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Marsh & McLennan Acquires Florida-Based Vero Insurance

Oct 5 2016 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), the middle market agency subsidiary of Marsh, has acquired Vero Insurance, Inc., a Vero Beach, Florida-based independent agency specializing in private client insurance services....

Business Moves

Sep 19 2016 // Arthur J. Gallagher, Blue Horizon Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Blue Horizon Insurance Services in San Diego. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ronald Zappelli and his team will continue to operate in...

Guy Carpenter’s Carter Moves to JLT Re’s International Division in London

Sep 13 2016 // Reinsurance broker JLT Re has named Matthew Carter as a partner in its London Market & International Division, which is led by Bill Bennett. Carter will be based in JLT Re’s London office. In his new role, Carter...

Marsh & McLennan Acquires Atlanta-Based Benefits Advisory Group

Sep 2 2016 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), the middle market agency subsidiary of Marsh, has acquired Benefits Advisory Group, an Atlanta-based employee benefits consulting firm. Terms of the transaction were not...

Marsh & McLennan Launches Asia Pacific Risk Center in Singapore

Aug 25 2016 // Marsh & McLennan Cos. and the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) announced the launch of the Asia Pacific Risk Center (APRC) in Singapore, which aims to analyze key risks facing industries and governments in...

Lockton Hires Mercer’s Bailey for Washington D.C. Office

Aug 24 2016 // Lockton Companies, a Kansas City, Mo., based insurance brokerage, has hired George Bailey as a senior vice president in its Washington, D.C. office. He brings nearly 25 years of experience in the employee benefit and risk...

Guy Carpenter’s Bueler Joins JLT Re

Jul 26 2016 // Reinsurance broker JLT Re has appointed Aaron Bueler as executive vice president and managing broker. He will be based in JLT Re’s Seattle office reporting to George Daddario, deputy CEO of JLT Re in North...

QBE, Marsh Consider the Brexit-Effect

Jul 11 2016 // QBE Insurance Group announced last month that it will be reviewing its UK-based operations in light of the UK leaving the European Union. “The referendum outcome may require a revised approach in relation to...

QBE Weighs Brexit-Effect; Marsh Considers Some Brexit Scenarios

Jun 28 2016 // QBE Insurance Group announced this week that it will be reviewing its UK-based operations in light of last week’s vote in the UK to leave the European Union. “The referendum outcome may require a revised...

Carpenter Forms Partnership with Symantec to Create Cyber Aggregation Model

May 18 2016 // Guy Carpenter & Co., the global risk and reinsurance specialist and wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Cos., has formed a strategic alliance with cyber security specialist Symantec Corp. to create a cyber...

Marsh Canada Appoints Lay as President & CEO; Garner Named Chairman

May 11 2016 // Marsh has appointed Chris Lay as president and CEO of Marsh Canada, succeeding Alan Garner who takes on the role of chairman, effective July 1. Both Lay and Garner will report to Robert Bentley, president of Marsh US and...

Marsh Reports Q1 Growth of 2%; Guy Carpenter 3%

Apr 28 2016 // Global insurance, risk and consulting firm Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. reported growth across all of its companies in for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016. Consolidated revenue in the first quarter of 2016...

Carpenter Promotes Stubbings as CEO of Bermuda Unit; Keegan Named Sr. VP

Apr 25 2016 // Guy Carpenter & Co. has promoted Peter Stubbings as CEO of the firm’s Bermuda operations, with immediate effect. In addition, Richard Keegan will join the Bermuda team as senior vice president in May. Previously...

Marsh & McLennan Agency Acquires Corporate Consulting Services in NYC

Apr 4 2016 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC, the middle market agency subsidiary of Marsh, announced Monday that it has acquired Corporate Consulting Services Ltd., a New York City-based insurance brokerage and human resource...

Business Moves

Apr 4 2016 // AmWINS Group, Group Benefit Services AmWINS Group Inc. has acquired Group Benefit Services Inc. and GBS Payroll Plus Inc., known collectively as Group Benefit Services, in Hunt Valley, Md. Terms of the transaction were not...

Carpenter Launches New Version of Client Portfolio, Risk Management Platform

Mar 28 2016 // Guy Carpenter & Co. announced the launch of GC AdvantagePoint® 2.0, the latest release of its client portfolio and risk management platform. With GC AdvantagePoint 2.0, clients are able to easily leverage the...

New York Set to Legalize Professional Mixed Martial Arts

Mar 25 2016 // New York’s Assembly voted 113-25 on March 22 to legalize mixed martial arts, clearing the way for fights late this year and expanding the combat sport into the last state to still prohibit it. New York Gov. Andrew...

2015 Global Insured Losses Lowest Since 2009 Despite El Niño Effects: Carpenter

Mar 25 2016 // One of the strongest El Niño periods on record and a positive phase of the North Atlantic Oscillation were the climate drivers in 2015 that led to an exceptional season of Pacific tropical storms and severe windstorms and...

Business Moves

Mar 21 2016 // Risk Strategies, Lester Brokerage Risk Strategies Co., a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm based in Boston, has acquired Lester Brokerage, an independent agency in Englewood Cliffs, N.J....

Financial Services Industry Fails to Support Women in Career Progression: Mercer

Mar 9 2016 // The finance industry offers women a lot of work, especially at the entry level. But each rung up the career ladder, they are increasingly winnowed from the business by lagging recruiting, retention and promotion from...