New tool uses Australian litigation and settlement data to help ASX-listed organisations assess executive risk

SYDNEY, 10 June 2026 - Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, announced the launch of the Directors’ and Officers’ (D&O) Risk Analyzer in Australia, a digital application that helps Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)-listed businesses better understand and assess executive risk using proprietary Australian litigation and settlement data.

Developed specifically for the Australian market, the D&O Risk Analyzer supports Aon brokers working directly with ASX-listed businesses to move beyond peer benchmarking and better understand the scale and severity of potential exposures specific to their organisation. Using actionable analytics, it is intended to support more informed and defensible discussions around insurance limits, structure and spend.

The Analyzer expands on a capability originally developed for U.S.-listed companies and builds on Aon’s earlier D&O Decoder, which sought to model shareholder class action exposure in Australia. Drawing on more than 30 years of Australian D&O claims, litigation and settlement data, the Analyzer is intended to provide a more dynamic, decision-supporting assessment of executive risk that reflects local class action activity, regulatory settings and settlement practices.

The below example illustrates the type of output that can be generated using the D&O Risk Analyzer

   

“Boards and executives in Australia are navigating an increasingly complex risk landscape, influenced by class action activity and regulatory scrutiny,” said Julie Hamilton, national D&O practice group leader for Australia at Aon. “Aon’s D&O Risk Analyzer is differentiated by its focus on Australian data, combined with dynamic, regularly updated analytics that brokers can use with clients to support discussions around potential loss severity, stress-testing scenarios and more informed conversations about risk and insurance.”

The Analyzer is intended to support brokers and clients in modelling a range of scenarios, including specific events, adverse market movements and a range of illustrative loss outcomes. Rather than focusing solely on peer comparisons, it helps businesses better frame discussions about how their own risk profile may respond under stress and identify where existing insurance programs may benefit from further review.

Core capabilities include probabilistic loss forecasting, stock drop scenario modelling, and Total Cost of Risk analysis, whereby existing or proposed insurance program structures are overlaid on loss forecasts. These capabilities are intended to support discussions around risk financing considerations including retention versus risk transfer, total cost of risk and insurance program structures. This supports insurance managers, CFOs and boards in exploring how different loss outcomes could interact with their current programs, and impact their key financial performance indicators, including scenarios where losses may exceed core or excess layers.

“The Australian market has evolved beyond standardised approaches to program design,” said Alistair Clarke, head of specialty for Australia at Aon. “Insurance managers and CFOs are increasingly expected to justify decisions on limits, structure and spend. The D&O Risk Analyzer is intended to support clearer, evidence-based discussions by enabling boards and management to better understand those decisions and move towards more evidence-led conversations about risk and program structure.”

The launch of the D&O Risk Analyzer in Australia forms part of Aon’s broader suite of analytics tools, which are designed to apply data, modelling and scenario analysis to support more informed risk and insurance discussions across key exposures. While extending proven global capabilities, the tool has been designed for ASX-listed organisations to reflect local claims experience, market dynamics and governance expectations.

Disclaimer

 

Any analytics or scenarios referenced are illustrative only and do not constitute advice, predictions or guarantees of outcomes. Decisions should be made having regard to an organisation’s specific circumstances and objectives.

 

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