Introducing Aon
Aon is a world leader in risk management, insurance broking, reinsurance, employee risk benefits and HR consulting services. In Gaelic our name means 'oneness'. In practice, our name describes our integrated, client-focused approach to solving complex problems. Through the depth of a worldwide organisation with experts across hundreds of disciplines, we help uncover and mitigate the many liabilities and human capital challenges our clients face today, in order to insure their vision for tomorrow.
A Trusted Advisor
The Aon Sport team are based in London and arrange specialist insurance for the sports and entertainment industry. The team have a combined experience of over 100 years in sports and contingency risks. We have developed a deep understanding of their businesses in order to identify all of their risks, how they relate to each other, and how they ultimately impact their organisation's health.
With the depth of a worldwide organisation, we then bring a complete inventory of skills and resources together to design and implement programmes that help clients manage their risks so they can focus on what is most important, the sport.
We enjoy fast and efficient access to specialist insurers in London and Europe, and have arranged facilities with insurers to enable quick placement of capacity risks.
Sport Specific Products
Using our knowledge and understanding of the sports industry and the risks it faces we have developed insurance products which are designed specifically to meet those needs. These products include:
- Sports Federation Liability Insurance - Public Liability, Errors & Omissions and Directors and Officers Liability for international and national sports governing bodies.
- Event Cancellation and Failure of Broadcast Insurance – to protect event organisers and rights holders against financial loss following the cancellation, postponement, curtailment, abandonment, relocation of the planned event. It also provides cover to rights holders or event organisers where contracts make them responsible for the TV broadcast.
- Event Liability - Public Liability cover for Event Organisers
- Sports Travel Insurance – Medical Expenses and travel cover for all persons travelling on behalf of sports governing bodies.
- Contingent Medical Expenses – Covers sports governing bodies or event organisers against medical expenses they incur on behalf of participants in their event(s) who fail to effect adequate travel insurance.
- Personal Accident Insurance – Provides compensation following death or disablement of an athlete.
- Property Insurance – “All risks” cover for specialist equipment such as scoring systems or recording and broadcast equipment.
- Kidnap and Ransom – protects against the risk of kidnap for ransom, extortion, wrongful detention and hijack. Our policies comprise three vital elements: threat mitigation guidelines; financial cover; and guaranteed and unlimited access to specialist response consultants. We make client confidentiality a priority and operate a strict policy of non-disclosure of client details.
We are also able to draw on the expertise of the Aon network and other colleagues to provide property and liability cover for office premises and sport venues.
Local and Global Expertise
Anticipating the accelerated rate of globalisation, Aon has developed a strong network of local resources tied together through a sophisticated strategic account management system. With offices in over 120 countries, we have a presence in almost every geographic area where a multinational company is likely to operate. This enables us to deliver global services filtered through the lens of a local expert who understands the unique social, cultural, political and legal complexities of that location.
Aon Sport Key Personnel
Gary Flynn
Tel: +44 (0)20 7086 3263
Email:
gary.Flynn@aon.co.uk
Gary’s insurance career began in 1980 with the Commercial Union in the Property and Casualty Underwriting Department.
For eleven years he worked for Alexander and Alexander (formerly Reed Stenhouse) as a Manager in a team looking after the insurance arrangements and servicing of major multi-national clients.
He joined the Sportsafe team in 1997 to provide servicing and technical expertise for Sports Governing Bodies and Event Organisers. The Sportsafe team joined Aon in 2000 giving them access to a world-wide network and International resources. Gary is responsible for the International Sports Federation business and Aon are the official insurance broker to the General Association of International Sports Federations (AGFIS/GAISF).
Gary was responsible for creating a unique Policy wording specifically designed for International Sports Federations and their particular Liability Insurance needs, and is regarded as a leading expert in this niche area of business. He has been a speaker at SportAccord (a major International conference for International sports Governing Bodies, Event Organisers and Host Cities and Venues) and other conferences, and is a contributor to Sport Insider magazine.
Brian Flynn – Consultant
Tel: +44 (0)20 7086 1323
Email: brian.flynn@aon.co.uk
Brian has worked in the Lloyd’s and London Insurance Broking Market since 1953 and has a wide experience in all classes of insurance. Prior to 1986 he has worked for Lloyd’s brokers, Frizzell, Willis Faber, Hogg Robinson and Clarkson’s. His involvement with sport insurance commenced in 1979 whilst at Clarkson’s where he was instrumental in starting a new Division “Sportsecure” for development of this business. In 1986 Brian formed his own Company “Sportsafe” to continue development of sport insurance. In 1996 Sportsafe was bought by Swire Blanch (latterly Blanch Crawley Warren) where the business was merged with their existing Contingency Division. Brian joined Aon in May 2000.
Since 1980 Brian has worked closely with the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) as their official insurance broker and has earned himself an excellent reputation with International Sports Federations as a niche broker in all forms of insurance for the world of sport. Brian has had the opportunity of addressing, on a number of occasions, the world leaders in international sport on insurance issues at the Annual Congress of the GAISF and is a contributor to their official magazine “SporTVision”.
Alastair MacLean
Tel: +44 (0)20 7668 9648
Email: alastair.maclean@aon.co.uk
Alastair joined the Sport & Contingency team in 2003 having previously worked in Aon’s Reinsurance and Political Risks Divisions.
He provides client servicing for International Sports Federations and specialises in the broking of insurance placements for sporting institutions.
Alastair also specialises in the broking of Contract Bonus, Prize Indemnity, Event Cancellation and Non?Appearance Insurance covers.
Adrian Thomas
Tel: +44 (0)20 7086 3715
Email: adrian.thomas@aon.co.uk
Adrian has been working in the London insurance market since 1983. He has been involved in Sports insurance since 1989 helping to develop sports insurance solutions for national and international sports federations, organisers of major sports events, sports marketing companies, television companies and event sponsors.
Adrian joined the Aon Sport and Contingency team in May 2000. Adrian was instrumental in creating the largest event cancellation lineslip facility in the world, which now has a limit of US$40,000,000. Adrian and the team are responsible for placing event cancellation insurance, non-appearance insurance, contract bonus insurance, prize indemnity insurance and Sports Federation Liability insurance into the Lloyd’s, London and European insurance markets.
Averil Gray
Tel: +44 (0)20 7505 7485
Email: averil.gray@aon.co.uk
Averil has worked in the insurance industry for over thirty years. She spent the first six years on the underwriting side, moving to North American and International property broking in the late 1970’s and becoming one of the first few female brokers in Lloyd’s Underwriting room.
Averil assumed responsibility for the contingency insurances in Aon’s Non Marine Division in London in 1999 and managed all aspects of this class of business single handedly until joined by Adrian, Gary and Brian in 2000.
Although well practised and adept in facultative placements, Averil is a particular expert in the production and placement of Binding Authorities and has applied her skills in this field specifically to Contingency business. In addition to this she looks after the team’s over redemption and cricket risks.
Bill Garside
Tel: +44 (0)113 291 5002
Email: bill.garside@aon.co.uk
Bill has been involved in the insurance and risk management of the football industry for 25 years, having been Managing Director of SBJ Sports and Windsor UK, brokers appointed to The Football Association, The FA Premier League and The Football League, incorporating all 92 member clubs prior to joining Aon.
As Account Director at the time, Bill was heavily involved in advising the clubs and handling the claims emanating from the Valley Parade, Hillsborough and Heysel Stadium disasters.
He has been recruited to enhance Aon’s UK presence within sport in general and football in particular.
James Hands
Tel: +44 (0) 207 086 4553
Email: james.hands@aon.co.uk
James has worked in the sports insurance industry for almost 10 years and has been the broker for some of the largest placements in both UK and European football. As a Director of SBJ Sports he has been heavily involved in the risk management and risk transfer for The Football Association, The FA Premier League, The Football League and all member clubs.
James has created the largest Players Personal Accident market facility which can offer any one person limits up to £20,000,000 and accumulation limits up to £150,000,000.
He has been recruited to enhance Aon's presence within sport in general and football in particular.
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