Industries

The economic turn-around is inevitable. Planning your firm's human capital and risk management strategies now will help you prepare to profit upon its arrival

Looking back on the events of the past 12 months—auto giants filing for bankruptcy, tax-payer-funded bailouts, unemployment climbing into the double digits—it is difficult to take signs of an economic recovery seriously. And to contemplate profiting from it? That’s an even bigger stretch.

Aerospace & Aviation

It’s a new decade. As you plan for growth, consider three major challenges—ones already affecting business around the world
After the triumphant 1990s, the first decade of the 21st century reminded everyone of the dangers that sneaked up behind globalization and prosperity. SARS and swine flu were scary illustrations of how quickly danger...
Airlines continue to face big challenges. But risk doesn’t have to ground the industry
The last thing the airline industry wants is a bumpy ride. But that's exactly what's happened in the last decade, as the airline insurance market has experienced major turbulence. In the immediate aftermath of 9/11...
Three steps that will help you develop employees who see the world from the perspective of those who do business with your company
The cost of winning new clients—including advertising, price promotions and other incentives—is estimated at five times the cost of retaining existing ones. A statistic like that leaves no doubt as to how...

Automotive

Aon's Risk Consulting executives offer an exclusive blueprint for businesses in skeptical times
In the 1950s, The Big Boss was a tough-as-nails leader, willing to roll up his sleeves and rub elbows with workers on the assembly line to get things done. That gave way to the Ivory Tower Elite in the 1970s and '80s,...
It’s a new decade. As you plan for growth, consider three major challenges—ones already affecting business around the world
After the triumphant 1990s, the first decade of the 21st century reminded everyone of the dangers that sneaked up behind globalization and prosperity. SARS and swine flu were scary illustrations of how quickly danger...
A look at how this technology solution helped cut Loomis' accident rate in half, while also protecting employees and the public
With roots stretching all the way back to the California gold rush of 1849, Loomis has provided secure cash handling for over a century and a half. Today it has a fleet of nearly 3,000 vehicles transporting money and...

Construction Services

A world of opportunity awaits enterprising organizations in this promising emerging market
Lions and lines. In the Western world, the mere mention of the word "Africa" conjures up two enduring images: lions, as in beasts roaming an unspoiled savannah; and lines, unending queues of silent, starving people,...
It’s a new decade. As you plan for growth, consider three major challenges—ones already affecting business around the world
After the triumphant 1990s, the first decade of the 21st century reminded everyone of the dangers that sneaked up behind globalization and prosperity. SARS and swine flu were scary illustrations of how quickly danger...
Aon's risk management information system provides critical data tracking, allowing Turner Construction to manage losses across many suppliers and subcontractors
Turner Construction Company, the U.S. subsidiary of construction group Hochtief, is one of the world’s leading general builders, ranking first or second in major segments of the construction industry. The company...

Entertainment

The leading global publisher takes an action-oriented, scientific approach using RiskConsole
Just as astronomers tell us that our universe is expanding, the same can be said of risk profiles for companies in all industries. Take Reed Elsevier, a large global publisher of science and health information, for...
It’s a new decade. As you plan for growth, consider three major challenges—ones already affecting business around the world
After the triumphant 1990s, the first decade of the 21st century reminded everyone of the dangers that sneaked up behind globalization and prosperity. SARS and swine flu were scary illustrations of how quickly danger...
Understanding the comprehensive strategies and approaches for insuring fine art and exhibitions
Every March the European Fine Art Foundation presents The European Fine Arts Fair in the Netherlands—both the group and the event share the same acronym: TEFAF. Also known as the Maastricht Fair, TEFAF began...

Financial Institutions

Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Burundi comprise the next possible regional powerhouse
While many Western countries have been suffering through a deep and ongoing recession, an untold success story has quietly been playing out elsewhere across the globe. The economies of East Africa—particularly Rwanda,...
A world of opportunity awaits enterprising organizations in this promising emerging market
Lions and lines. In the Western world, the mere mention of the word "Africa" conjures up two enduring images: lions, as in beasts roaming an unspoiled savannah; and lines, unending queues of silent, starving people,...
Aon's Risk Consulting executives offer an exclusive blueprint for businesses in skeptical times
In the 1950s, The Big Boss was a tough-as-nails leader, willing to roll up his sleeves and rub elbows with workers on the assembly line to get things done. That gave way to the Ivory Tower Elite in the 1970s and '80s,...

Food System, Agribusiness & Beverage

The country's remarkable growth and development offers a road map to progress for neighboring nations
No country epitomizes the changes in Africa more than Rwanda. It has embraced major political and economic reforms. The World Bank now rates the country as one of the world's 10 most-improved economies. Agriculture is...
Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Burundi comprise the next possible regional powerhouse
While many Western countries have been suffering through a deep and ongoing recession, an untold success story has quietly been playing out elsewhere across the globe. The economies of East Africa—particularly Rwanda,...
A world of opportunity awaits enterprising organizations in this promising emerging market
Lions and lines. In the Western world, the mere mention of the word "Africa" conjures up two enduring images: lions, as in beasts roaming an unspoiled savannah; and lines, unending queues of silent, starving people,...

Health Care

Aon's Risk Consulting executives offer an exclusive blueprint for businesses in skeptical times
In the 1950s, The Big Boss was a tough-as-nails leader, willing to roll up his sleeves and rub elbows with workers on the assembly line to get things done. That gave way to the Ivory Tower Elite in the 1970s and '80s,...
It’s a new decade. As you plan for growth, consider three major challenges—ones already affecting business around the world
After the triumphant 1990s, the first decade of the 21st century reminded everyone of the dangers that sneaked up behind globalization and prosperity. SARS and swine flu were scary illustrations of how quickly danger...
Aon’s first-ever 2009 Client Symposium tackled the toughest human capital challenges facing companies and organizations today
"Our people are the fabric of our organizations. They are the differentiator. The way we select, develop, motivate, and retain them now will determine how we succeed. This is our time to make a profound difference."

Marine

It’s a new decade. As you plan for growth, consider three major challenges—ones already affecting business around the world
After the triumphant 1990s, the first decade of the 21st century reminded everyone of the dangers that sneaked up behind globalization and prosperity. SARS and swine flu were scary illustrations of how quickly danger...
Three steps that will help you develop employees who see the world from the perspective of those who do business with your company
The cost of winning new clients—including advertising, price promotions and other incentives—is estimated at five times the cost of retaining existing ones. A statistic like that leaves no doubt as to how...

Natural Resources

The country's remarkable growth and development offers a road map to progress for neighboring nations
No country epitomizes the changes in Africa more than Rwanda. It has embraced major political and economic reforms. The World Bank now rates the country as one of the world's 10 most-improved economies. Agriculture is...
Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Burundi comprise the next possible regional powerhouse
While many Western countries have been suffering through a deep and ongoing recession, an untold success story has quietly been playing out elsewhere across the globe. The economies of East Africa—particularly Rwanda,...
A world of opportunity awaits enterprising organizations in this promising emerging market
Lions and lines. In the Western world, the mere mention of the word "Africa" conjures up two enduring images: lions, as in beasts roaming an unspoiled savannah; and lines, unending queues of silent, starving people,...

Pharmaceutical/Chemical

Aon's Risk Consulting executives offer an exclusive blueprint for businesses in skeptical times
In the 1950s, The Big Boss was a tough-as-nails leader, willing to roll up his sleeves and rub elbows with workers on the assembly line to get things done. That gave way to the Ivory Tower Elite in the 1970s and '80s,...
It’s a new decade. As you plan for growth, consider three major challenges—ones already affecting business around the world
After the triumphant 1990s, the first decade of the 21st century reminded everyone of the dangers that sneaked up behind globalization and prosperity. SARS and swine flu were scary illustrations of how quickly danger...
Enterprise Risk Management to be featured in S&P company ratings
Standard and Poor's (S&P) announcement that it will now include an assessment of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) practices in its rating process demonstrates the increasing importance of ERM as a core aspect of...

Retail Trade

It’s a new decade. As you plan for growth, consider three major challenges—ones already affecting business around the world
After the triumphant 1990s, the first decade of the 21st century reminded everyone of the dangers that sneaked up behind globalization and prosperity. SARS and swine flu were scary illustrations of how quickly danger...
Amid financial turmoil and global recession, a new socially responsible approach is needed for companies to survive and prosper
By any yardstick, 2008 will be remembered as a shocking year, and it may come to be seen as a turning point in world economic development. Ill-advised mortgage lending strategies in the U.S. housing market and...
Aon and HEMA, a Netherland's retailer, provide a case study in how to successfully extend a brand by offering private label insurance
For any organization with a large customer base and a strong brand, extending and diversifying the products it offers is an increasingly successful way of building the business. Utility firms, for instance, have come...

Technology & Telecommunications

The country's remarkable growth and development offers a road map to progress for neighboring nations
No country epitomizes the changes in Africa more than Rwanda. It has embraced major political and economic reforms. The World Bank now rates the country as one of the world's 10 most-improved economies. Agriculture is...
Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Burundi comprise the next possible regional powerhouse
While many Western countries have been suffering through a deep and ongoing recession, an untold success story has quietly been playing out elsewhere across the globe. The economies of East Africa—particularly Rwanda,...
A world of opportunity awaits enterprising organizations in this promising emerging market
Lions and lines. In the Western world, the mere mention of the word "Africa" conjures up two enduring images: lions, as in beasts roaming an unspoiled savannah; and lines, unending queues of silent, starving people,...

Trucking

It’s a new decade. As you plan for growth, consider three major challenges—ones already affecting business around the world
After the triumphant 1990s, the first decade of the 21st century reminded everyone of the dangers that sneaked up behind globalization and prosperity. SARS and swine flu were scary illustrations of how quickly danger...
Three steps that will help you develop employees who see the world from the perspective of those who do business with your company
The cost of winning new clients—including advertising, price promotions and other incentives—is estimated at five times the cost of retaining existing ones. A statistic like that leaves no doubt as to how...