About Aon
Aon works as a professional services provider, helping organizations manage risk and take care of workforce needs across a wide geographic footprint that includes North and South America, Britain and Ireland, other European markets, the Middle East, Africa, and Asian and Pacific markets. Its offerings cover insurance placement and brokerage, specialty risk guidance, and consulting on employee health and benefits, along with retirement and investment planning, giving it a reputation built around blending risk advice with human resources support.
Business activity is grouped into two broad areas, one tied to risk and capital matters and the other to human capital concerns. Through these, Aon arranges reinsurance coverage, assists with fundraising and merger transactions, supports pension plan administration, and offers advice on investment strategy for retirement programs. Clients drawing on these services include large businesses, government pension systems, university endowments, and charitable foundations.
The company dates its incorporation to 1979 and runs its headquarters from Dublin, Ireland. Its stock trades on the NYSE under the symbol AON.