Chicago, August 17, 2009 - - Aon Corporation, the leading global provider of risk management and human capital consulting services (NYSE: AOC), today announced that it has been selected as a recipient of the 2009 British Consul General Awards as presented by the British-American Business Council (BABC), Chicago. Aon is the recipient of the large company award for the firm’s significant contributions to trade and commerce between the United Kingdom and the United States. The recipient of the small company award is BigHand.

Steve McGill, chairman and chief executive officer of Aon Risk Services and a native of the United Kingdom, will accept the award at a BABC dinner in Chicago on September 15, 2009 at the InterContinental Chicago Hotel.

According to the BABC announcement, “Aon, with 37,000 colleagues worldwide, is being honored because of its standing in the Chicago and U.S. business markets and its global outreach. Its unique products and innovative service have resulted in a creation of jobs that support international operations between the U.K. and the U.S. This together with its investments in production facilities and operations in the U.K. and U.S., promoting internationalization, makes the company truly deserving of the Award. In addition, Aon’s exemplary leadership and commitment to communities where its colleagues live and work and its leadership in state and local programs that publicize the importance of international business demonstrate the company’s commitment to the communities and countries in which it operates, Aon has been a long time supporter of the BABC for many years, including the creation of the Aon award, awarded to the BABC chapter with the fastest growing membership. Most recently, Aon’s support of Chicago’s bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games has not only benefited Chicago, but has also demonstrated the international vision of the Company.”

“I am pleased to congratulate this year’s recipients,” remarked Saul T. Caisman, President of the BABC Chicago. “Despite the difficulties and challenges facing the worldwide economy, Aon Corporation and BigHand continue to set high standards for leadership, innovation, and strengthening the UK/US partnership.”

Past recipients of the British Consul General Award include George W. Buckley, Wm. Wrigley Company, Manpower, Inc. and TradingPartners (2008); Tate & Lyle and Neogen (2007); Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated and the British School of Chicago (2006); RR Donnelley and Gripple, Inc. (2005); Dyson, Mintel International Group Ltd and Newark InOne (2004); and Robert Culshaw, former British-Consul General Chicago, (2003).

About The British-American Business Council, Chicago
Established in 1990, the British-American Business Council, Chicago (BABCC) endeavors to broaden trade and commercial goodwill between the United States and Great Britain - - the largest 250 members, who are successfully doing business in the U.K. and U.S. Members of the Council enjoy a variety of networking, educational and social opportunities to expand contacts, gather data, build expertise and increase profits. For more information on the Annual British Consul General Awards Dinner or the Council, please visit www.babcc.org or call Chris Brenkus at 312-755-0836 or e-mail Chris at cbrenkus@babcc.org.

About Aon
Aon Corporation (NYSE:AOC) is the leading global provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, and human capital consulting. Through its more than 37,000 colleagues worldwide, Aon readily delivers distinctive client value via innovative and effective risk management and workforce productivity solutions. Aon’s industry-leading global resources and technical expertise are delivered locally through more than 500 offices in more than 120 countries. Named the world’s best broker by Euromoney magazine’s 2008 and 2009 Insurance Survey, Aon also ranked highest on Business Insurance’s listing of the world’s largest insurance brokers based on commercial retail, wholesale, reinsurance and personal lines brokerage revenues in 2008 and 2009. A.M. Best deemed Aon the number one insurance broker based on brokerage revenues in 2007, 2008 and 2009, and Aon was voted best insurance intermediary, best reinsurance intermediary and best employee benefits consulting firm in 2007 and 2008 by the readers of Business Insurance. For more information on Aon, log onto http://www.aon.com/.

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