Aon Adds Top-Tier Talent to Rail Industry's Largest and Leading Broker Team

BALTIMORE and WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon Corporation, today announced that Jeff Homes was appointed to senior vice president of the company's global rail practice, the industry's largest practice with the most established group of experts.

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With more than 20 years of experience, Homes is an industry-leading expert on risk management for manufacturing, service and transportation. In his new role, Homes will serve as a trusted advisor to major rail clients in the Baltimore/D.C. area. Prior to Aon, Homes served as senior vice president for the casualty practice of Marsh.

As the leading broker in the rail insurance market, Aon's new appointment builds on a strong team of brokers and account executives across the globe that provide custom risk management solutions to the rail industry.

"I am thrilled to be joining a worldwide team of dedicated professionals with the expertise to assist clients in reaching the specialized risk management needs of the rail industry," said Homes. "I am eager to apply my expertise in local and global issues, such as positive train control, terrorism and environment-related exposures that are affecting our clients' businesses, to provide ongoing creative solutions that translate into success for our clients."

Homes earned a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from the University of Virginia. He also holds several industry designations, including Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter, and is an Associate of Risk Management.

"Jeff's addition to Aon's rail team builds on the more than 100 years of expertise we have in the transportation industry," said Rick DeCoster, managing director, Aon Risk Solutions' Rail practice. "It is Aon's breadth of knowledge and global reach that continue to exceed its clients' expectations."

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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 consulting. Through its more than 36,000 colleagues worldwide, Aon delivers 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 through more than 500 offices in more than 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 largest 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 brokerage revenues in 2007, 2008 and 2009, and Aon was voted best insurance intermediary, best reinsurance intermediary and best employee benefits consulting firm in 2007, 2008 and 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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