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Aon Underwriting Managers Names Leib Dodell To Lead Media/Professional Insurance.


CHICAGO -- Dodell to bring extensive media and professional liability experience to position of President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Aon division

Aon Underwriting Managers, a division of Aon Corporation (NYSE NYSE

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), has named Leib Dodell as president and CEO of Media/Professional Insurance. Dodell brings an extensive background in professional and media liability insurance underwriting to the position. He will be based in Kansas City, Mo.

Dodell previously worked at AXIS U.S. Insurance, where he co-founded AXISPRO, the professional liability underwriting business. Prior to AXIS, Dodell founded the media and Internet liability program at Chubb, and later assumed responsibility for all professional liability business in their Western zone.

Dodell is also an accomplished media lawyer, having practiced at Williams & Connolly in Washington, D.C., where he represented the firm's many media clients in First Amendment and intellectual property litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute.

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. He has also served as Assistant Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Counsel for Harvard University.

Michael D. O'Halleran, senior executive vice president, Aon Corporation, commented: "Our clients need specialized, personalized service for their complex insurance needs. Having an individual with Leib's combination of insurance skill and savvy will no doubt benefit Media/Professional's clients now and in the future."

"Media/Pro is, without a doubt, the premiere media and specialty underwriting facility in the business," Dodell said. "Our future is unlimited, and I am thrilled to be leading the charge."

Dodell is a graduate of the University of Maryland University of Maryland can refer to:
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 at College Park and George Washington University Law School The George Washington University Law School, commonly referred to as GW Law, was founded in 1865 and is the oldest law school in the District of Columbia. The school is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a charter member of the Association of American Law .

About Aon

Aon Corporation (www.aon.com) is a leading provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance The contract made between an insurance company and a third party to protect the insurance company from losses. The contract provides for the third party to pay for the loss sustained by the insurance company when the company makes a payment on the original contract.  brokerage, human capital and management consulting, and specialty insurance underwriting. The company employs approximately 51,000 professionals in its 600 offices in more than 120 countries. Backed by broad resources, industry knowledge and technical expertise, Aon professionals help a wide range of clients develop effective risk management and workforce productivity solutions.
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