LONDON, Jan. 2, 2025 – Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Griffiths & Armour. The acquisition, which officially completed January 1, 2025, supports Aon’s strategy to expand its regional presence in the UK and Ireland. Griffiths & Armour, a UK-based insurance broker, will now trade as “Griffiths & Armour, an Aon company”.

Now a part of Aon, Griffiths & Armour will provide clients with a greater breadth of solutions for clients across both Aon and Griffiths & Armour with complementary strengths that create a platform for further growth. With more than 200 employees, Griffiths & Armour is known for its specialist expertise in professional indemnity insurance and strength in general insurance broking. As part of the acquisition, Aon is committed to Griffiths & Armour's Liverpool office at Princes Dock and its strong team in Liverpool, Manchester, Dublin and London.

Jane Kielty, UK CEO of Aon, said: "We are delighted to welcome our new Griffiths & Armour colleagues to Aon following the completion of this acquisition. Griffiths & Armour is an outstanding business with an exceptional reputation in the market. Together we will focus on providing our clients with excellent, market-leading expertise and our complementary cultures and capabilities will create an unparalleled offering across the UK and Ireland.”

Carl Evans, Chairman of Griffiths & Armour, commented: “Joining the Aon family reflects our shared commitment to deliver exceptional client service, innovative solutions, and maintain a culture built on trust and integrity. It will enable us to continue to deliver exceptional client service with an unwavering focus on securing the best outcomes for our clients, colleagues, and partners.”

Matt Donnelly, Chairman of Griffiths & Armour added: “This collaboration enables us to enhance our offering, extend our reach, and build on the strong foundations we’ve developed in our long history, creating new opportunities as we continue to innovate and lead in a rapidly changing industry.”

About Griffiths & Armour 
Griffiths & Armour are a consulting insurance broker providing clarity and protection for business leaders. We exist to make our clients’ worlds less complicated by minimising risk. We work across a range of sectors by combining deep market insight, long-term relationships, and end-to-end support to manage and minimise professional and business risk, as well as offering private client support to protect individuals’ most important personal assets.

About Aon 
Aon plc (NYSE: AON) exists to shape decisions for the better — to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. Through actionable analytic insight, globally integrated Risk Capital and Human Capital expertise, and locally relevant solutions, our colleagues provide clients in over 120 countries with the clarity and confidence to make better risk and people decisions that protect and grow their businesses.

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Media Contacts

Aon 
Colin Mayes 
colin.mayes@aon.com 
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Griffiths & Armour 
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