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BIRMINGHAM, 15 December 2008 -

Birmingham International Airport (BHX) has appointed Aon to manage its insurance programme and provide strategic advice on risk matters.

The Birmingham based insurance broker will be responsible for placing cover for the airport’s principal risks. The team will deliver broking and servicing expertise coupled with technical knowledge in a broad range of areas.

Mark Hattersley, acting finance director from BHX, commented: "The Aon team came across as highly confident, working well together as a team. With a strong focus on partnership during the review process, we felt that they demonstrated a fresh and vibrant approach which, together with their status as a leading broker, identified them as the broker best positioned to maximise placement of the Airport Company’s insurance portfolio."

Lisa Bartlett, branch director at Aon in Birmingham, added: "BHX is the UK’s fifth largest passenger airport and is second only to Heathrow for business traffic. It is a truly fascinating local business, which allows us to demonstrate our industry credentials. We worked really hard to secure the appointment and they are now a valuable addition to our client portfolio."

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Alexandra Lewis

020 7882 0541

Alexandra.lewis@aon.co.uk <mailto:Alexandra.lewis@aon.co.uk>

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Aon Corporation (NYSE: AOC) is the leading global provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, and human capital consulting. Through its 36,000 colleagues 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 named the world's best broker by Euromoney magazine's 2008 Insurance Survey. In 2008, Aon ranked highest on the Business Insurance ranking of the world's largest insurance brokers based on commercial retail, wholesale, reinsurance and personal lines brokerage revenues. Aon also was ranked by A.M. Best as the number one insurance broker based on brokerage revenues in 2007 and 2008, and was voted best insurance intermediary, best reinsurance intermediary, and best employee benefits consulting firm in 2007 and 2008 by the readers of Business Insurance. Sign up to receive Aon news alerts by email or RSS feed at: http://aon.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=58.