MONTE CARLO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Aon Corp sees no threat of a counterbid
following its agreed 844 million pound ($1.48 billion) bid for reinsurance
broker Benfield and remains on the lookout for further acquisitions, senior
executives from the firm said on Sunday.
Asked at a press conference at an industry meeting in Monaco whether he
feared rivals would seek to trump its all-cash bid for the UK-based Benfield,
Aon Re Global Chief Executive Andrew Appel said, "No, I'm not worried."
Rival Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc ruled out making a bid for Benfield.
Appel said it was too early to say whether any jobs may be lost as part
of the takeover, which cement Aon's role as the world's largest reinsurance
broker, by swallowing its third-placed rival.
Aon Re, the re-insurance arm of Aon Corp and Benfield each have large
offices in London, the center of the European insurance risk market, and a
substantial number of employees.
Aon also said it would continue to make more acquisitions if it found
attractive targets, having already bought the reinsurance operations of U.S.
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