations.

"Energy and chemical process companies face unique risk challenges," said Neil Harrison, group managing director of Aon Global Risk Consulting, of which Aon Energy Risk Engineering is a division. "Led from four strategically located center of excellence – Houston, London, Dubai and Singapore, our team of industry experts will provide clients around the world with access to a full range of services across the property, business interruption and casualty risk classes."

For more information about Aon Energy Risk Engineering, please visit www.aon.com/energyriskengineering.

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About Aon

Aon Corporation (NYSE:AON) is the leading global provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, and human capital solutions and outsourcing. Through its more than 59,000 colleagues worldwide, Aon unites to deliver distinctive client value via innovative and effective risk management and workforce productivity solutions. Aon's industry-leading global resources and technical expertise are delivered locally in over 120 countries. Named the world's best broker by Euromoney magazine's 2008, 2009 and 2010 Insurance Survey, Aon also ranked highest on Business Insurance's listing of the world's insurance brokers based on commercial retail, wholesale, reinsurance and personal lines brokerage revenues in 2008 and 2009. A.M. Best deemed Aon the number one insurance broker based on revenues in 2007, 2008 and 2009, and Aon was voted best insurance intermediary 2007-2010, best reinsurance intermediary 2006-2010, best captives manager 2009-2010, and best employee benefits consulting firm 2007-2009 by the readers of Business Insurance. Visit http://www.aon.com for more information on Aon and http://www.aon.com/unitedin2010 to learn about Aon's global partnership and shirt sponsorship with Manchester United.

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