CHICAGO, Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- [ Aon Corporation ], the leading provider of global [ risk management ] solutions and human resource [ consulting ] and [ outsourcing ] (NYSE: [ AON ]), today announced the official start of "[ Pass It On ]," a global employee and client engagement program that tells the Aon story to colleagues, clients and communities around the world by passing [ Manchester United ] footballs across six continents in eight months.

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"Pass It On" officially kicked off yesterday during half time of the derby between Manchester United and Manchester City. Manchester United Legends Denis Irwin, Bryan Robson and Gary Pallister were on hand to support the launch. Aon is the principal partner and global shirt sponsor of Manchester United. The footballs began their journey today from three "start" cities: Hobart, Australia; Cape Town, South Africa; and Punta Arenas, Chile.

Click [ here ] to access media-ready materials, including Aon's official Pass It On press release and photos from yesterday's kick off event at the Manchester United football match. To learn more about Aon's Pass It On competition, visit [ www.aonpassiton.com ]. You can also join us on Facebook at [ www.facebook.com/aoncorp ], follow us on Twitter [ www.twitter.com/aonunited ] and watch us on YouTube: [ www.youtube.com/aoncorporation ].

About Aon

[ Aon ] Corporation (NYSE: [ AON ]) is the leading global provider of [ risk management ] services, [ insurance ] and [ reinsurance ] brokerage, and [ human resources ] solutions and [ outsourcing ]. Through its more than 60,000 colleagues worldwide, [ Aon ] unites to deliver distinctive client value via [ innovative ] and effective [ risk ] management and [ workforce ] productivity solutions. Aon's industry-leading global resources and technical expertise are delivered locally in over 120 countries. Named the world's best [ broker ] by [ Euromoney ] magazine's 2008, 2009 and 2010 Insurance Survey, Aon also ranked highest on [ Business Insurance ]'s listing of the world's [ insurance brokers ] based on commercial retail, wholesale, reinsurance and personal lines brokerage revenues in 2008 and 2009. [ A.M. Best ] deemed Aon the number one insurance broker based on revenues in 2007, 2008 and 2009, and Aon was voted best insurance intermediary 2007-2010, best reinsurance intermediary 2006-2010, best captives manager 2009-2010, and best [ employee benefits ] consulting firm 2007-2009 by the readers of Business Insurance. Visit [ http://www.aon.com ] for more information on Aon and [ http://www.aon.com/manchesterunited ] to learn about Aon's global partnership and shirt sponsorship with [ Manchester United ].

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David Prosperi
312-381-2485 office
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[ David.prosperi@aon.com ]

Maurissa Kanter
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[ maurissa.kanter@aonhewitt.com ]

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