Insurance Broking | Employee Benefits | Actuarial Consulting

Contents

Introduction to Aon 1

Insurance, Reinsurance and Risk Management 2

Actuarial Consulting – General Insurance 5

Investment Consulting – Pensions 6

Actuarial Consulting – Pensions 9

Employee Benefits Consulting 10

Internships 13

What next? Back cover

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WhAt do we do?

You might not be too familiar with our name, but Aon is an organisation of incredible size and scope. Our business is professional services; we are the world’s #1 insurance broker, the #1 provider of reinsurance and a market leader in human capital consulting. Worldwide, Aon employs 36,000 people who use their specialist knowledge and industry expertise to help our clients grow. Across the UK, we have 5,000 employees in 30 offices.

Who can join our Graduate Programme?

Our UK Graduate Programme has been designed to identify and develop the future stars of our business. We look for a minimum 2:1 degree or equivalent, plus numeracy, analytical abilities and strong customer service skills. Opportunities exist in five different Streams – whichever you join, you can look forward to challenges and rewards in equal measure.

When can you expect real responsibility?

You’re eager to show us what you can do and we’re keen to find out. We give our graduates responsibility far sooner than many other organisations. Our training and networking opportunities will help you understand our business and equip you with the business knowledge and professional skills to succeed. You’ll very quickly become a technical specialist in your area, meeting clients to advise them on our market-leading products. We also offer highly attractive reward packages for all our roles.

Take a look at our individual Streams...

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Insurance, Reinsurance and Risk Management

Hurricanes and earthquakes to terrorism and piracy – life is full of risk. It can’t be controlled, but it can be managed. Aon’s Insurance, Reinsurance and Risk Management Stream predicts and spreads risk to minimise the impact of major catastrophes.

On our 18-month rotational programme, you will experience the full lifecycle of our business – from sales and marketing to winning new clients, and from the trading of risk in the market to understanding the importance of claims. The variety of placements and classes of business, covering both technical and client-facing roles, will help you decide where you are best suited to specialise.

Your development will also be enhanced by gaining the industry-recognised ACII qualification.

To join us in Insurance, Reinsurance and Risk Management, you will need a 2:1 in any discipline, a high level of numeracy and the ability to build relationships with industry specialists, our clients and members of the wider London and international insurance markets.

Aon co-sponsors Tropical Storm Risk

(TSR), which provides real-time mapping and prediction of

tropical cyclone windfields worldwide.

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Who gets first wind of hurricanes?

Who’s helping the markets weigh up risks?

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The biggest financial crisis in living memory has brought risk and capital management to the fore. Aon helps financial markets effectively manage their risks.

Actuarial Consulting – General Insurance

As a world leader in the dynamic arena of General Insurance and Risk Management, Aon develops scenarios that identify and assess possible events that lead to extreme loss. We work across all financial markets, helping insurance companies to optimise the financing of their capital at risk or enabling mortgage lenders to manage their portfolios against different market conditions.

This means we can offer unparalleled opportunities for graduates to gain broad experience of general insurance actuarial consulting. You’ll help deliver a wide range of actuarial and analytical solutions to global clients, quickly gaining the expertise to manage your own projects. As well as supporting your study towards qualification as a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries,

we’ll give you the training to carry out actuarial analysis, innovate with trends in actuarial theory/practice and provide analytical support.

To join us as an Actuarial Analyst, you will need a 2:1 degree or equivalent in a numerate discipline, strong analytical skills and the drive to deliver excellent work to our clients.

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Pension funds have plummeted during

the credit crunch. Aon advises clients on a

number of strategies that take advantage

of the depressed market, enabling

their employees to enjoy retirement.

Investment Consulting – Pensions

Aon has been advising employers on their pension funds for over 60 years. Our expertise extends from setting their investment strategies and the day-to-day management of their investment portfolios to transfers of assets from one investment manager to another.

You will help meet the expectations of our global clients through the delivery of high-quality servicing and advice covering investment markets and strategic issues. This will give you early experience of dealing with a wide range of investments and adapting investments around economic conditions and outlooks. As well as support to study for the Investment Management Certificate, we’ll give you three years’

intense training and regular exposure to senior colleagues to help you progress into a client-facing role.

To join us as a Graduate Investment Analyst, you will need a 2:1 degree or equivalent, commercial awareness, effective communication skills, and the ability to develop your own views on economics and investment markets.

Who makes retirement dreams come true?

Who has the expertise that stands the test of time?

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How much will a company need to plough into its pension scheme so its employees can retire comfortably 20, 30 or even 40 years down the line? Aon helps employers find the answer.

Actuarial Consulting – Pensions

UK companies presently have over £1 trillion invested in pension schemes. Our actuarial consultants advise our clients on those schemes, helping them to plan ahead and manage the associated financial and operational risks.

You can expect to work on a diversity of projects, enjoying early client exposure. Your tasks will range from the design and day-to-day management of pension schemes, through to corporate transactions and ultimately the final close-down of the plans when risk is passed to a third party.

Training will include spending May to July of your first year at our ‘Graduate Academy’ in Bangalore. There will also be plenty of on-the-job experience, with technical and consulting workshops to enable you to provide innovative

solutions that meet our clients’ needs. We’ll support your study towards professional qualification as a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries. We also work with Imperial College to provide a leading-edge alternative to achieving actuarial qualifications.

To join us as a Trainee Actuarial Consultant, you will need a 2:1 degree or equivalent in a numerate/ semi-numerate discipline, plus commercial awareness and lots of ambition and enthusiasm.

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Employee Benefits Consulting

Aon is a leader in the design, implementation and management of modern employee benefits programmes. A business-to-business operation, working with many household-name corporations as well as smaller enterprises, we have been voted the best employee benefit consulting firm for the past four years by Business Insurance magazine.

We deliver for our clients in three distinct areas of employee benefits: Health and Risk Benefits; Defined Contribution Pensions; and Benefits Management, Communication and Flexible Benefits. Spending time in each of these areas on a rotational programme, you will be meeting clients from the outset to learn about their businesses and advise them on employee reward programmes.

Your learning and development will be fast-paced and hands-on to give you the necessary technical knowledge and client management skills.

To join us as an Employee Benefits Consultant, you will need a 2:1 degree or equivalent in any discipline, plus enthusiasm, creativity and ambition.

Flexible benefits packages are tailored

to employees’ lifestyles and represent a

good investment for employers – leading

organisations rely on Aon for ‘best-in-class’

solutions.

Who gives people the flexibility to lead their lives?

What do our summer internships offer students?

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Internships

Our paid summer internships last 8-10 weeks, offering you an understanding of our culture and valuable experience of the profession that interests you.

During the placement, you will be contributing to our business and taking on real responsibility, supported by a ‘buddy’, a mentor and comprehensive training to give you the necessary technical knowledge and business skills. Although an internship does not guarantee a place on our Graduate Programme, a significant proportion of our summer interns have gone on to successfully embark on a career with Aon.

Internships are open to students in their penultimate year at university who are predicted to gain at least a 2:1 or equivalent qualification and can show commercial awareness, ambition and enthusiasm. Please apply via www.aon.co.uk/graduates and be prepared for a selection process that includes an assessment centre and one-to-one interviews.

What next?

Our application and selection process is detailed on our website www.aon.co.uk/graduates

Throughout the process, we look for graduates who share our values and have the potential to integrate our principles into their roles to become the future stars of our business.

Use the QR code or visit our website to learn more about our opportunities and to apply online.

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