Aon Hewitt Earns No. 1 Spot on HRO Today Magazine's List of Top Screening and Assessment Providers

CHICAGO, Nov. 22, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aon Hewitt, the human capital consulting and outsourcing solutions business of Aon Corporation (NYSE: AON), announced today that its Talent & Rewards Practice earned the No. 1 ranking on HRO Today magazine's list of the Top 13 Screening and Assessment Providers.

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The 2010 Baker's Dozen Top Screening and Assessment Providers ranking is based on customer satisfaction scores and weighted on quality of service, breadth of service and size of client deals.

"We are honored to be recognized as the No. 1 screening and assessment provider," said Daniel P. Russell, senior vice president and National Selection and Assessment Service Line leader with Aon Hewitt.  "This recognition would not be possible without our clients, so I thank them for responding to the survey on our behalf and for their continued partnership.  This achievement also underscores the assessment team's dedication to providing innovative and best-in-class screening and assessment solutions to meet our clients' talent management needs."  

"This award highlights the fact that clients want to ensure they are investing in the right people for the right roles, and when they implement a strategic approach to assess their talent, they can enjoy better business performance," said Kathryn Hayley, CEO of Aon Hewitt Consulting, Americas.

For more information on Aon Hewitt's Talent & Rewards services visit: http://www.aon.com/human-capital-consulting/human-capital/human-capital.jsp

About Aon Hewitt Assessment Services

Aon Hewitt implements pre-employment testing for a wide range of the jobs found in today's private and public sector organizations, from entry-level to executive. Our tests, taken by over 7 million candidates annually, objectively measure the abilities, skills, and personal attributes that predict job performance, behavior and retention. Developed and validated by our worldwide staff of Industrial-Organizational psychologists, these tests serve as a strong foundation for effective selection. For more information, visit:  http://www.aon.com/human-capital-consulting/human-capital/human-capital.jsp

About Aon Hewitt

Aon Hewitt is the global leader in human capital consulting and outsourcing solutions.  The company partners with organizations to solve their most complex benefits, talent and related financial challenges, and improve business performance.  Aon Hewitt designs, implements, communicates and administers a wide range of human capital, retirement, investment management, health care, compensation and talent management strategies.  With more than 29,000 professionals in 90 countries, Aon Hewitt makes the world a better place to work for clients and their employees.  For more information on Aon Hewitt, please visit www.aonhewitt.com.

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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