Aon Signs Agreements to Sell its U.S. Retirement Business to Aquiline and its Aon Retiree Health Exchange™ Business to Alight-- Transactions provide further momentum on path to close proposed combination with Willis Towers Watson, which is designed to accelerate innovation on behalf of clients-- Aon confirms $800 million of cost synergies1 and expects the combination to create significant shareholder valueDUBLIN, June 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions, today announced the firm has signed definitive agreements to sell its U.S. retirement business to Aquiline and its Aon Retiree Health Exchange™ business to Alight for total gross consideration of $1.4 billion.The agreements are intended to address certain questions raised by the U.S. Department of Justice in relation to the combination with respect to the markets in which these businesses are active. Aon and Willis Tower...
