Eric Andersen

Eric Andersen

President
Aon

As president of Aon plc, Eric reports directly to the CEO of Aon plc. In this role, he is responsible for the day-to-day operations of geographic regions and solution lines of the company. He plays a key role as a member of our global executive committee, which guides the operations of the firm. Eric most recently served as Co-President of Aon. Prior to that, he was the CEO of Aon Benfield, providing treaty and facultative brokerage service and advice, and investment banking, analytics, claims, and management consulting services to insurance and reinsurance companies. In May 2018, we transitioned the brand from Aon Benfield to Aon Reinsurance Solutions. Prior to this role, he served as CEO of Aon Risk Solutions Americas, based in New York City. In this role, he was responsible for leading Aon’s largest geographic unit with 14,000 colleagues on teams in the United States, Canada, Bermuda, and throughout Latin America. Throughout his more than 20-year career at Aon, Eric has served in a number of important leadership positions, including Aon Risk Solutions U.S. retail field leader, CEO of Aon global account segment, national co-managing director of Aon’s financial services group, and resident managing director of Aon in Southern California. Eric first joined Aon in 1997 via the acquisition of Minet. Prior to that, Eric also worked in London for a period at Alexander Howden in London’s Devonshire Square. Eric serves on the board of Covenant House New Jersey, an organization that helps homeless, at-risk, and runaway youth. Eric also serves as a Trustee of Colgate University. Eric has in-depth managerial and executive leadership in the reinsurance and insurance industries.