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2025

Aon to host Aon Insights Series New Zealand 2025 will help leaders navigate risk and opportunity.

AUCKLAND, 27th August, 2025 – Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, today announced it will host the Aon Insights Series New Zealand 2025 on Wednesday 27 August at the Viaduct Events Centre in Auckland.

The event, which will be hosted in Auckland for the first time, will bring together business leaders, industry experts and risk professionals for a full-day programme focused on the forces shaping organisational resilience, risk management and better decision-making in an increasingly volatile world.

Centred on the theme “The Time for Better Decisions is Now”, this year’s event will explore how businesses can navigate complexity and uncertainty through strategic insights, empowered leadership and smarter risk strategies.

“As risk continues to evolve faster than ever — from economic disruption and cyber threats to workforce shifts and global trade challenges — leaders are being challenged to think more broadly, plan more strategically and act more decisively,” said Melissa Cantell, CEO of New Zealand for Aon. “This event is about helping organisations connect the dots between risk and opportunity and equipping them with the insights, tools, and mindset to act with clarity and confidence.”

This year’s programme features a powerful lineup of speakers and sessions addressing the most pressing issues facing Pacific businesses. Cantell will open the event and set the tone for a day, while Jason Disborough, enterprise client leader for Asia Pacific at Aon, will share insights on the four interconnected megatrends of Trade, Technology, Weather and Workforce. Attendees will also hear from high-profile New Zealand economist Brad Olsen, Australian futurist and author Michael McQueen, and senior business leaders from organisations including Air New Zealand, Datacom, NZ Post, Southern Cross Healthcare, and Zespri.

Through keynotes, fireside chats, panel discussions, and hands-on interactive sessions in the Better Decisions Lab, the event will deliver practical insights into areas such as cyber resilience, innovation, global market uncertainty, and people strategy.

View the agenda and secure one of the final remaining spots here.

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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Disclaimer
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2025
 

Aon Enters Into Referral Agreement with AMI in New Zealand.
We’re evolving our approach to personal lines insurance by entering into a referral agreement with AMI. Under this agreement, certain Aon clients that require personal lines insurance (which includes private motor vehicle, home, contents and pleasurecraft) will be assisted to insure directly with AMI. The new agreement is anticipated to commence in quarter two, 2025 and until then there is no change for clients. This agreement does not impact Aon’s provision of commercial insurance advice and services or Aon’s Agri, Stylecover and Private clients. The agreement will allow Aon to enhance its client delivery and support capabilities in commercial insurance while providing an evolved way for clients to address their personal insurance needs.

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About Aon

Aon plc (NYSE: AON) exists to shape decisions for the better — to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. Our colleagues provide our clients in over 120 countries and sovereignties with advice and solutions that give them the clarity and confidence to make better decisions to protect and grow their business. 
 
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Jennifer Sandvold
Head of Communications, Asia-Pacific
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