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Scott Rons joins Denver office as assistant vice president DENVER, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aon Corporation (NYSE:AOC), the leading provider of global risk management services, today announced that Scott Rons has joined Aon Construction Services Group as assistant vice president, Surety Operations. Based in Denver, Rons will help enforce Aon Construction Services Group's strategic commitment to grow its footprint in the state of Colorado. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041215/CGW049LOGO) "The addition of Scott underscores the dedication Aon has to providing unmatched talent and expertise to contractors in Colorado," said Mike Herrod, regional managing director of Aon Construction Services Group. "His understanding of the surety market instantly affords our clients increased access to innovative surety solutions." Rons, 46, holds 20 years of construction underwriting experience. In his role as assistant vice president, Surety Operations, he will utilize his underwriting skills and access to the underwriting market to assist Aon clients with market submissions and to bring additional excellence to Denver's construction practice. Rons was most recently employed with Safeco Surety as a senior account specialist. At Safeco, he was responsible for executing and implementing strategies to exponentially grow the company's surety practice. Rons holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Northern Colorado. He resides in Highlands Ranch with his wife and three children. About Aon Construction Services Group Aon Construction Services Group employs over 540 employees dedicated to the construction industry in 25 offices across the country. Backed by broad resources, industry knowledge and technical expertise, Aon professionals understand every major sector of the construction industry and help a wide range of clients develop effective risk management and workforce productivity solutions. About Aon Corporation Aon Corporation (NYSE:AOC) is the leading global provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, human capital and management consulting, and specialty insurance underwriting. Through its 43,000 professionals worldwide, Aon readily delivers distinctive client value via innovative and effective risk management and workforce productivity solutions. Our industry-leading global resources, technical expertise and industry knowledge are delivered locally through more than 500 offices in more than 120 countries. Aon was ranked by A.M. Best as the number one global insurance brokerage in 2007 based on brokerage revenues, and voted best insurance intermediary, best reinsurance intermediary, and best employee benefits consulting firm in 2007 by the readers of Business Insurance. For more information on Aon, log onto http://www.aon.com/. Media Contact Raphaele Schnoll KemperLesnik Communications 312.755.3592 http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041215/CGW049LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Aon Corporation CONTACT: Raphaele Schnoll of KemperLesnik Communications, +1-312-755-3592, , for Aon Corporation Web site: http://www.aon.com/

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