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In Sydney, Australia’s Central Business District, an office building with the Aon emblem may be seen. Loren Elliott/REUTERS Reuters, WASHINGTON, July 9 – The Justice Department’s attempt to derail insurance broker Aon’s (AON.N) planned $30 billion acquisition of Willis Towers Watson has been split into two trials by Judge Reggie Walton (WTY.F). The bench trial in the matter will be held from Nov. 18 to 23, and Dec. 20 to 22, according to the judge’s ruling, which was released on Friday. The trial will take place at the District of Columbia’s United States District Court. In June, the US Justice Department filed a lawsuit to prevent the merger, claiming that it would combine the second and third largest of the “Big Three” global insurance brokers, resulting in higher pricing. find out more Diane Bartz contributed reporting, and Diane Craft edited the piece. The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles are our standards./nRead More

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