Zurich North America

Aon Corporation is one of the leading providers of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, human capital and management consulting and specialty insurance underwriting. The company offers a full range of premium insurance products and services, such as property, business continuity, automobile, workers' compensation, and general and professional liability. Its risk and insurance brokerage services segment offers retail and wholesale brokerage services, affinity products, managing general underwriting, placement and captive management services and finance services for small, medium and large companies. The firm s insurance underwriting segment provides specialty insurance products, such as supplemental accident, health and life insurance; extended warranty products; and select property and casualty insurance products and services. Its Web site provides an indexed collection of whitepapers, research reports and periodicals. Gregory C. Case has been the chief executive officer of Aon for more than one year. He has been with the insurance company for over a year. Case attended Kansas State University, and earned a MBA from Harvard. Aon Corporation is a Fortune 250 company headquartered in Chicago.

Founded in 1912, Illinois Tool Works is a designer and manufacturer of highly engineered fasteners, components, industrial equipment, consumable systems and a variety of specialty products and equipment. The company is comprised of more than 600 small, decentralized businesses that are located in more than 45 countries and collectively employ more than 50,000 people. The company provides construction products that are used in the new housing, remodeling and commercial markets; metal and plastic fasteners and components utilized by the auto industry; and commercial food equipment for food service and food retail customers. Illinois Tool Works is a publicly traded company. David B. Speer has been the chief executive officer of Illinois Tool Works for more than a year. He has been with the tool and die maker for over 28 years. Speer earned a BSIE from Iowa State University, and a MBA from Northwestern University. Its shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ITW. The company is headquartered in Glenview, Ill.