Aon (NYSE: AOC) has announced a strategic alliance agreement with Deploy Solutions, Inc., as part of the global, end-to-end human resources solutions provided to clients by Aon Human Resources Outsourcing (Aon HRO), a division of Aon Consulting. Deploy is a premier provider of applicant tracking, electronic recruiting and talent optimization solutions. This alliance, which adds Deploy's leading talent management solutions to Aon's expanding suite of integrated outsourcing services, is the latest development in the growth and evolution of Aon HRO.

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Aon selected the Deploy Enterprise Talent Suite™ to deliver solutions focused on recruiting, hiring and retaining high-performance employees. This tool will be available to clients through Aon's proprietary HR Portal™, which gives clients the opportunity to adopt a self-service model, independent of application portfolios, to lower costs and improve service.

Gary Budzinkski, president of Aon HRO, said, "Aon has chosen Deploy as a strategic partner because of its market leadership, as well as its flexible and robust architecture. Deploy's talent optimization software is uniquely suited to meet the diverse needs of top-tier clients."

According to Nicole Stata, CEO of Deploy Solutions, "We are excited about our partnership with Aon. From strategies for developing internal candidates to validated assessments to the most advanced external recruitment tools available, pairing Deploy's HR technology with Aon's HR services will bring significant advantage to our joint customers."

About Aon

Aon Corporation ( http://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 48,000 professionals in its 500 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.

Aon Consulting is among the top global human resources consulting firms, with 2004 revenues of $1.247 billion and 7,500 professionals in 120 offices throughout the world. Aon Consulting delivers integrated consulting solutions to help clients with employee benefits, human resources outsourcing, compensation, communication and management consulting.

About Deploy

Deploy Solutions, Inc. provides companies a competitive advantage in the marketplace by optimizing performance in recruiting, hiring and retaining top employees. The Deploy Enterprise Talent Suite™ is a proven solution that improves the quality and performance of the workforce, reduces the cost of talent acquisition, and ensures regulatory compliance. The company draws upon flexible technology, deep domain experience and a comprehensive approach to HR metrics and analytics to drive measurable results for customers that include Advocate Healthcare, Bank of America, Prudential, Bristol-Meyers Squibb, British Petroleum, Six Flags and FedEx. For more information, call 877-GO-DEPLOY (877-463-3756) or visit http://www.deploy.com/ .

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   Dana Sohn, Aon Consulting, +1.312.381.4786, dana_sohn@aon.com

This press release contains certain statements relating to future results, which are forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from either historical or anticipated results, depending on a variety of factors. Potential factors that could impact results include the general economic conditions in different countries around the world, fluctuations in global equity and fixed income markets, exchange rates, rating agency actions, resolution of pending regulatory investigations and related issues, including those related to compensation arrangements with underwriters, pension funding, ultimate paid claims may be different from actuarial estimates and actuarial estimates may change over time, changes in commercial property and casualty markets and commercial premium rates, the competitive environment, the actual costs of resolution of contingent liabilities and other loss contingencies, and the heightened level of potential errors and omissions liability arising from placements of complex policies and sophisticated reinsurance arrangements in an insurance market in which insurer reserves are under pressure. Further information concerning the Company and its business, including factors that potentially could materially affect the Company's financial results, is contained in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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SOURCE: Aon Corporation

CONTACT: Dana Sohn of Aon Consulting, +1-312-381-4786,
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