Bayeux Joins Aon Risk Services as Managing Director

CHICAGO, Oct. 19  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aon Corporation today announced that John Bayeux, an industry veteran with over 22 years of experience as a risk manager and insurance broker in the financial institutions sector, has joined Aon Risk Services as Managing Director.

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In his new role, Bayeux will work with clients, the financial institutions markets and other financial institutions specialists to design coverages that address the exposures caused by the current financial crisis.

"We are excited to have John rejoin our firm," said Eric Andersen, Chief Executive Officer of Aon Risk Services U.S. Retail. "Aon is very focused on our industry specialties and John's knowledge of the financial institutions markets will add tremendous value to our clients and our team."

Prior to joining Aon in August, Bayeux served as Executive Vice President and Financial Institutions Industry Leader for Willis, a position he had held since 2004. Previously, Bayeux had spent 14 years at Aon Risk Services and its predecessor companies, ultimately serving as Managing Director of the firm's Financial Institutions Practice where he led the efforts to deliver products and services specifically geared to address the risk management needs of sophisticated financial institutions.  Bayeux also has served as risk manager for several major financial firms.

Bayeux earned an M.B.A. in Finance and a B.A. in History from Seton Hall University.

About Aon

Aon Corporation (NYSE:AOC) is the leading global provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, and human capital consulting. Through its more than 37,000 colleagues worldwide, Aon readily 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 and 2009 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. A.M. Best deemed Aon the number one insurance broker based on brokerage revenues in 2007 and 2008, and Aon was voted best insurance intermediary, best reinsurance intermediary and best employee benefits consulting firm in 2007 and 2008 by the readers of Business Insurance. For more information on Aon, log onto http://www.aon.com/.

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