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Aon’s contingents stand "opaque": Willis

21 July 2010

Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker, has responded to the announcement by Aon Corporation that it would resume accepting contingent commissions “where appropriate and legally permissible”.

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Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker, has responded to the announcement by Aon Corporation that it would resume accepting contingent commissions “where appropriate and legally permissible”.

“With Aon retreating to a troublesome and ambiguous position on contingent commissions, Willis now stands as the world’s only insurance broker to refuse to accept contingents in its retail business,” said the Willis statement. “Aon’s...


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