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Risk and people challenges and opportunities keep Santa Claus up at night
Aon offers the Top 10 items on Kris Kringle’s mind as he empowers Christmas Day results for children around the world

LONDON, December 19, 2013 -- With the holidays fast approaching, Aon plc, the leading global provider of risk management and human resources consulting (NYSE: AON) unwrapped its list of the top 10 risk and people challenges and opportunities on Santa Claus’ mind for the holiday season this year:

 

  1. When Santa double-checked his list of naughty and nice kids, he noticed an unusually high number of nice kids this year.* To be sure all of the nice kids are rewarded for their good behavior, Santa has to increase his access to capital.

 

  1. Santa’s workshop is not exempt from the impact of technology on today’s world. Rather than hand-writing his naughty and nice list, Santa updates and stores this vital information in the cloud. The security required to protect against cyber risk cannot be overstated as every child’s presents (or lack thereof) rely upon it. Aon Risk Solutions’ cyber risk expertise helps to protect the integrity and contents of Santa’s all-important list.

 

  1. Shipping to the North Pole can be tough due to its isolation and extreme conditions. Santa and his trusty elves carefully manage supply chain risk year-round so all of the materials get to the workshop in time for the Christmas push.

 

  1. For some areas of the world, including the North Pole, the holiday season is synonymous with flu season. Santa and his elves can’t afford to get sick on the days leading up to Christmas, so they use Aon Hewitt health and wellness consultants to support their efforts to stay in top shape.

 

  1. These days, elves are expected to embrace toy-making beyond the standard wooden clocks and chess boards in the workshop. From laptops to video games, Santa’s elves have to be knowledgeable of all the latest gift items. Luckily, Santa enlisted Aon Hewitt’s talent development experts to ensure his elves are at the top of their game each year.

 

  1. Employee engagement is a top priority in Santa’s workshop. Ensuring top performers remain happy and productive employees of Santa’s workshop is of the utmost importance for the big man in red. To keep up to date on the latest trends in the employee engagement landscape, Santa downloaded Aon Hewitt’s newest engagement white paper, 2013 Trends in Global Employee Engagement.

 

  1. With only one night to travel millions of miles, Santa relies on cutting-edge Aon Benfield data and analytics to identify the potential risk exposures related to his big trip.

 

  1. Since it snowed in Egypt for the first time in 112 years, Santa is a little nervous about the weather he may face on Christmas Eve, so Aon Benfield’s Impact Forecasting team is helping him prepare for the potential elements.

 

  1. Travelling the globe in a 24-hour period can present some risks for Santa and his reindeer and sleigh. From geopolitical violence to terrorism threats, Aon’s WorldAware Solutions gives Santa the ability to track and manage his business travel with safe travel procedures. Back at the North Pole, Mrs. Claus can report on the location of Santa and his reindeer at the touch of a button. 

 

  1. Santa’s elves work extremely hard all year long to reward all of the nice children on his list on Christmas Day. As we understand the average elf life is longer than the human life span, elves enjoy a longer retirement.  To meet the future security needs of his workers, Santa works closely with his elves to properly plan for their retirement years.

While the specific issues on Santa’s mind vary from year to year, Aon is always there to help the big man in red address his risk and people challenges.

Whether you are naughty or nice, Aon wishes everyone a very happy and healthy holiday season.

*Specific data is confidential and only known to Santa Claus.

About Aon

Aon plc (NYSE:AON) is the leading global provider of risk management, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, and human resources solutions and outsourcing services. Through its more than 65,000 colleagues worldwide, Aon unites to empower results for clients in over 120 countries via innovative and effective risk and people solutions and through industry-leading global resources and technical expertise. Aon has been named repeatedly as the world’s best broker, best insurance intermediary, reinsurance intermediary, captives manager and best employee benefits consulting firm by multiple industry sources. Visit www.aon.com for more information on Aon and www.aon.com/manchesterunited to learn about Aon’s global partnership and shirt sponsorship with Manchester United

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