EX-15 4 a2141543zex-15.htm EXHIBIT 15
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Exhibit 15


CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors and Stockholders
Aon Corporation

        We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements of Aon Corporation described in the following table of our report dated August 4, 2004, with respect to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements of Aon Corporation included in its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004.

Registration Statement
   
Form

  Number
  Purpose
S-8   33-27984   Pertaining to Aon's savings plan

S-8

 

33-42575

 

Pertaining to Aon's stock award plan and stock option plan

S-8

 

33-59037

 

Pertaining to Aon's stock award plan and stock option plan

S-3

 

333-50607

 

Pertaining to the registration of 369,000 shares of common stock

S-8

 

333-55773

 

Pertaining to Aon's stock award plan, stock option plan, and employee stock purchase plan

S-3

 

333-78723

 

Pertaining to the registration of debt securities, preferred stock and common stock

S-4

 

333-57706

 

Pertaining to the registration of up to 3,852,184 shares of common stock

S-3

 

333-74364

 

Pertaining to the registration of debt securities, preferred stock, common stock, share purchase contracts, and share purchase units

S-3

 

333-100466

 

Pertaining to the registration, as amended, of 2,707,018 shares of common stock

S-3

 

333-102799

 

Pertaining to the registration of senior convertible debentures and common stock

S-8

 

333-103344

 

Pertaining to the registration of common stock

S-8

 

333-106584

 

Pertaining to Aon's deferred compensation plan

 

 

 
    ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Chicago, Illinois
August 4, 2004

 

 



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CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM