AOC Aon Corp.

NEW YORK, May 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aon today announces the appointment of Zakia Campbell as executive vice president of its U.S. Financial Institutions Practice. Campbell comes to Aon from Morgan Stanley, where she served as executive director in the company's Finance Division. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041215/CGW049LOGO ) In her role at Morgan Stanley, Campbell, a 23-year company veteran, was responsible for identifying, negotiating, developing and placing broad, global insurance programs to transfer the company's risk in more than 26 countries. Campbell also managed claims and claims recoveries under those programs. Said Aon U.S. Financial Institutions Practice Managing Director Michael O'Connell: "Zakia is one of the most distinguished and respected professionals in our industry. Her experience and knowledge of the global and national insurance market will further enhance the Financial Institutions Practice's ability to provide clients with distinct value. Her arrival further underscores Aon's commitment to provide clients with direct access to the best and brightest in the risk management industry." As executive vice president, Campbell will focus on marketing and sales initiatives aimed at large and mid-size financial institutions in the United States. She will also play a significant role in creating and developing new products and services designed to assist financial institutions better manage their emerging exposures. Previously, Campbell served as president of the New York chapter of the Risk & Insurance Management Society and chairperson of the Risk & Insurance Management Society's Anita Benedetti Student Involvement Committee from 2005 to 2006. About Aon Aon Corporation (NYSE:AOC) ( http://www.aon.com/ ) is a leading provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, human capital and management consulting, and specialty insurance underwriting. There are 46,000 employees working in Aon's 500 offices in more than 120 countries. Backed by broad resources, industry knowledge and technical expertise, Aon professionals help a wide range of clients develop effective risk management and workforce productivity solutions. For more information, contact: Thaddeus Woosley, Aon Corporation, 312.381.2446, This press release contains certain statements related to future results, or states our intentions, beliefs and expectations or predictions for the future which are forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from either historical or anticipated results depending on a variety of factors. Potential factors that could impact results include: general economic conditions in different countries in which we do business around the world, changes in global equity and fixed income markets that could affect the return on invested assets, fluctuations in exchange and interest rates that could influence revenue and expense, rating agency actions that could affect our ability to borrow funds, funding of our various pension plans, changes in the competitive environment, our ability to implement restructuring initiatives and other initiatives intended to yield cost savings, our ability to execute the stock repurchase program, changes in commercial property and casualty markets and commercial premium rates that could impact revenues, changes in revenues and earnings due to the elimination of contingent commissions, other uncertainties surrounding a new compensation model, the impact of investigations brought by state attorneys general, state insurance regulators, federal prosecutors, and federal regulators, the impact of class actions and individual lawsuits including client class actions, securities class actions, derivative actions, and ERISA class actions, the cost of resolution of other contingent liabilities and loss contingencies, and the difference in ultimate paid claims in our underwriting companies from actuarial estimates. Further information concerning the Company and its business, including factors that potentially could materially affect the Company's financial results, is contained in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041215/CGW049LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Aon Corporation CONTACT: Thaddeus Woosley of Aon Corporation, +1-312-381-2446, Web site: http://www.aon.com/

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