Howden Alleged to Have Poached Insurance Rival’s Team in UK Suit

One of the UK’s top insurers is accused of using a team of “recruiting sergeants” to poach talent from a rival that led to mass resignations in Brazil and London.

Aon UK Ltd. sued Howden Group Holdings Ltd. in the UK claiming it swept a dozen employees, including some of Aon’s most senior staff last year. Howden used the hiring of senior executives to lure other employees, obtain confidential information and later solicited Aon’s clients, according to Aon’s lawyers.

“Aon’s claim is that Howden UK’s recruitment operations in 2023 were grossly unlawful,” they said in filings for a court ...