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Internationally Recognized Research Expert Joins as Head of New Service Unit CHICAGO, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aon Consulting, the human capital consulting organization of Aon Corporation (NYSE:AOC), announced today the formation of its corporate strategic intelligence unit. This new unit is part of the corporate investigative services group, a division of the Financial Advisory and Litigation Consulting Services practice. The company also announced that Cynthia Hetherington joined as a managing director and leader of this new unit. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041215/CGW049LOGO ) The corporate strategic intelligence unit will provide law firms, corporations, governmental entities and not-for-profits with research and intelligence that can be utilized for a broad array of purposes such as competitive intelligence, business opportunities and due diligence. In addition, the unit will conduct anonymous Internet investigations. Members of the corporate strategic intelligence unit include librarians, information professionals and topic specialists. "Organizations are vulnerable to a certain degree of risk in almost every proposed deal or transaction with which they are involved," said Robert W. Huff, global leader of the corporate investigative services group. "Cynthia's extensive experience in locating and analyzing critical information has enabled companies of varying sizes to make intelligent, well-informed business decisions and mitigate risk. Her addition to our group further enhances Aon Consulting's position in the field of corporate investigative services." Hetherington brings more than 15 years of experience in conducting text based, Internet and online data research. She served as principal of Hetherington Information Services, LLC, a competitive intelligence and business research firm. Hetherington is widely recognized for providing training to law enforcement and business professionals on issues related to Internet investigations and cyber intelligence. She has published articles in numerous professional journals and text books on topics such as intelligence, Internet investigations and public records. "Cynthia's strengths complement those of our corporate investigative services group," said Jerry F. Barbanel, executive vice president and co- global practice leader of the Financial Advisory and Litigation Consulting Services practice. "Her expertise in research and intelligence are great additions to the already strong corporate investigative services team we are building nationwide." In addition to Hetherington, several experienced researchers have joined this new unit. Hetherington is based in Parsippany, N.J. For more information, contact: Joe Micucci, Aon Consulting, 312-381-4786, . About Aon Aon Corporation ( 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. Aon Consulting is among the top global human resources consulting firms, with 2005 revenues of $1.255 billion and 7,000 professionals in 120 offices throughout the world. Aon Consulting delivers integrated consulting solutions to help clients with employee benefits, human resources outsourcing, compensation, communication and management consulting. About the Financial Advisory and Litigation Consulting Services Practice Aon Consulting's Financial Advisory and Litigation Consulting Services practice provides a full line of consulting services including: white-collar and financial statement investigations; securities litigation; financial due diligence; damage calculations; financial valuation services; expert testimony; computer forensics; and other related specialties. 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, our ability to execute the planned sale of the Aon Warranty Group, 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: Joe Micucci of Aon Consulting, +1-312-381-4786, Web site: http://www.aon.com/

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