Company interview guide

Aon

HQ — London, United Kingdom·Public Company·Risk Management, Retirement, and Health Solutions

Aon India interview process for actuarial, health and benefits, risk, analytics and HR consulting roles: online test, case and technical rounds, plus common questions.

  • 684 open jobs
  • 1982 founded
  • London headquarters
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Company overview

About Aon

Aon is a global professional services firm headquartered in London that advises clients on risk, retirement, health and human capital. It is one of the world's largest insurance and reinsurance brokers and a leading provider of actuarial, pensions, employee benefits, talent and compensation consulting, and its analytics and data businesses support clients across every major industry.

In India Aon operates client-facing consulting teams and large global delivery and analytics centres, with offices in Gurugram, Bengaluru, Mumbai and other cities. Teams work on actuarial valuation and modelling, reinsurance and catastrophe analytics, health and benefits administration, retirement plan services, human capital and compensation surveys, data science, technology and operations. The firm hires freshers from actuarial science, statistics, mathematics, economics, engineering and management programmes into analyst and associate roles, and experienced professionals into consultant, manager and specialist positions.

Aon looks for strong quantitative ability, attention to detail and the capacity to explain analysis to non-technical clients. For actuarial roles, progress in professional exams is valued; for consulting and analytics roles, structured thinking, spreadsheet and data skills and a client-service mindset matter most. Interviewers also assess collaboration because most work is delivered by global teams.

Founded in1982
OwnershipPublic Company
Global Employee count50,000+
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
Office Locations120 countries
CEOGreg Case
Type of CompanyPublic Company
Nature of BusinessRisk Management, Retirement, and Health Solutions
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Step by step

Aon hiring process

Aon's process varies by business line, but analyst and associate hiring generally follows the steps below, mostly virtually.

1. Application or campus registration

Apply on the Aon careers site, through a job portal such as Jobaaj, via referral or through campus placements at actuarial, statistics, economics and management institutes. Resumes are screened for quantitative coursework, exam progress and relevant internships.

2. Online assessment

A timed online test covering numerical reasoning, logical reasoning, data interpretation and English, sometimes with a psychometric section. Actuarial and analytics roles may include a technical test on probability, statistics or Excel.

3. Technical or case interview

A 45 minute interview with a team member on domain concepts and a short case or worked problem, such as pricing a simple product, interpreting a benefits dataset or structuring a compensation benchmarking approach.

4. Manager interview

The hiring manager explores your projects, internships and exam progress, how you handle deadlines and detail, and your interest in the specific practice area.

5. Senior leadership interview

For consultant-level and above, a practice leader assesses client-readiness, communication and career direction; for analysts this round is sometimes combined with the manager interview.

6. HR discussion and offer

HR discusses compensation, exam support and study leave for actuarial roles, location and joining date, and completes background verification before releasing the offer.

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What to expect

Aon interview rounds

The rounds below describe a typical actuarial or analytics analyst hire; health and benefits, retirement and human capital roles follow the same structure with domain-specific case content.

Round 1: Online aptitude and technical test

A 60 to 90 minute proctored test with reasoning sections and, for quantitative roles, a technical section.

  • Numerical reasoning and data interpretation from tables and charts
  • Probability, distributions and basic statistics
  • Excel-style calculations such as present value and annuities
  • English comprehension and a situational-judgement section

Round 2: Technical or case interview

A 45 minute interview with an analyst or consultant that combines concept questions with a worked problem.

  • Explain the time value of money and calculate a simple annuity
  • How would you estimate the reserve for a group health insurance plan
  • Structure a benchmarking study for a client's compensation policy
  • Interpret a claims dataset and identify cost drivers

Round 3: Manager interview

A 30 to 45 minute conversation with the hiring manager on your background and working style.

  • Walk through an internship or project involving data analysis
  • How you check your own work for errors under tight deadlines
  • Actuarial exam progress and study plan
  • Interest in retirement, health, reinsurance or human capital work

Round 4: Leadership interview

A 20 to 30 minute discussion with a practice leader, mainly for consultant and senior analyst roles.

  • Explaining a technical finding to a non-technical client
  • A time you handled conflicting priorities from different stakeholders
  • Why Aon and long-term goals in consulting

Round 5: HR interview

A 15 to 20 minute discussion on compensation, benefits, exam support and formalities.

  • Salary expectations and current breakup
  • Location preference and notice period
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Pay by role

Aon salaries

DesignationAverage salary
Branch / Area Manager
Experience: 6 - 10 years yrs
₹ 22.1 Lakhs /year
Typical range ₹15.6 L – ₹28.6 L/yr
Credit / Risk Analyst
Experience: 2 - 5 years yrs
₹ 13.7 Lakhs /year
Typical range ₹9.1 L – ₹18.2 L/yr
Assistant Manager
Experience: 2 - 5 years yrs
₹ 11.1 Lakhs /year
Typical range ₹7.8 L – ₹14.3 L/yr
Relationship Manager
Experience: 1 - 4 years yrs
₹ 7.8 Lakhs /year
Typical range ₹5.2 L – ₹10.4 L/yr

Figures are estimates based on typical market ranges for this role and sector, not company-published pay. Actual offers vary by location, skills and negotiation.

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Practise by topic

Aon interview questions

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Asked in the room

Aon interview FAQs

Q1How many rounds are there in the Aon interview process?

Typically four to five: an online aptitude and technical assessment, a technical or case interview, a manager interview, a leadership interview for consultant-level roles, and an HR discussion. Campus hiring for analysts usually completes the interviews within a day or two of the test, while lateral hiring is spread over two to four weeks.

Q2How difficult are Aon's actuarial and analytics interviews?

Moderately demanding on fundamentals. Expect questions on probability, statistics, time value of money and Excel-based calculations, plus a case or dataset to reason through. Interviewers care about accuracy and structured thinking more than speed, and they probe whether you can explain your result simply. Actuarial candidates with two or more exams cleared have an advantage.

Q3Explain the time value of money and why it matters in actuarial work.

Money today is worth more than the same amount in the future because it can be invested to earn a return, so future cash flows are discounted to present value using an interest rate. Actuaries rely on this to value pension liabilities, price insurance products and set reserves, because premiums are received now while claims and benefits are paid years later.

Q4How would you approach a client whose employee health insurance costs are rising sharply?

Structure the answer: first analyse the claims data to find drivers such as high-cost conditions, utilisation patterns or demographic shifts, then benchmark the plan design against peers, and finally propose levers such as plan redesign, wellness programmes, network negotiation and better claims management. Show that you would quantify the impact of each option before recommending.

Q5Tell me about a time you found an error in your own or someone else's analysis.

Attention to detail is central at Aon, so pick a real example: describe the analysis, how you noticed something was off such as a reconciliation that did not match, how you traced the cause, how you communicated it and what checks you introduced afterwards. Focus on process and transparency rather than blame.

Q6What is the salary and eligibility for fresher analysts at Aon India?

Freshers usually hold degrees in actuarial science, statistics, mathematics, economics, engineering or management, and actuarial roles expect at least some professional exam progress. Analyst compensation is typically in the mid single-digit lakhs per year, with higher bands for actuarial and data science roles, plus exam fee reimbursement, study leave and increments tied to exams cleared.

Quick facts about Aon

How do I apply for a job at Aon?
Open roles are listed on the company's own careers page: https://jobs.aon.com.
How many people work at Aon?
Aon employs approximately 50,000+. Headcount figures move over time and are indicative.
Is Aon a public or private company?
Ownership: Public Company.
Who is the CEO of Aon?
As recorded on this profile, Greg Case leads Aon. Leadership can change - check the company's own site for the current position holder.
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