Following closing, NFP will run as an "independent but connected platform," according to the acquiring firm. Doug Hammond, chairman and CEO of NFP, will continue to lead the business and will report to Eric Andersen, president of Aon. Credit: izzuan/Stock.adobe.com Following closing, NFP will run as an "independent but connected platform," according to the acquiring firm. Doug Hammond, chairman and CEO of NFP, will continue to lead the business and will report to Eric Andersen, president of Aon. Credit: izzuan/Stock.adobe.com

Management consulting firm Aon has agreed to buy privately held insurance broker NFP Corp. for about $13.4 billion as part of a push into the middle-market segment of the insurance brokerage, wealth management and retirement plan advisory.

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