Chicago, 10/28/14 – Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon plc (NYSE:AON), today announces the opening of a facultative property branch in Houston as part of its strategic focus on delivering industry specialization to clients throughout the U.S..

At the same time, Andrea Mulvey joins the Houston-based facultative property team as an Associate Director, and in Chicago, Justin Conway joins the Midwest property facultative team also as an Associate Director.

Mulvey and Conway will help to further build expertise and capabilities in their respective regions, delivering best-in-class property reinsurance solutions to Aon Benfield clients supported by the full resources of the wider firm.

In her new role, Mulvey will also help to strengthen Aon Benfield’s U.S. facultative energy practice.

Mulvey previously worked within Aon Risk Solutions, where she focused on marketing services and strategic account management in the energy sector, while Conway served as a facultative property broker at reinsurance intermediary JLT Re. Prior to JLT Re, he worked as a terrorism insurance specialist at insurance intermediary Willis.

Kelly Smith, President of Aon Benfield’s U.S. business, said: "Both Andrea and Justin bring valuable industry experience to our team, complementing and enhancing our key strengths. Their energy, enthusiasm and leadership will broaden our platform in Houston, Chicago and throughout the Midwest. These appointments reaffirm Aon Benfield's commitment to our facultative strategy, and we are thrilled to welcome them aboard."

Robert Crabb, head of U.S. Facultative Property said: “The investment we have made in opening the Houston branch and bringing Andrea and Justin into the team demonstrates Aon’s continued commitment to maintaining an industry-leading facultative service across the U.S., whilst also positioning ourselves as a local broker to ensure that we can deliver capabilities directly to our clients.”

The appointments of Mulvey and Conway follow the senior facultative appointments of Jackie Bolig and Michael Hughes – as Senior Managing Director and Managing Director respectively – within Aon Benfield’s U.S. business earlier this year.

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Aon Benfield, a division of Aon plc (NYSE: AON), is the world’s leading reinsurance intermediary and full-service capital advisor. We empower our clients to better understand, manage and transfer risk through innovative solutions and personalized access to all forms of global reinsurance capital across treaty, facultative and capital markets. As a trusted advocate, we deliver local reach to the world’s markets, an unparalleled investment in innovative analytics, including catastrophe management, actuarial and rating agency advisory. Through our professionals’ expertise and experience, we advise clients in making optimal capital choices that will empower results and improve operational effectiveness for their business. With more than 80 offices in 50 countries, our worldwide client base has access to the broadest portfolio of integrated capital solutions and services. To learn how Aon Benfield helps empower results, please visit aonbenfield.com.