Aon has appointed law firm DLA as panel solicitors for its solicitor sole practitioner scheme.

Under the deal DLA will act as solicitor on claims referred to the panel by Aon Claims Solutions, a specialist subsidiary of the giant broker.

Claims are being handled by DLA teams run respectively by partners Godfrey Smallman and Matthew Hirst.

The link-up with Aon is the second major insurance appointment for DLA's Technical Unit.


The 2025 Insurance Times Awards took place on the evening of Wednesday 3rd December in the iconic Great Room of London’s Grosvenor House.

Hosted by comedian and actor Tom Allen, 34 Gold, 23 Silver and 22 Bronze awards were handed out across an amazing 34 categories recognising brilliance and innovation right across the breadth of UK general insurance.
Many congratulations to all the worthy winners and as always, huge thanks to our sponsors for their support and our judges for their expertise.

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