Aon plc (NYSE:AON) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call February 2, 2024 8:30 AM ET
Company Participants
Greg Case - CEO
Christa Davies - CFO
Eric Andersen - President
Conference Call Participants
Andrew Kligerman - TD Cowen
Jack Matten - BMO Capital Markets
Jimmy Bhullar - JPMorgan
Bob Huang - Morgan Stanley
Rob Cox - Goldman Sachs
Elyse Greenspan - Wells Fargo
Meyer Shields - KBW
Charlie Lederer - Citi
Operator
Good morning, and thank you for holding. Welcome to Aon plc's Fourth Quarter 2023 Conference Call. At this time, all parties will be in listen-only mode until the question-and-answer portion of today's call. I'd also like to remind all parties that this call is being recorded. If anyone has any objection, you may disconnect your line at this time.
It's important to note that some of the comments in today's call may constitute certain statements that are forward-looking in nature as defined by the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated. Information concerning risk factors that could cause such differences are described in the press release covering our fourth quarter and full year 2023 results, as well as having been posted on our website.
Now it is my pleasure to turn the call over to Greg Case, CEO of Aon plc.
Greg Case
Good morning, everyone. Welcome to our fourth quarter conference call. I'm joined by Christa Davies, our CFO; and Eric Andersen, our President. As in previous quarters, we posted a detailed financial presentation on our website.
We want to start with a very sincere thank you to our Aon colleagues around the world for all they've done in 2023 pivotal for our clients and support each other. As we reflect on 2023, we observed that the client demand driving our Aon United journey. Trends around increasing volatility and interconnected risk have accelerated.
Specifically, we see four broad areas of focus that increase the relevance of our core business and create opportunity to deliver more value to clients. These four megatrends revolve around trade and the consequence of sustained geopolitical uncertainty. Technology, particularly the rise of AI, weather reflecting the rate of natural catastrophes and workforce where the pandemic has fundamentally impacted talent. These profound transitions described in our Global Risk Management Survey and Human Capital Trends Report require clients to both deliver against today's expectations and evolve to make better decisions on new risk and people challenges.