AOC Aon Corp.

CHICAGO, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aon today announced the appointment of Matthew Horwitch as executive vice president and Global Large Corporate (GLC) national sales leader. Prior to joining Aon, Horwitch served as executive vice president of Lockton Companies - Chicago, where he focused on the global large account market segment and was a member of the executive committee. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041215/CGW049LOGO ) Horwitch is a 21-year industry veteran, having founded his own insurance agency, Horwitch Insurance Agency, in 1988, which was acquired by Aon in 1999. Following the acquisition, Horwitch served as Aon's managing director and sales leader for the upper Midwest region until joining Lockton in 2002. As executive vice president and GLC sales director, Horwitch is responsible for developing and managing sales initiatives. His initial focus will be on establishing GLC client relationships where Aon has limited or no involvement. Said Ted Devine, Aon chief strategy officer and chief operating officer, Aon Risk Services Americas: "Matt's appointment represents our continued focus on the customer. Aon is well positioned to not only deliver value, quality and innovation to the GLC, but to middle market clients as well." Said Michael Toner, executive vice president, Aon Risk Services Americas: "Aon is committed to continuing to cultivate an environment of unmatched talent. I am excited to have the opportunity to add a professional of Matt's caliber to our strong team of experts." Said Eric Andersen, chief executive officer, Global Large Corporate, Americas: "Matt's distinguished track record and extensive experience in the global large account segment are great additions to Aon. I am confident his history of success and professional network will help increase our footprint in the GLC market segment." Said Horwitch: "Looking around the industry, it is apparent that Aon is uniquely positioned to provide clients with the best risk management advice and service available. I'm excited to once again be a part of Aon and to be able to formally link Aon's strong sales organization with GLC." Horwitch earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan in 1981. His appointment is effective immediately. 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: Joe Micucci, Aon Consulting, 312-381-4786, . 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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