Aon Re Global Reviews

Pros

Professionalism, talent pool, growth opportunities

Cons

Merger effects but nothing else that was negativ

Advice to Senior Management

No specific comments to make

Pros

Decent work environment with opportunity to excel. Extremely experienced mentors and senior leadership. Lean staff allows for good amount of responsibility fast.

Cons

As with most brokerage firms, company pays extremely well at the top and then it disipates exponentially as you move down the company.

Advice to Senior Management

Allow the mid-level brokers opportunities to produce business. Spread the bonus pool more evenly throughout the company. Offer sales training throughout the company.

Pros

a great company to work with; people are nice and diligent; professional work place and good training programs; don't have many useless meetings

Cons

people are very careful at work and don't talk too much to each other; there are not many meetings so less formal channels to know things around

Advice to Senior Management

they are doing great and kind people; i don't see them a lot; relationship among companies at aon are not very clear to me

Pros

The work is varied and there is a lot of autonomy.

Cons

It's more difficult to hire staff now than it used to be so hours are longer.

Pros

- Work on largest accounts in the market
- People
- Work life balance
- Looks good on the CV

Cons

Used to work at Benfield, before the AON takeover so notice the differences.
- Low end of benefits and salary in marketplace
- No push for personal development
- No investment in the employee
- Just a number
- No longevity

Advice to Senior Management

- Invest in your employees futures
- Invest in the development of employees considerably more
- Reward staff better
- Incentivise

Pros

I got in with the company at Benfield, so luckily all of my vacation time etc got grandfathered in. That's about it...

Cons

Benfield was a great company to work for- you were valued as an employee and could move up if you remained loyal to the company and worked hard. Benfield did lots of things for employees such as employee outings. Now that Aon has taken over, budgets are minimal, micromanagement is at an all time high, and employee moral is at an all time low. This past month they recently cut the budget to exclude paper plates and plastic silverware in the kitchens. They have outsourced several positions to India, and laid off people.

Advice to Senior Management

Value the employees more- once the recession turns around people are going to be leaving this place left and right!