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Survival of the Fittest: Sustainability in Global Business
Adopting environmentally sound business practices is emerging as a to priority for companies around the world

In the last few years, sustainability has leapt from being a topic discussed primarily by environmentalists and other activist groups to being high on the agenda of large organizations around the world. It...

Case Studies
Aon's RiskConsole Helps Italian Energy Giant Manage Global Risk
ENI uses Web-based technology to keep the information—and the oil and gas—flowing
Based in Italy, ENI is one of the world’s largest oil companies. With a presence in about 70 countries and employing more than 70,000 people worldwide, its main business areas are exploration and production, gas and power...
Aon's RiskConsole Turns Property Asset Data into Food for Thought
With the help an advanced risk management tool, Heinz treats its worldwide properties like it treats its iconic brands—as valuable assets
Heinz Tomato Ketchup. Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce. Ore-Ida potatoes. These are just a few of the world-class, iconic brands owned and marketed worldwide by H.J. Heinz Company. The most international of all...
Technology
Managing Environmental Due Diligence Utilizing Aon's RiskConsole – One REIT's Story
A new environmental module for RiskConsole improves efficiencies and confidentiality—and saves money
An essential step in a real estate transaction is to evaluate the property for environmental contamination and to assess the potential related liability for the new owner. Environmental liabilities associated with the...
Insurance
Global Insurance Programs May Face Unanticipated Local Complexities Resulting in Serious Consequences
With Global Insurance requiring Local Coverage, Aon explores three complexities of Global Risk Managment.
For multinational organizations that operate in multiple countries, global insurance programs offer a great combination of control, consistency and cost-effectiveness. But with the growth of regulation and the increased...
Pressure Points: The Key to Understanding Underwriting Volatility
New Aon research provides underwriting volatility benchmarks while revealing certain patterns
Insurers are under increasing pressure from ratings agencies, regulators and investors to provide detailed assessments of their risk tolerance and to quantify the adequacy of their economic capital. The Insurance Risk...
Underwriters Laboratories: Setting the Safety Standard for More Than 100 Years
UL provides businesses—and consumers—with peace of mind regarding the burning question of product safety
How do you find out what will happen if a warehouse full of highly combustible material ignites? Set it on fire! Of course, setting fire to the actual warehouse has a significant downside. But there are circumstances...
Organization Management
Healthy Employees Equal Healthier Bottom Line
Aon experts show how fostering employee health helps deliver fiscal ROI
Since the birth of modern medicine, scientific advances have dramatically improved public health and increased life expectancy. Today, longevity continues to increase, but people are actually less healthy, with obesity,...
A Balancing Act: 4 Steps to Effective Pension Risk Management
You can deliver financial stability in defined benefit pension plans. Just do it carefully
Around the world, reductions in pension fund performance, rising forecasts of longevity and changes to pension accounting rules are leading pension fund managers to re-evaluate their investment strategies as they seek to...
Research
Enterprise Risk Management can be Successfully Implemented and Optimized When Ingrained in the Corporate Culture
2007 study identified key elements on which to base a successful ERM implementation strategy
The goal of enterprise risk management (ERM) is to help companies better understand the risks they face so that they can reduce exposure and loss, improve overall corporate stewardship and reputation, and maximize...
Risk Management: Separating Gold Mines from Land Mines
Aon’s Political and Economic Risk Map identifies threats of nationalism, supply-chain disruption and regional violence around the world and provides global businesses with a situational assessment
A coup in Thailand creates disruption for overseas companies with subsidiaries or suppliers in that region. Simmering nuclear tensions in Iran and North Korea create enormous political and diplomatic stress for global...
Risk Management
Collateral Costs can be Optimized and Even Reduced With a Detailed Evaluation of Your Fronted Causality Program
Without periodic evaluations of your fronted causality program, variations in the level of collateral required by insurers can be more costly than fluctuations in the premium
In evaluating fronted casualty programs, most organizations pay close attention to their overall premium level. What they may not have realized is that variations in the level of collateral required by insurers can be...