Aon (company)

Aon plc
Company typePublic
ISINGB00B5BT0K07 
IndustryFinancial services
Founded1982 (1982)
FounderPatrick Ryan
Headquarters122 Leadenhall Street, London, United Kingdom[1]
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Lester Knight (chairman)
  • Eric Andersen (president)
  • Greg Case (CEO)
Services
  • Risk consulting
  • Retirement consulting
  • Health consulting
Revenue US$15.70 billion (2024)
US$3.835 billion (2024)
US$2.654 billion (2024)
Total assets US$48.96 billion (2024)
Total equity US$6.121 billion (2024)
Number of employees
c. 66,000 (2024)
Websitewww.aon.com
Footnotes / references
[2]

Aon plc (English: /ˈɒn/) is a British-American[3] professional services firm that offers a range of risk-mitigation products.[4] Aon has over 66,000 employees across 120 countries.[5]

Founded in Chicago by Patrick Ryan, Aon was created in 1982 when the Ryan Insurance Group merged with the Combined Insurance Company of America under W. Clement Stone. In 1987, the holding company was renamed Aon from aon, a Gaelic word meaning "one". The company is globally headquartered in London with its North America operations based in Chicago at the Aon Center. Aon is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under AON with a market cap of $65 billion in April 2023.[6]

  1. ^ "About". Aon. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Aon 2024 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". US Securities and Exchange Commission. 18 February 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Aon names Alicia Goosen to head of Professional Services GBC, London". reinsurancene.ws.
  4. ^ "What We Do". www.aon.com. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  5. ^ "About Aon". Aon. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  6. ^ "AON Stock Price | Aon PLC Stock Quote (U.S.: NYSE)". MarketWatch.