NU Online News Service, Oct. 11, 10:45 a.m. EDT
Chicago-based insurance broker Aon Corp. declared a quarterly cash dividend of 15 cents per share on its outstanding common stock last week.
The dividend is payable on Nov. 15 to shareholders of record as of Nov. 1.
For the second quarter of this year the firm reported net income rose $4 million to $153 million compared to the same period last year, translating into a 3 cent increase in earnings per share to 54 cents. Revenues rose 1 percent, or $16 million, to $1.9 billion.
For the first six moths of this year, net income compared to last year was down 23 percent, dropping $98 million to $331 million. Earnings per share dropped 29 cents to $1.18 a share. First-half revenues rose 2 percent, or $74 million, to $3.8 billion.
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