Aon hires former Towergate risk head Keith Jackson

Aon Risk Solutions, Aon’s broking division, has hired former Towergate executive Keith Jackson as chief risk officer.

Jackson was Towergate’s group chief risk officer from September 2012 to August 2015.

Before that he was chief risk officer at healthcare and insurance firm Bupa.

In his new role at Aon, Jackson will head up a 40-strong central risk and compliance team based in the UK.

Aon UK non-executive chairman Simon Jeffreys said: “We are delighted to welcome Keith Jackson to lead our risk and compliance teams in the UK. His background and extensive career in risk and compliance will help to strengthen our relationships with our regulatory stakeholders.”