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Each year, the Teddy Award committee honors companies and non-profitorganizations for their achievements in reducing the number and cost ofemployee work-related injuries. The award was named after President TheodoreRoosevelt, who in 1908 introduced and promoted the first piece of importantworkers' compensation legislation in the United States.

"Innovation, excellence, and service have been the key driving forceswithin our program," said Bob Steggert, vice president of casualty claims atMarriott International. "As a lodging leader, Marriott has a tradition ofproviding exceptional quality, service, and value at our hotels. In keepingwith this tradition, our workers' compensation and disability managementprogram has experienced outstanding performance and results over the five-yearperiod analyzed for this award. A key part of this success was Aon eSolutionsand its iVOS system, which serves as our centralized claims hub."

"We're happy to have played a role in Marriott's program," said RandyWheeler, managing director of Aon eSolutions. "We knew Marriott had a uniqueblend of advanced technology, enterprise loss control, world-class safety,nurse advocacy, and supplemental return-to-work-which resulted in nothing lessthan a cutting-edge program and it's the reason we nominated our client forthe award. We're thrilled Marriott won; Bob and his team are very deserving ofthis honor."

About Aon

Aon eSolutions is the client technology solutions arm of Aon Corporation.We provide innovative products, services and solutions to meet the diverse andvaried needs of risk and insurance professionals. Our best-in-classsystems -- iVOS, RiskConsole, AonLine, and SafetyLogic -- provide anunparalleled and integrated risk and insurance technology suite. Thisaward-winning technology streamlines business processes and optimizesresources through a personalized and configurable approach and has resulted inmeasurable value for our clients. For more information on Aon eSolutions, logonto http://www.aon-esolutions.com.

Aon Corporation (NYSE: AOC) is the leading global provider of riskmanagement services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, and human capitalconsulting. Through its 36,000 colleagues worldwide, Aon readily deliversdistinctive client value via innovative and effective risk management andworkforce productivity solutions. Our industry-leading global resources,technical expertise and industry knowledge are delivered locally through morethan 500 offices in more than 120 countries. Aon was named the world's bestbroker by Euromoney magazine's 2008 Insurance Survey. In 2008, Aon rankedhighest on the Business Insurance ranking of the world's largest insurancebrokers based on commercial retail, wholesale, reinsurance and personal linesbrokerage revenues. Aon also was ranked by A.M. Best as the number oneinsurance broker based on brokerage revenues in 2007 and 2008, and was votedbest insurance intermediary, best reinsurance intermediary, and best employeebenefits consulting firm in 2007 and 2008 by the readers of Business Insurance.Sign up to receive Aon news alerts by email or RSS feed at:http://aon.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=58.

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