Aon has announced plans to launch the Aon Digital Placement Exchange (Aon DPX), a digital trading platform aimed at modernising how brokers access capital and syndicate risk in the London Market. The platform is scheduled to go live for US property risks in the second half of 2026, with more than a dozen leading insurers expected to participate at launch. Aon DPX will be the broker's digital approach to placing Follow Line business, using structured data and algorithmic trading to connect risk and capital. The platform will enable insurers to digitally express and deploy their underwriting appetite, with the aim of accelerating execution and improving consistency in placement. Traditionally, placing Follow Line business has relied on manual, repetitive processes across distribution and underwriting. Aon DPX is designed to modernise this approach by enabling insurers to define their underwriting appetite digitally, giving brokers faster access to Follow Line capacity once Lead terms are established. The platform is built on Aon-designed logic and configurable parameters that allow insurers to articulate their view of risk digitally. Each participating carrier retains full control over how its underwriting appetite is defined and deployed, with no visibility by Aon into individual appetite positions, the firm says. Trading analytics sit alongside the platform to support insurers as client needs and market conditions shift. Aon DPX is expected to integrate with Aon Broker Copilot, the firm's integrated placement, analytics and broking technology, embedding digital trading into brokers' workflows. The launch builds on Aon's US$1 billion investment in integrated data, analytics and technology capabilities, which also includes its Risk Analyzers, Diagnostic tools and Claims Copilot. Joe Peiser, CEO of Risk Capital for Aon, says: "The way Follow Line business has been placed has not kept pace with the scale and complexity of today's risks. Aon DPX introduces a more efficient and data-driven approach to connecting risk and capital aimed at giving clients greater clarity, choice and control." Clyde Bernstein, global lead of Aon Broker Copilot and Aon DPX, says: "Aon DPX offers a progressive way for insurers to retain control of their view of risk and underwriting strategy while delivering a fast and sustainable model for the deployment of capital."
