Aon Global Risk Consulting has acquired the assets of Dempsey Partners, aconsulting firm that provides forensic accounting, claimsmanagement, and risk consulting services. Dempsey staff will form aconsultingunit at Aon that focuses on claims preparation, businessinterruption valuations, and related forensic accounting servicesto the risk management sector.

“Major loss events of the past years have consistentlydemonstrated the need for high-quality claims services,specifically in the property, business interruption, and contingentbusiness interruption arenas,” says Neil Harrison, group managingdirector, risk control, claims, and engineering at Aon. “Bybringing Dempsey Partners to Aon, we can supplement our claimsexpertise as well as provide critical support to clients seeking toensure the adequacy of their business interruption coverage inadvance of any loss.”