LONDON, 10 Oct. 2024 - Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, today named Emma Crookes as global head of the insurance vertical. The insurance vertical delivers the full range of Aon's capabilities to re/insurance clients with more relevant and impactful insight and solutions to meet their strategic goals and enable better business decisions.

Crookes most recently led Aon's UK insurance vertical. In her new role, Crookes will expedite the development of Aon's client leadership model to bring such capabilities to insurers in a coordinated way across the firm – putting the client at the heart of the process. She will work with more than 20 segment teams across five regions to explore common themes across insurer segments to bring deeper insights and the ability to execute more relevant solutions aligned to clients' strategic goals. She will also sit on the global growth committee of Reinsurance Solutions to help drive results and collaboration.

Crookes will work in close collaboration with Joe Peiser, CEO of Commercial Risk Solutions for Aon and executive sponsor of the insurance vertical, and Lambros Lambrou, CEO of Human Capital for Aon, to embed the insurance vertical across all solution lines and regions.

Aon's insurance vertical recognizes that re/insurance firms require strategic as well as transactional and advisory services to address their multi-faceted business needs across growth, capital, operational efficiency and talent. It encompasses capabilities across commercial risk, reinsurance, health, wealth, and talent.

Andy Marcell, CEO of Reinsurance Solutions and Risk Capital for Aon, said: "Aon is embedded in the insurance industry; we live its impact, complexities and potential, so we know how to listen more effectively and interpret and respond to client needs. Our insurance vertical recognizes that re/insurance firms can be complex, multi-territory businesses, with needs that often go beyond transactional solutions. In her new role, Emma will bring even more Aon capabilities to clients, across commercial risk, reinsurance, health, wealth and talent, helping them to shape better decisions and achieve profitable growth."

Aside from growing their traditional business, Aon's insurance clients often require assistance with macro trends such as failing to attract and retain talent, cyber risk, digital transformation, climate change and ESG. To gain insights into such evolving needs, the firm's Client Advisory Boards, managed by Crookes, help to inform the insurance vertical as well as provide a forum for leaders to network with peers and access industry perspectives on emerging challenges.

Peiser said: "Through the insurance vertical, clients will benefit from less volatile results, optimised capital and profitable growth, underpinned by strong talent and more integrated solutions to achieve their strategic goals. To drive this dynamic globally, Emma brings an impressive track record of success from her time leading our UK insurance vertical. Her talent for fostering collaboration across Aon and results-oriented mindset is vital to helping our insurer clients achieve profitable growth."

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