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Aon’s Marine Insurance Market Outlook 2009/10 
The report’s key theme is the conflict between the increasing focus of most shipping sectors to control costs in very difficult conditions versus the desire of most marine underwriters to increase rates.  This is also the first survey of the marine insurance markets to be published by Aon since its acquisition of Benfield.

Aon Consulting Business Leaders Survey
This survey focuses on different pension regimes across Europe and the major impact each difference is having on the relative competitiveness of businesses. Additionally, the survey explores how the provision of pension benefits across key European countries has been affected by the financial turmoil.

Compass 
Aon Consulting's newsletter, covers the latest thinking in pensions and employee benefits

Aon's 2009 Terrorism Threat Map 
The map provides an indication of overall levels of terrorism threat in over 200 countries worldwide, as well as information on individual country perils.

Aon Airline Insurance Market Outlook 2009
After five years of competitive market conditions, airlines around the world saw their lead hull and liability premium increase on average by 7% in 2008. Following the 11% decline in 2007, this means that the market swung by 18% in the last two years and the tougher conditions are likely to continue in 2009.

Aon Aerospace Insurance Market Outlook 2009 
Average lead premium in the aerospace insurance market continued to decline during 2008, but underwriters will be looking to increase premiums this year, Aon’s Aerospace Insurance Market Outlook 2009 shows. Total like-for-like lead premium in the sector fell by 1% on average in reporting currency, from US$849m in 2007 to US$832m in 2008.

Dimensions 
The summer issue of Dimensions focuses current issues impacting your business such issues as:

• Cost Reduction Initiatives – How Aon can help drive down your total cost of risk.
• Corporate Governance in hard times – Why monitoring a company’s risk profile should be an essential function of every board.
• Pandemics – Are You Really Prepared? How to ensure your plans are fit for purpose.
  

International Executive Liability Advisor - D&O Claims Around the World
A review of D&O claims and cases of interest around the world

Quarterly D&O Pricing Index - Fourth Quarter 2008
The quarterly index of Directors' and Officers' Liability insurance costs published by Aon's Financial Services Group.

Sustainability - Beyond Enterprise Risk Management
This paper examines how sustainability allows corporation to consider emerging risk areas and to look for opportunities presented by risks that are overlooked by other analytical and system-driven approaches

Reinsurance Market Outlook April 1, 2009 Update
This April 1, 2009 Reinsurance Market Outlook Update shows firming property catastrophe rates across most regions as the market completes April renewals. Japan’s catastrophe risks dominate the renewals period, and a strong yen is partly responsible for pressure on capacity for Japanese programs and consequent rate rises. Additionally, continued hardening for property catastrophe renewals is expected in June and July where Florida risk is dominant.