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The Next 10 Years
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...

Case Studies
'Krafting' a Plan
The multinational food giant had a goal: to find a global risk management solution that is equal parts technology and service
With annual revenues of USD42 billion, Kraft Foods Inc. is the world's second-largest food company, selling products in 150 countries and employing 100,000 people who work tirelessly to make delicious foods. Kraft Foods...
Organization Management
Please Stay Awhile: Developing Prudent Talent Retention Strategies
Through flush times and economic downturns, smart thinkers will keep your business moving forward. So how do you engage them for the long haul?
Retaining talent is a tough proposition for even the best organizations. In an era of online job searches and global recruiting it’s no easy task to retain the brightest and the best. And the current economic downturn has...
Risking Innovation
Investing in fresh ideas, opportunities and products comes with uncertainties. But not doing so will certainly limit your business’s future
A lot of lousy thinking exists regarding the relationship between risk and innovation.
Focusing Inward—News about Managing Benefits and Talent
Aon's 2009 Benefits and Talent survey spotlights areas of importance for the years ahead
For the fourth consecutive year, Aon Consulting surveyed employers across the United States to examine their benefits and talent management practices and challenges. Conducted in March 2009 during a period of...
Research
Driving Value: Enterprise Risk Management
Aon survey shows continued maturity and impact of ERM programs
In the last issue of Aon One (Q309), our cover story cited a broad commitment to risk management planning as key to successfully operating in both good and bad economic times (one.aon.com/focusing-big-picture). Based on...
Risk Management
When Disaster Strikes, Catastrophe Modeling Steps In
Catastrophe planning models help keep your business—and business risk—on solid ground
The devastating earthquakes in Haiti and Chile have pushed the potential for catastrophe to the forefront of everyone's mind. And for people in catastrophe-prone areas—think California and Japan for earthquakes,...
Guard Your Company's Cyber Data—Fiercely
The latest on cyber liability, the value of privacy, security insurance and how to protect your company and clients
How much cost? Of the business breaches identified by the research organizations, 80 percent result in total defense and indemnity costs of less than USD1 million, 15 percent result in insurable damages between USD1...
Directors and Officers: Be Alert
Today’s highly regulated and litigious global business environment makes directors and officers a top target. An effective D&O strategy can minimize the risk
It's no secret that the world has become a more complex place in which to conduct business. Today, multinational organizations face a dizzying array of laws, policies, regulations and practical realities. What's more, the...
A Clear View of Captives as a Viable Risk Management Tool
Weighing the challenges and opportunities of this long-term business insurance option
Captive insurance companies have been around long enough that their benefits are understood and valued. In addition to helping stabilize insurance pricing and facilitating direct access to reinsurance markets, they also...
Look Out! Social Media
The use of Facebook, Twitter and other social media channels as a brand builder can get messy. But there’s a way to do it right—and protect your business
A camera, two disgruntled wage-slave employees and a video-sharing social media website do not make for a happy story. Instead, the combination is a social media cautionary tale, one fraught with real risk for a...
Danger at Sea: The Risks Posed by Piracy
As this threat continues to expand, so do insurance and risk management options
After gaining widespread attention in 2008, piracy still remains an issue for ship owners and those shipping cargo through the Gulf of Aden and across the Indian Ocean. While the world has responded with increased naval...