London – 18 November 2004 –  Aon has appointed Anka Taylor (Director) and James Boulton (Legal and Technical Advisor) to continue the growth of Aon’s Transaction Liability Unit (TLU).   The transaction team is part of Aon Professional Risks and specialises in arranging insurance in the M&A and IPO arena.

For the past 10 years Anka Taylor, who trained as a lawyer at MacFarlanes, has worked as a senior underwriter at Hiscox, initiating and developing the company’s M&A presence. Ms Taylor has underwritten a wide variety of multi-jurisdictional, high profile warranty & indemnity, tax, initial public offering and legal opinion risks.

Commenting on the appointment, Sarah Hughes an Executive Director within Aon Professional Risks said: “We are pleased to welcome Anka Taylor to TLU.  As one of the leading members of the M&A insurance industry, Anka’s underwriting experience, particularly in relation to tax, will be an invaluable enhancement to TLU.

“We are also delighted that James Boulton has joined us from Blake Dawson Waldron, a leading Australian corporate law firm,” Hughes added.

James Boulton is a qualified solicitor, having practised at the Victorian bar and has two years further M&A experience. He will specialise in the areas of warranty & indemnity and prospectus liability insurance.

Notes to Editors

About Aon
Aon Limited is the UK arm of Aon Corporation. Aon Corporation (www.aon.com) is a leading provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, human capital and management consulting, and specialty insurance underwriting. The company employs approximately 51,000 professionals in its 600 offices in more than 120 countries.  Backed by broad resources, industry knowledge and technical expertise, Aon professionals help a wide range of clients develop effective risk management and workforce productivity solutions.

About Aon’s Transaction Liability Unit (TLU)
Part of Aon Limited’s Professional Risks division, TLU provides advice and transactional insurance solutions enabling potential liabilities to be ring fenced and to facilitate the swift delivery of the transaction to completion. Aon's TLU is the largest team of its kind within the London market and together with Aon Mergers & Acquisitions Group has global representation across Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific.

 

Aon Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority in respect of insurance mediation activities only.