Project also received the Grand Platinum Project 2014 award

Nov 7, 2014

CHICAGO - Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc (NYSE: AON), today announced that its Qatar Petroleum District project was recognized as the most innovative corporate securities project of 2014 and received the grand platinum prize at the Security Innovation Awards. The awards, presented by Security Technology Executive magazine during the publication's annual Secured Cities Awards Luncheon, honor innovative integrated deployments in the security industry.

Aon Global Risk Consulting's Security Consulting and Design practice together with Aon Fire Protection Engineering Corporation provided security consulting and design services as well as fire protection and life safety services to support security programming for the Qatar Petroleum District. The District is located in Doha Qatar, a government-owned oil and gas conglomerate and one of the largest corporate headquarters in the world.

The 42-month project addressed the risk issues for the more than 21,000,000 square foot headquarters and offered a multi-level integrated and interdependent security program that incorporated architecture, technology and operations in order to be prepared for future uncertainties.

"Aon is a complete security solutions provider, working to anticipate and solve our clients' significant risks by applying expert knowledge gained from decades of planning and designing secure facilities throughout the world," said Sean Ahrens, security consulting services practice leader at Aon Risk Solutions. "Being recognized for our work on the Qatar Petroleum headquarters validates both the excellence of our team and the truly innovative nature of our efforts to serve clients."

Winners were announced at the Secured Cities Awards luncheon on Nov. 6, 2014, and will be recognized in the November/December issue of Security Technology Executive magazine.

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Aon plc(NYSE:AON) is the leading global provider of risk management, insurance and reinsurancebrokerage, and human resourcessolutions and outsourcingservices. Through its more than 66,000 colleagues worldwide, Aonunites to empower results for clients in over 120 countries via innovativeand effective riskand peoplesolutions and through industry-leading global resources and technical expertise. Aon has been named repeatedly as the world's best broker, best insurance intermediary, reinsurance intermediary, captives manager and best employee benefitsconsulting firm by multiple industry sources. Visit www.aon.comfor more information on Aon and www.aon.com/manchesterunitedto learn about Aon's global partnership and shirt sponsorship with Manchester United.

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