Two Aon Executives Honored as 'Women to Watch' by Business Insurance

CHICAGO, Dec. 6, 2010/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aon Corporation (NYSE: AON) today announced that two executives have been named to Business Insurance magazine's 2010 "Women to Watch" list: Maggie Westdale, chief financial officer and chief operating officer of Aon Benfield and Marguerite Soeteman-Reijnen, chief broking officer for Europe, Middle East and Africa at Aon Risk Solutions. An Aon leader has been named to the "Women to Watch" list each year since the awards were launched in 2006.

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Business Insurance's annual "Women to Watch" feature highlights an elite group of 25 women who are doing outstanding work in commercial insurance, reinsurance, risk management, employee benefits and related fields. A panel of the magazine's senior editors selected this year's honorees based on their recent professional achievements, influence on the marketplace and contributions to the advancement of women in business.

As chief financial officer and chief operating officer of Aon Benfield, the world's premier reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor, Westdale is responsible for the financial results of the business, with a focus on operational implications. She played a key role in the 2009 merger of Aon Re and Benfield Group and has been instrumental in improving how Aon Benfield measures and reports performance globally. Westdale has held numerous leadership roles throughout her career, including senior vice president of Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis at CNA, one of the largest commercial and property and casualty insurers in the U.S.

As chief broking officer for Europe, Middle East and Africa at Aon Risk Solutions, the worldwide leader in risk management and insurance broking, Soeteman-Reijnen oversees 30 national and two regional broking operations that focus on providing innovative broking products and solutions to Aon's global client base. Based on her success in the region, the chief broking officer role was established in additional regions in December 2009 as part of Aon Risk Solutions' new global broking strategy. Prior to her current role, Soeteman-Reijnen held several senior management positions at Aon, including managing director and head of origination for Aon Capital Markets in EMEA.

"The strength of Aon lies with our people, and Maggie and Marguerite excel at what Aon does best — understanding our clients' distinct needs and offering innovative thinking and solutions that address today's unique risk and people challenges," said Greg Case, president and chief executive officer of Aon. "We congratulate them on earning this prestigious award and thank them for their important contributions to our business, our clients and the industry."

A complete list of the 2010 Business Insurance "Women to Watch" winners can be found by visiting: http://www.businessinsurance.com/section/women-to-watch

About Aon

Aon Corporation (NYSE: AON) is the leading global provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, and human resource consulting 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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