Aon strengthens ties with the legal profession

New partnership with IPTA announced

Sydney, 21 October 2020 – Aon (NYSE:AON), the leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions, has today announced it has partnered with The Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia (IPTA), expanding and strengthening Aon’s focus on the legal profession in Australia.  

As one of IPTA’s major partners, Aon will work closely with its members to offer professional indemnity insurance and other services to patent and trade marks attorneys and small to medium sized firms, with a tailor-made bespoke product to IPTA’s members as their risk mitigation solution.

IPTA is the peak professional body representing Australian patent and trade marks attorneys and has a membership of more than 900 members.

Sharon Quennell, Client Director at Aon said she was excited to build a long-lasting relationship with IPTA to offer a comprehensive risk and insurance value offering to their members.

"Our common industry and risk characteristics means our partnership is well-aligned and ensures the risk and insurance solutions we offer resonates with IPTA’s members. We are delighted to support IPTA’s members and we are committed to further growing our suite of programs and strengthening our capabilities across this increasingly crucial industry in Australia," said Sharon Quennell.

“IPTA is very excited to be able to announce this partnership with Aon, which has been more than 18 months in the making and which we believe will provide an attractive PI Insurance solution for our members, particularly for sole practitioners and small to medium sized firms.” said Michael Caine – President, IPTA




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