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Aon-NFP Deal Clears Antitrust Hurdle
Aon's proposed $13.4 billion acquisition of NFP passed a regulatory waiting period Feb. 21, the companies said. While the acquisition is still subject to other regulatory and closing conditions, it ...Jacobson: Survey Shows ‘Significant Pause’ in Industry Job Growth
More than half of insurance companies expect to increase staff in the next year, according to the latest labor market study from Aon and the Jacobson Group. Meanwhile, 77 percent of carriers expect ...Natural Disaster Protection Gap Returned to ‘Average Levels’ in 2023
Global insured losses from natural catastrophes totaled $118 billion in 2023, according to Aon's annual Climate and Catastrophe Insight report. That number represented 31 percent of the total ...A Return to Balance: Brokers Say Reinsurance Renewals Were ‘Stable’
This year's January reinsurance renewals were described by brokers as "stable," "predictable," "orderly," "calmer," "disciplined," with "increased appetites" and a return to supply/demand balance. ...Loss-Impacted U.S. Programs Among Those Seeing Biggest 1/1 Prop. Cat Re Price Hikes
While the reinsurance market indeed stabilized during the January 2024 reinsurance renewals (from the chaotic January renewals of last year), buyers with loss-affected programs experienced further ...Aon-NFP Merger a Win-Win for Middle Market Segment, Aon Says
A merger between Aon and NFP will be a win-win for both brokers, creating a company that will be greater than the sum of its parts. While those weren't the exact words ...
Aon to Buy Middle-Market Broker NFP for $13.4 Billion
Aon plc this morning said it has a $13.4 billion deal in place to purchase broker NFP to expand its middle-market segment.
The purchase ...