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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 11-K

 

x        Annual Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010

 

OR

 

o        Transition Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Commission File number 1-7933

 

A.            Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

 

Aon Savings Plan

 

B.            Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

 

Aon Corporation

200 E. Randolph Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

 

 

 



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S I G N A T U R E S

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Committee acting as Plan Administrator, has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

AON SAVINGS PLAN

 

BY THE COMMITTEE

 

 

/s/ JOHN A.RESCHKE

 

John A. Reschke

 

 

 

Date:

 

June 29, 2011

 

 



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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE

 

AON SAVINGS PLAN

 

Years Ended December 31, 2010 and 2009

 

With Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Employer Plan Identification #36-3051915

 

Plan #020

 



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AON SAVINGS PLAN

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE

 

Years Ended December 31, 2010 and 2009

 

CONTENTS

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

1

 

 

 

Financial Statements:

 

 

 

 

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

2

 

 

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

3

 

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

4

 

 

 

Supplemental Schedule:

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule H, Line 4i — Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

 

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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Exhibit 23.1

 



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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The Retirement Plan Governance and Investment Committee

Aon Savings Plan

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Aon Savings Plan as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting.  Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting.  Accordingly, we express no such opinion.  An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan at December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with US generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements taken as a whole.  The accompanying supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2010 is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.  This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management.  The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audits of the financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole.

 

 

 

/s/Ernst & Young LLP

Chicago, Illinois

June 29, 2011

 



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Employer Plan Identification #36-3051915

 

Plan #020

 

AON SAVINGS PLAN

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

December 31

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments, at Fair Value:

 

 

 

 

 

Aon Corporation Common Stock

 

$

169,089

 

$

159,822

 

Brokerage Accounts - Other Common and Preferred Stocks and Mutual Funds

 

22,279

 

19,391

 

Ned Davis Fund - Common Stocks

 

70,879

 

68,789

 

Ned Davis Fund - Long-Term Bonds

 

19,282

 

19,777

 

Investments Held in Mutual Funds:

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds FedFund

 

253,765

 

268,120

 

Vanguard REIT Index Fund

 

64,801

 

49,856

 

Vanguard Admiral Intermediate-Term Treasury Fund

 

109,511

 

103,121

 

Vanguard Capital Opportunities Fund

 

88,519

 

84,443

 

T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund

 

90,239

 

70,712

 

Dodge & Cox Common Stock Fund

 

169,470

 

149,609

 

PIMCO Total Return Fund

 

157,369

 

135,415

 

Wellington Small Cap Opportunities Fund

 

52,201

 

40,977

 

Wells Fargo Small Cap Value Fund

 

56,176

 

43,095

 

American Funds Euro-Pacific Growth Fund

 

186,243

 

165,208

 

Investments Held in Collective Trusts:

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Global Advisors S&P 500 Strategy Fund

 

242,739

 

207,179

 

Total Investments, at Fair Value

 

1,752,562

 

1,585,514

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables:

 

 

 

 

 

Notes Receivable from Participants

 

19,328

 

18,403

 

Participant Contributions

 

 

2,103

 

Company Contributions

 

 

1,642

 

Total Receivables

 

19,328

 

22,148

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

$

1,771,890

 

$

1,607,662

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Employer Plan Identification #36-3051915

 

Plan #020

 

AON SAVINGS PLAN

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Income

 

$

1,809

 

$

2,032

 

Aon Corporation Dividends

 

2,333

 

2,888

 

Other Dividends

 

27,068

 

24,255

 

Net Appreciation in Fair Value of Investments

 

155,524

 

188,263

 

Total Net Investment Income

 

186,734

 

217,438

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Income on Notes Receivable from Participants

 

1,010

 

1,098

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contributions:

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer from Other Plan

 

 

59,335

 

Company

 

53,231

 

51,694

 

Participants

 

78,317

 

77,892

 

Rollovers

 

6,051

 

4,195

 

Total Contributions

 

137,599

 

193,116

 

Total Additions

 

325,343

 

411,652

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deductions:

 

 

 

 

 

Benefit Payments

 

(159,416

)

(166,589

)

Management and Administrative Fees

 

(1,699

)

(1,324

)

Total Deductions

 

(161,115

)

(167,913

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

164,228

 

243,739

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Available for Benefits at Beginning of Year

 

1,607,662

 

1,363,923

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Available for Benefits at End of Year

 

$

1,771,890

 

$

1,607,662

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Employer Plan Identification #36-3051915

 

Plan # 020

 

AON SAVINGS PLAN

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

1.             Description of Plan

 

General

 

The Aon Savings Plan (the Plan) was authorized by the Board of Directors of Aon Corporation (the Company or Plan Sponsor).  It is a defined contribution plan with a salary deferral feature and an employee stock ownership (ESOP) feature.  The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA).

 

Effective January 1, 2003, the Aon Common Stock Fund and the ESOP Allocated Fund were merged into a single fund called the Aon Common Stock ESOP Fund (the ESOP Fund).  Participants have the option to reinvest dividends in additional shares of Aon common stock in the Plan or receive dividends in cash.  Participants are allowed to immediately diversify any Company-matching contributions allocated to the ESOP Fund.

 

Effective April 1, 2009, the Benfield Retirement Plan was merged with the Plan.  Employees of Benfield Holdings, Inc. or its subsidiaries or affiliates employed on November 28, 2008, became participants in the Plan effective January 1, 2009.

 

Aon acquired Hewitt Associates in late 2010.  Hewitt employees are currently not eligible to participate in the Aon Savings Plan.

 

The following description of the Plan provides only general information.  Participants of the Plan should refer to the Summary Plan Description for a more complete description of the Plan.

 

Eligibility and Participation

 

Employees other than field sales agents or employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week are immediately eligible to participate.  Field sales agents and employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week are eligible to participate after completing one year of service and attaining the age of 21.  Participants must complete one year of service to be eligible for Company-matching contributions.

 

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1.             Description of Plan (continued)

 

Contributions

 

Participant — Participant contributions are made by means of regular payroll deductions.  Non-highly compensated participants, as defined by the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), may elect to make contributions between 1% and 25% of their compensation, as defined by the Plan.  Highly compensated participants, as defined by the IRC, may elect to make contributions between 1% and 12% of their compensation, as defined by the Plan.  Participant contributions are limited to amounts allowed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).  Accordingly, the maximum participant contribution was $16,500 in 2010 and 2009.  In addition to regular participant contributions, catch-up contributions of up to $5,500 for 2010 and 2009 were allowed for any participants who were age 50 or older during the Plan year.

 

New employees are automatically enrolled at a default rate of 4% of compensation, with an automatic rate increase of 1% each April, up to the maximum of 6%, if a participant has completed six months of service by such date.  Participants can change their deferral percentage or investment selections at any time after initial enrollment.

 

The Plan allows participants to make Roth 401(k) contributions to the Plan.  Roth contributions are made on an after-tax basis, and participants would then owe no further tax on these contributions or their earnings.

 

Company — For 2010 and 2009, the Company contributed an amount equal to 100% of the first 6% of a participant’s compensation that a participant contributes to the Plan.  These contributions are made concurrent with participant contributions.  The Company may make a further discretionary contribution as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors.  For 2010 and 2009, this discretionary contribution was $0.

 

Effective January 1, 2004, the Aon Retirement Account was established as a separate account under the Plan.  The Aon Retirement Account is intended for employees hired after January 1, 2004, who are not eligible for participation in the Aon Pension Plan

 

The Aon Retirement Account was funded entirely by Company contributions.  No employee contributions were allowed.  On February 4, 2009, the Company announced that the Aon Retirement Account portion of the Plan was being frozen with the effective date of December 31, 2008.

 

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1.             Description of Plan (continued)

 

Investment Options

 

Both participant and Company contributions to the Plan will be invested in any of the various investment alternatives offered by the Plan in any whole percentages as directed by the participant.  Additionally, a brokerage account is offered, whereby participants can invest their self-directed contributions in various stock, mutual funds and other investments.

 

Participant Accounts

 

Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution and allocations of (a) the Company’s contributions and (b) Plan earnings (losses).  The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s account.

 

Vesting

 

Participants are fully vested in their contributions plus actual earnings of the Plan.  Participants become 100% vested in the employer contributions (including amounts in the Aon Retirement Account) after five years of Plan service, according to a graded vesting schedule.

 

Forfeitures of $1,830,000 for 2010 and $1,935,000 for 2009 were used to provide partial funding for Company contributions and to pay other expenses of the Plan.

 

Benefit Payments

 

Upon retirement or termination of service, a participant will receive a lump-sum payment equal to his or her vested balance.  The participant may elect to receive this payment directly or to be rolled into another plan or IRA.  Vested amounts of the ESOP may be received in cash or Aon common stock.

 

Plan Termination

 

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA.  In the event of Plan termination, participants will become 100% vested in their accounts.

 

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1.             Description of Plan (continued)

 

Participant Loans

 

Under the loan provision of the Plan, each participant is permitted one loan in a twelve-month period, and the outstanding balance of all loans made to a participant may not exceed the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of the vested portion of the participant’s account, excluding the ESOP and Aon Retirement Account portion of the account.  The interest rate for each loan is equal to 1% plus the prime rate as quoted in The Wall Street Journal for the last day of the month preceding the loan request.  Loans are made for a period of up to five years, except for residential loans that have a fixed repayment period of up to fifteen years.

 

2.             Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Accounting

 

The financial statements of the Plan are prepared on an accrual basis in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain prior year amounts in the notes to the financial statements have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.

 

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition

 

Investments held by the Plan are stated at fair value.  Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price).  See Note 3 for further discussion and disclosures related to fair value measurements.

 

Notes Receivable from Participants

 

Notes receivable from participants represent participant loans that are recorded at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest.  Interest income on notes receivable from participants is recorded when it is earned.  Related fees are recorded as administrative expenses and are expensed when they are incurred.  No allowance for credit losses has been recorded as of December 31, 2010 or 2009.  If a participant ceases to make loan repayments and the plan administrator deems the participant loan to be a distribution, the participant loan balance is reduced, and a benefit payment is recorded.

 

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2.             Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2010-06, Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements.  ASU 2010-06 amended Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 820, Fair Value Measurements, to clarify certain existing fair value disclosures and require a number of additional disclosures. The guidance in ASU 2010-06 clarified that disclosures should be presented separately for each class of assets and liabilities measured at fair value and provided guidance on how to determine the appropriate classes of assets and liabilities to be presented. ASU 2010-06 also clarified the requirement for entities to disclose information about both the valuation techniques and inputs used in estimating Level 2 and Level 3 fair value measurements. In addition, ASU 2010-06 introduced new requirements to disclose the amounts (on a gross basis) and reasons for any significant transfers between Levels 1, 2, and 3 of the fair value hierarchy and to present information regarding the purchases, sales, issuances and settlements of Level 3 assets and liabilities on a gross basis. With the exception of the requirement to present changes in Level 3 measurements on a gross basis, which is delayed until 2011, the guidance in ASU 2010-06 becomes effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009.  Since ASU 2010-06 only affects fair value measurement disclosures, adoption of ASU 2010-06 did not affect the Plan’s net assets available for benefits or its changes in net assets available for benefits.

 

In September 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-25, Reporting Loans to Participants by Defined Contribution Pension Plans.  ASU 2010-25 requires participant loans to be measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest and classified as notes receivable from participants.  Previously loans were measured at fair value and classified as investments.  ASU 2010-25 is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2010, and is required to be applied retrospectively.  Adoption of ASU 2010-25 did not change the value of participant loans from the amount previously reported as of December 31, 2009.  Participant loans have been reclassified to notes receivable from participants as of December 31, 2009.

 

Administrative Expenses

 

Administrative expenses of the Plan, including expenses of the Trustee, are paid from the Plan assets, except to the extent that the Company, at its discretion, may decide to pay such expenses.  The Company did not pay any Plan expenses in 2010 or 2009.

 

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2.             Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

3.             Fair Value Measurements

 

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., an exit price). The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

 

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible to the reporting entity at the measurement date for identical assets and liabilities.

 

Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that are observable either directly or indirectly for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. Level 2 inputs include the following:

 

·  quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets

 

·  quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active

 

·  observable inputs other than quoted prices that are used in the valuation of the asset or liabilities (e.g., interest rate and yield curve quotes at commonly quoted intervals)

 

·  inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means

 

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability (i.e., supported by little or no market activity). Level 3 inputs include management’s own assumption about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability (including assumptions about risk).

 

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3.             Fair Value Measurements (continued)

 

The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement is classified is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measure in its entirety.

 

Following is a description of the valuation techniques and inputs used for each major class of assets measured at fair value by the Plan.

 

Mutual funds, common stock and preferred stock:  valued at quotes obtained from national securities exchanges.

 

Common collective trusts:  valued at the net asset value (NAV) provided by the administrator of the fund. The NAV is based on the underlying assets owned by the fund, minus its liabilities, and then divided by the number of shares outstanding.  These funds are primarily invested in publicly traded common stocks and bonds. Participant-directed and Plan redemptions have no restrictions.

 

Long-term bonds:  valued generally at matrix-calculated prices that are obtained from various pricing services.

 

Investments at fair value as of December 31, 2010:

 

(in thousands)

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Bonds

 

$

 

$

19,321

 

$

 

$

19,321

 

Preferred Stock

 

325

 

 

 

325

 

Common Stock

 

251,346

 

 

 

251,346

 

Common Collective Trusts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Large Cap Stocks (a)

 

 

242,739

 

 

242,739

 

Mutual Funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Fund

 

258,505

 

 

 

258,505

 

Large Cap Stocks

 

354,025

 

 

 

354,025

 

Large Cap Stocks-Foreign

 

186,243

 

 

 

186,243

 

Small Cap Stocks

 

108,377

 

 

 

108,377

 

REITs

 

64,801

 

 

 

64,801

 

Intermediate-Term Bonds

 

266,880

 

 

 

266,880

 

Total Assets at Fair Value

 

$

1,490,502

 

$

262,060

 

$

 

$

1,752,562

 

 

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3.             Fair Value Measurements (continued)

 

Investments at fair value as of December 31, 2009:

 

(in thousands)

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Bonds

 

$

 

$

19,777

 

$

 

$

19,777

 

Common Stock

 

236,267

 

 

 

236,267

 

Common Collective Trusts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Large Cap Stocks (a)

 

 

207,179

 

 

207,179

 

Mutual Funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Fund

 

273,255

 

 

 

273,255

 

Large Cap Stocks

 

311,364

 

 

 

311,364

 

Large Cap Stocks-Foreign

 

165,208

 

 

 

165,208

 

Small Cap Stocks

 

84,072

 

 

 

84,072

 

REITs

 

49,856

 

 

 

49,856

 

Intermediate-Term Bonds

 

238,536

 

 

 

238,536

 

Total Assets at Fair Value

 

$

1,358,558

 

$

226,956

 

$

 

$

1,585,514

 

 


(a)  Common collective trusts for the Plan consist of an equity index fund whose objective is to approximate as closely as practicable, before expenses, the performance of the S&P 500 Index over the long term.

 

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4.                                      Investments

 

State Street Bank and Trust Company is the Trustee and custodian for all Plan assets.  The Trustee is a named fiduciary under ERISA.  The Trustee is a party-in-interest to the Plan because three investment fund options are State Street funds.

 

During 2010 and 2009, the Plan’s investments (including investments bought, sold, and held during the year) appreciated (depreciated) in fair value as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

December 31

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

 

 

Net Realized

 

 

 

Net Realized

 

 

 

 

 

and Unrealized

 

 

 

and Unrealized

 

 

 

 

 

Appreciation

 

 

 

Appreciation

 

 

 

 

 

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

 

 

in Fair Value

 

 

 

in Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

of Investments

 

 

 

of Investments

 

 

 

Fair

 

During

 

Fair

 

During

 

 

 

Value

 

the Year

 

Value

 

the Year

 

Investments, at Fair Value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aon Corporation Common Stock

 

$

169,089

 

$

29,486

 

$

159,822

 

$

(35,831

)

Brokerage Accounts - Other Common and Preferred Stocks and Mutual Funds

 

22,279

 

2,321

 

19,391

 

3,654

 

Ned Davis Fund - Common Stocks

 

70,879

 

8,223

 

68,789

 

14,590

 

Ned Davis Fund - Long Term Bonds

 

19,282

 

1,011

 

19,777

 

(3,213

)

Investments in Mutual Funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds FedFund

 

253,765

 

 

268,120

 

 

Vanguard REIT Index Fund

 

64,801

 

12,055

 

49,856

 

9,968

 

Vanguard Capital Opportunities Fund

 

88,519

 

8,275

 

84,443

 

26,975

 

Wells Fargo Small Cap Value Fund

 

56,176

 

8,100

 

43,095

 

14,266

 

Dodge & Cox Common Stock Fund

 

169,470

 

18,202

 

149,609

 

35,696

 

PIMCO Total Return Fund

 

157,369

 

265

 

135,415

 

6,787

 

Wellington Small Cap Opportunities Fund

 

52,201

 

8,818

 

40,977

 

13,287

 

T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund

 

90,239

 

12,447

 

70,712

 

20,277

 

American Euro-Pacific Growth Fund

 

186,243

 

12,916

 

165,208

 

43,609

 

Vanguard Admiral Intermediate-Term Treasury Fund

 

109,511

 

2,016

 

103,121

 

(9,493

)

Investments in Collective Trusts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Global Advisors S&P 500 Strategy Fund

 

242,739

 

31,389

 

207,179

 

47,691

 

Total

 

$

1,752,562

 

$

155,524

 

$

1,585,514

 

$

188,263

 

 

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4.                                      Investments (continued)

 

The fair value of individual investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s assets is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

December 31

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

Aon Corporation Common Stock

 

$

169,089

 

$

159,822

 

Investments in Mutual Funds:

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds FedFund

 

253,765

 

268,120

 

T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund

 

90,239

 

*

 

Vanguard Admiral Intermediate Term Treasury Fund

 

109,511

 

103,121

 

Dodge & Cox Common Stock Fund

 

169,470

 

149,609

 

American Euro-Pacific Growth Fund

 

186,243

 

165,208

 

Vanguard Capital Opportunities Fund

 

*

 

84,443

 

PIMCO Total Return Fund

 

157,369

 

135,415

 

Investments in Collective Trusts:

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Global Advisors S&P 500 Strategy Fund

 

242,739

 

207,179

 

 


*Below 5% threshold.

 

5.                                      Income Taxes

 

The Plan has received a determination letter from the IRS dated October 1, 2003, stating that the Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the IRC and, therefore, the related trust is exempt from taxation.  Subsequent to this issuance of the determination letter, the Plan was amended and restated.  Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the IRC to maintain its qualification.  The Plan Administrative Committee believes the Plan is being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC and, therefore, believes that the Plan, as amended and restated, is qualified and the related trust is tax-exempt.

 

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States require plan management to evaluate uncertain tax positions taken by the Plan.  The financial statement effects of a tax position are recognized when the position is more likely than not, based on technical merits, to be sustained upon examination by the IRS.  The Plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan and has concluded that as of December 31, 2010, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken.  The Plan has recognized no interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions.  The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.  The Plan administrator believes the Plan is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2007.

 

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6.                                      Risks and Uncertainties

 

The Plan invests in various investment securities.  Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market, and credit risks.  Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.

 

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Employer Identification #36-3051915

 

 

Plan #020

 

AON SAVINGS PLAN

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

December 31, 2010

 

 

 

Current Value

 

Identity of Issuer

 

(thousands)

 

Aon Common Stock ESOP Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aon Corporation Common Stock, 1.00 par*

 

$

169,084

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investment Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds FedFund

 

246,744

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Self-Managed Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ned Davis Research Asset Allocation Strategy Fund (see attached detail)

 

97,182

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock Index Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collective Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Global Advisors S&P 500 Strategy Fund*

 

242,739

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Securities Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard REIT Index Fund

 

64,801

 

 

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Employer Identification #36-3051915

 

 

Plan #020

 

AON SAVINGS PLAN

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

December 31, 2010

(continued)

 

 

 

Current Value

 

Identity of Issuer

 

(thousands)

 

Vanguard Capital Opportunities Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Capital Opportunities Fund

 

$

88,519

 

 

 

 

 

Dodge & Cox Common Stock Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dodge & Cox Common Stock Fund

 

169,470

 

 

 

 

 

PIMCO Total Return Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PIMCO Total Return Fund

 

157,369

 

 

 

 

 

T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund

 

90,239

 

 

 

 

 

Wellington Small Cap Opportunities Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wellington Small Cap Opportunities Fund

 

52,201

 

 

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Employer Identification #36-3051915

 

 

Plan #020

 

AON SAVINGS PLAN

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

December 31, 2010

(continued)

 

 

 

Current Value

 

Identity of Issuer

 

(thousands)

 

Vanguard Admiral Intermediate-Term Treasury Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Admiral Intermediate-Term Treasury Fund

 

$

109,511

 

 

 

 

 

American Funds Euro-Pacific Growth Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Funds Euro-Pacific Growth Fund

 

186,243

 

 

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Small Cap Value Fund

 

56,176

 

 

 

 

 

Other Common and Preferred Stocks and Mutual Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brokerage Accounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Common and Preferred Stocks and Mutual Funds

 

22,279

 

 

 

 

 

Aon Corporation Common Stock*

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

Participant Loans* (4.25% - 10.5%)

 

19,328

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,771,890

 

 


*Party-in-interest transaction not prohibited by ERISA.

 

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Employer Identification #36-3051915

 

Plan #020

 

AON SAVINGS PLAN

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

December 31, 2010

(continued)

 

 

 

Current Value

 

Detail of Ned Davis Research Fund Assets

 

(dollars)

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Fund

 

 

 

BlackRock Liquiduty Funds FedFund

 

7,021,291

 

 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Fund

 

7,021,291

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

 

 

AGCO Corp Com

 

172,244

 

AT&T Inc

 

364,312

 

Avx Corp New

 

169,730

 

Advance Auto Parts

 

271,215

 

Aetna Inc

 

274,590

 

Agilent Technologies Inc

 

211,293

 

Airgas Inc

 

181,134

 

Altera Corporation

 

266,850

 

Amazon.com Inc

 

216,000

 

American Campus Cmntys Com

 

142,920

 

American Express Company

 

184,556

 

AMERIGROUP Corporation

 

184,464

 

Ametek Inc

 

251,200

 

Apple Inc

 

1,128,960

 

Arvinmeritor Inc

 

166,212

 

Autozone Inc

 

763,252

 

AvalonBay Communities Inc

 

146,315

 

BMC Software Inc

 

461,972

 

Baker Hughes Inc

 

285,850

 

BALCHEM Corp

 

392,196

 

Bank of America Corporation

 

598,966

 

Barrick Gold Corporation

 

228,674

 

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc

 

142,535

 

Berkshire Hathaway Inc CL B New

 

184,253

 

BHP Billiton Limited-ADR

 

706,192

 

Bristow Group Inc

 

198,870

 

Bucyrus Intl Inc New Com

 

169,860

 

CF Industries Holdings Inc

 

148,665

 

CIGNA Corporation

 

223,626

 

CNOOC Limited-ADR

 

214,533

 

Cablevision Systems-CL A

 

399,312

 

Cabot Corporation

 

218,370

 

Canadian National Railway Company

 

392,173

 

Canon Inc-ADR

 

703,358

 

Capital One Financial Corp

 

553,280

 

CARBO Ceramics Inc

 

269,204

 

CarMax Inc

 

140,272

 

Caterpillar Inc

 

440,202

 

 

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Employer Identification #36-3051915

 

Plan #020

 

AON SAVINGS PLAN

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

December 31, 2010

(continued)

 

 

 

Current Value

 

Detail of Ned Davis Research Fund Assets

 

(dollars)

 

 

 

 

 

Cheesecake Factory Inc

 

187,026

 

Chevron Corporation

 

428,875

 

Choice Hotels Intl Inc

 

206,658

 

Cisco Systems Inc

 

805,154

 

Citigroup Inc

 

886,402

 

Citrix Systems Inc

 

301,004

 

Coca Cola Company

 

1,229,899

 

Cognex Corporation

 

135,332

 

Coherent Inc.

 

627,446

 

Comcast Corporation-CL A

 

1,052,363

 

Concho Res Inc Com

 

368,214

 

Coventry Health Care Inc

 

190,080

 

Danaher Corporation

 

867,928

 

Darden Restaurants Inc

 

139,320

 

Deere and Company

 

921,855

 

Delta Air Lines Del Com New

 

143,640

 

Developers Diversified Realty

 

188,806

 

Devon Energy Corporation

 

164,871

 

Discovery Communications Inc-CL A

 

316,920

 

DIRECTV Group Inc

 

738,705

 

Dolby Laboratories Inc Com

 

146,740

 

Dollar General Corporation

 

705,410

 

Dollar Tree Stores Inc

 

302,832

 

Donaldson Company Inc

 

477,896

 

Dow Chemical Company

 

587,208

 

E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co.

 

997,600

 

Eastman Chem Company

 

605,376

 

Eaton Corporation

 

507,550

 

eBay Inc

 

453,629

 

Ecolab Inc

 

655,460

 

EnerSys

 

138,116

 

Equity Residential

 

192,215

 

Essex Property Trust

 

137,064

 

Expedia Inc-Class A

 

286,026

 

Expeditors Intl of Wash Inc

 

152,880

 

EZCORP Inc CL A Non Vtg

 

160,067

 

Exxon Mobil Corporation

 

1,586,704

 

FLIR Systems Inc

 

303,450

 

FMC Corporation

 

423,417

 

FMC Technologies Inc

 

248,948

 

Factset Research Systems Inc

 

168,768

 

Family Dollar Stores

 

427,506

 

Fifth Third Bancorp

 

140,928

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold

 

144,108

 

 

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Employer Identification #36-3051915

 

Plan #020

 

AON SAVINGS PLAN

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

December 31, 2010

(continued)

 

 

 

Current Value

 

Detail of Ned Davis Research Fund Assets

 

(dollars)

 

 

 

 

 

General Electric Company

 

1,011,437

 

Genuine Parts Company

 

759,832

 

Globe Specialty Metals Com

 

593,023

 

Google Inc-CL A

 

831,558

 

Graco Inc

 

197,250

 

W.W. Grainger Inc

 

593,873

 

Health Net Inc

 

210,133

 

Healthspring Inc

 

191,016

 

Home Properties Inc

 

144,274

 

Humana Inc

 

520,030

 

Huntsman Corp

 

232,589

 

Hyatt Hotels Corp Com-CL A

 

709,280

 

Intel Corporation

 

143,004

 

Interdigital Inc

 

158,232

 

Intl Business Machines Corp

 

469,632

 

Intl Flavors & Fragrances Inc

 

628,167

 

Intuit Inc

 

769,080

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

309,666

 

Johnson & Johnson

 

352,545

 

Joy Global Inc

 

329,650

 

Juniper Networks Inc

 

155,064

 

KeyCorp

 

215,940

 

Lauder Estee Cos Inc-CL A

 

774,720

 

Lear Corporation

 

710,712

 

Liberty Global Inc Com-Ser A

 

343,186

 

McDonalds Corporation

 

1,220,484

 

Mead Johnson Nutri Co

 

790,575

 

MICROS Systems Inc

 

223,686

 

Microsoft Corporation

 

1,320,616

 

Mid-America Apt Comtys Inc

 

520,618

 

Monro Muffler Brake Inc

 

593,219

 

National Oilwell Varco Inc

 

147,950

 

Netflix Inc

 

210,840

 

Nike Inc-CL B

 

768,780

 

Noble Energy Inc

 

404,576

 

Nu Skin Enterprises-CL A

 

139,196

 

O Reilly Automotive Inc

 

737,124

 

Oceaneering International Inc

 

139,897

 

Olin Corporation

 

139,536

 

Opentable Inc

 

197,344

 

Oracle Corporation

 

1,452,320

 

PPG Industries Inc

 

807,072

 

Panasonic Corp ADR

 

211,500

 

Panera Bread Company-CL A

 

374,477

 

 

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Employer Identification #36-3051915

 

Plan #020

 

AON SAVINGS PLAN

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

December 31, 2010

(continued)

 

 

 

Current Value

 

Detail of Ned Davis Research Fund Assets

 

(dollars)

 

 

 

 

 

Peabody Energy Corporation

 

339,094

 

PepsiCo Inc

 

143,726

 

Petsmart Inc

 

334,488

 

Pfizer Inc

 

166,345

 

Pioneer Nat Resources Company

 

147,594

 

Praxair Inc

 

400,974

 

Priceline.com Inc

 

559,370

 

Procter and Gamble Company

 

424,578

 

Progress Software Corporation

 

296,240

 

Quest Software Inc

 

155,344

 

Red Hat Inc

 

173,470

 

Roper Industries Inc

 

420,365

 

Ross Stores Inc

 

177,100

 

ROVI Corp Com

 

272,844

 

SLM Corporation

 

139,749

 

SM Energy Company

 

153,218

 

Schlumberger Limited

 

492,650

 

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co-CL A

 

314,774

 

SCRIPPS Networks Inter-CL A

 

729,675

 

SEACOR Holdings Inc

 

707,630

 

Sensient Technologies Corp

 

341,589

 

Sigma-Aldrich Corporation

 

552,448

 

Solera Holdings Inc

 

220,676

 

Starbucks Corporation

 

591,192

 

TJX Companies Inc

 

204,194

 

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp

 

142,290

 

Target Corporation

 

360,780

 

Time Warner Cable Inc

 

495,225

 

Titanium Metals Corp New

 

146,030

 

Toro Company

 

265,052

 

Tractor Supply Company

 

426,712

 

Union Pacific Corporation

 

481,832

 

United Parcel Service-CL B

 

972,572

 

UnitedHealth Group Inc

 

823,308

 

Universal Health Svcs-CL B

 

256,178

 

V F Corporation

 

310,248

 

Verisign Inc

 

140,481

 

VMWARE Inc-CL A

 

160,038

 

WEBMD Health Corp

 

321,678

 

Wells Fargo & Company

 

297,504

 

Xerox Corporation

 

196,992

 

YUM Brands Inc

 

843,660

 

Zebra Technologies Corp-CL A

 

197,548

 

Zions Bancorp

 

209,140

 

 

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Employer Identification #36-3051915

 

Plan #020

 

AON SAVINGS PLAN

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

December 31, 2010

(continued)

 

 

 

Current Value

 

Detail of Ned Davis Research Fund Assets

 

(dollars)

 

 

 

 

 

Herbalife Ltd Com

 

184,599

 

CORE Laboratories N V Com

 

712,400

 

AVAGO Technologies Ltd

 

703,209

 

Total Common Stocks

 

70,878,512

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Bonds

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Bd

 

1,257,857

 

5.250% Due 12-11-20

 

 

 

Freddie Mac

 

1,587,759

 

6.750% Due 03-15-31

 

 

 

Fannie Mae

 

1,653,880

 

6.000% Due 04-18-36

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bond

 

3,554,506

 

8.125% Due 05-15-21

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bond

 

3,327,908

 

4.500% Due 05-15-38

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bond

 

7,900,496

 

4.250% 11-15-40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Bonds

 

19,282,406

 

 

 

 

 

Total Ned Davis Fund Assets

 

97,182,209

 

 

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