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(Bloomberg) — Aon Plc, the insurance broker that moved its headquarters to London from Chicago, declined the most since May after a measure of revenue growth slowed.
Aon slid $2.29 or 3.7%, to $59 at 4:04 p.m. in New York on Friday, the biggest drop on the 81-company Standard & Poor’s 500 Financials Index. The shares are up 6.1% this year.
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The fattest profits in 70 years have helped sustain a pandemic hiring spree by U.S. business. Now, margins are shrinking and that could signal harder times ahead in the jobs market.
Aon said it was in the early stages of exploring an all-share tie-up with Willis Towers after there were reports of the potential plan.
Aon is considering a combination with rival insurance brokerage Willis Towers Watson, in what could be the industry’s largest ever merger.
U.S. job growth in May vaulted payroll gains above 1 million in 2018. Whether the labor market can maintain such a speed amid a diminishing pool of skilled workers is another question.
At the top benefit firms experiencing the most gains in the large-group market, such as Aon, growth strategy boils down to one asset: their employees.
