In each of these affiliations, the idea is for the firms to work jointly on projects and to steer business to one another.

Customers who wanted in were expected to provide additional compensation, either through sky-high commissions or steering business to the firm.

At Aon, the person close to the case said, investigators have found documentation of brokers steering business to insurers that paid the company incentives.

Prosecutors say a major state contractor steered business to the company in return for state business.

Typically, a corporation's general counsel steers business to outside firms.

The representatives would steer such business to other First Chicago branches.

Insurance agents often steer business away from companies whose financial condition has deteriorated.

Jobs With Justice plans to provide residents with discount cards to steer business to those stores.

If we do, it would be a reason for us to steer business.

Harder hit were agencies that receive discounts from American in exchange for steering business to the airline.