Aon: An opportunity to build a ‘new better’

An opportunity to build a ‘new better’

As a long-standing sponsor of the CESA awards, Aon has a deep appreciation of the contribution of the engineering industry to our economy and society. Over the years, our role and relationship with CESA has also evolved tremendously: from advising on professional liability risks, to a much wider scope that covers every facet of your business operations – from assets and business interruption, to cyber risk and D&O cover, to healthcare, retirement, business continuity and legal risk management services. And now how to navigate through a globally synchronous pandemic and the complexity of risk that it brought along!

The fundamental shifts we have seen have brought opportunities to do things differently. We need to commit to accelerating innovation and making better decisions that lay the foundations for a more optimistic future for our clients, our communities and our businesses.

Aon’s recent ‘One Brief’ thought piece theme focused on how global crises can create opportunities for organisations to solve their systemic challenges and become more resilient. Instead of accepting a ‘new normal’, there is opportunity for us to build a ‘new better’.

This is where the power of Aon United and the convergence of our powerful data and analytics capabilities backed by superior risk management practices and advice come to bear. We stand ready to help you navigate new forms of volatility – armed with insights and understanding – to build more resilient workforces and supply chains, and retain access to capital through risk and business continuity management.

The bottom line is that new strategies will be needed to build our ‘new better’. In doing so, we need to be aware of the key risks that have become more pressing as businesses and economies rebuild. Over the coming months, definitive trends in risk will continue to emerge.

It is here where the power of Aon and expert advice really comes to life – when we take our global capability, backed by experts from across all geographies, and deliver it locally to your business. We remain by your side and committed to supporting you to be better informed and better advised, so that you can make better decisions to protect and grow your people and your business.

The 2021 CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards are about innovation and excellence in unprecedented times. It is an opportunity to celebrate the fact that you have embraced risk for the opportunity that it presents. Stay committed to excellence, raise your business resilience, invest in building a better society through your deliberate actions, and move upward and forward, always, to your ‘new better’.

Terence Williams, CEO, Aon South Africa