Exhibit 10.2

 

AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Amendment to Employment Agreement (this “Amendment”) attaches to and forms
part of the Employment Agreement dated as of May 2, 2005 and amended effective
March 13, 2008 (the “Agreement”), between Aon Corporation (the “Company”) and
Ted T. Devine (the “Executive”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive mutually desire to further amend the
Agreement, as provided in this Amendment;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements
contained herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.                                       The last sentence of Section 1,
“Employment,” is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

“The term of employment of the Executive pursuant to this Agreement (the
“Employment Period”) commenced on May 2, 2005 (the “Effective Date”) and will
end on April 30, 2013, unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 4 hereof.”

 

2.                                       The first sentence of Section 2(a),
“Position and Duties,” is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:

 

“The Company will employ the Executive during the Employment Period as Executive
Vice President of Aon Corporation and President of the global Aon Risk Services
business, or in another Level 1A senior executive capacity with profit and loss
responsibility as may be authorized or directed by the CEO.”

 

3.                                       Section 2(b), “Responsibilities,” is
deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

“(b)  Responsibilities.  The Executive will have the authority and
responsibility typically held by an Executive Vice President of a large, global
publicly-traded company.  The Executive will also perform such other duties (not
inconsistent with his positions) on behalf of the Company and its subsidiaries
as may be from time to time authorized or directed by the CEO.  The Executive
will report to the CEO.”

 

4.                                       A new subsection (g) is hereby added to
Section 3, “Compensation”:

 

“(g)                           Award of Restricted Stock Units.  In
consideration for entering into this Amendment, the Executive will receive an
award of 25,000 restricted stock units of Aon Corporation common stock under the
2001 Aon Stock Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.  The restricted
stock units will be granted as of the date this Amendment is executed by both
parties, in accordance with the approval provided by the Organization and
Compensation Committee of Aon Corporation’s board of directors on January 29,
2009.  The award will be subject to the Company’s standard terms and provisions,
including vesting provisions.  For the avoidance of doubt, the restricted stock
units will

 

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vest in equal installments of 25% on the second through fifth anniversary of the
date of grant subject to the Executive’s continued employment.”

 

5.                                       Subpart (ii)(A) of Section 4(c) — the
first prong of the definition of “cause” — is deleted in its entirety.

 

6.                                       Subpart (v) of Section 4(c) is deleted
in its entirety.

 

7.                                       Subsection 4(d), “Termination Without
Cause,” is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

“(d)  Termination Without Cause.  If, during the Employment Period, the Company
terminates the employment of the Executive hereunder for any reason other than a
reason set forth in Section 4(a), (b) or (c), the Company will give the
Executive 12 months’ prior written notice of such termination and:

 

(i)                                     during the notice period or thereafter,
as applicable, the Executive will be entitled to the payments and benefits
specified by Sections 4(c)(iv)(A) and (B); and

 

(ii)                                  concurrent with the last day of the notice
period, the Executive will be entitled to receive a lump sum cash payment.  The
lump sum payment will be equal to the product of (x) two and (y) the sum of the
annual Base Salary and the Executive’s target annual incentive bonus for the
Bonus Year in which the Executive’s employment terminates.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4(d), if any payment
specified by this Section 4(d) would not be deductible by the Company for
federal income tax purposes by reason of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or any similar or successor statute
(excluding Section 280G of the Code), such payment will be deferred and the
amount thereof (plus earnings thereon in accordance with the terms of such
deferral) will be paid to the Executive at the earliest time that such payment
is deductible by the Company.”

 

8.                                       A new subsection (f) is added to
Section 4 as follows:

 

“(f)  Termination for Good Reason.  (i) Upon 30 days’ prior written notice to
the Company, the Executive may voluntarily terminate his employment for Good
Reason (as herein defined).  If the Executive voluntarily terminates employment
pursuant to this Section 4(f), the Executive’s entitlement to compensation and
benefits will cease immediately, except that the Executive will be entitled to
the payments and benefits specified in Section 4(d);

 

(ii)                                  As used in this Agreement, “Good Reason”
means, during the Employment Period and without the written consent of the
Executive, the following, provided that an isolated, insubstantial or
inadvertent action not taken in bad faith or a failure not occurring in bad
faith, which is reasonably remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of
notice thereof given by the Executive will not constitute Good Reason:

 

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(A)                       the assignment to the Executive of duties, authority
or responsibilities materially inconsistent in any respect with a Level 1A
senior executive position as contemplated by this Agreement;

 

(B)                         any failure by the Company to comply with the
provisions of Section 3 hereof;

 

(C)                         any requirement by the Company that the Executive’s
principal office be located more than 50 miles outside of the greater Chicago
metropolitan area; or

 

(D)                        any other material breach by the Company of this
Agreement.”

 

9.                                       A new Section 21, “Code Section 409A,”
is hereby added as follows:

 

“21.                           Code Section 409A.  (a) The time or schedule of
any payment or amount scheduled to be paid pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, including but not limited to any restricted stock unit or other
equity-based award, payment, or amount that provides for the ‘deferral of
compensation’ (as such term is described under Section 409A of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (‘Code Section 409A’), may not be accelerated
except as otherwise permitted under Code Section 409A and the guidance and
Treasury regulations issued thereunder.

 

(b)                         The parties intend that this Agreement and the
benefits provided hereunder be interpreted and construed to comply with Code
Section 409A to the extent applicable thereto.  The time and form of payment of
incentive compensation, disability benefits, severance payments, expense
reimbursements and payments of in-kind benefits described herein will be made in
accordance with the applicable sections of this Agreement, provided that with
respect to termination of employment for reasons other than death, the payment
at such time can be characterized as a ‘short-term deferral’ for purposes of
Code Section 409A or as otherwise exempt from the provisions of Code
Section 409A, or if any portion of the payment cannot be so characterized, and
the Executive is a ‘specified employee’ under Code Section 409A, such portion of
the payment will be delayed until the earlier to occur of the Executive’s death
or the date that is six months and one day following the Executive’s termination
of employment (the ‘Delay Period’).  Upon the expiration of the Delay Period,
all payments and benefits delayed pursuant to this section will be paid or
reimbursed to the Executive in a lump sum, and any remaining payments due under
this Agreement will be payable at the same time and in the same form as such
amounts would have been paid.  Further, if the Executive is a ‘specified
employee’ and if any equity-based awards granted to the Executive by the Company
pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, continue to vest upon the Executive’s
termination of employment, and are deemed a ‘deferral of compensation’ (as such
term is described under Code Section 409A), the equity-based awards will not be
settled or released until the expiration of the Delay Period.  For purposes of
applying the provisions of Code Section 409A, each separately identifiable
amount to which the Executive is entitled will be treated as a separate
payment.  In addition, the disability benefits and severance payments will be
treated as a series of separate payments.

 

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(c)                          Although the Company intends to administer the
Agreement so that it will comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A, the
Company does not represent or warrant that the Agreement will comply with Code
Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local or non-United
States law.  Provided that the Company administers this Agreement in a manner
consistent with the terms of this Agreement, neither the Company, its
subsidiaries, nor their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers
will be liable to the Executive (or any other individual claiming a benefit
through the Executive) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Executive may owe
as a result of compensation paid under the Agreement, and the Company and its
subsidiaries will have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the
Executive from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Code Section 409A.”

 

10.                                 A new Section 22, “Mediation,” is hereby
added as follows:

 

“22.                           Mediation.  In the event a dispute arises in
connection with this Agreement, the Company and the Executive agree to submit
the dispute to non-binding mediation to be paid for by the Company which shall
select the mediator.”

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment to the
Agreement as of the 27th day of April, 2009.

 

 

AON CORPORATION

 

EXECUTIVE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Greg Case

 

/s/ Ted T. Devine

 

 

Ted T. Devine

Title:

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

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