While Aon and Willis Towers Watson were trying for many months to land their merger, their competitors were able lure away some of their producer talent – capitalizing on the “distraction and uncertainty” that existed for both brokers. Aon’s proposed …
Insurance broker and professional services firm Marsh McLennan has launched a global MBA fellowship program in partnership with the National Black MBA Association and Fisk University. The program, called RISE (racial inclusion and social equity), will provide second-year Black MBA …
Lockton is bolstering its transaction liability team with key hires across the three transaction liability insurance product lines: Representations and Warranties Insurance, Tax Liability Insurance and Contingent Liability and Litigation Insurance. These hires come on the heels of Lockton’s addition …
LONDON – Environmental scientist Laura Garcia Velez cut her teeth on projects to help Ethiopian farmers insure crops for drought and connect remote Colombian communities to the electricity grid before working for conservation campaigners WWF. Now she’s an analyst for …
Credit Suisse told investors the debt in its $7.3 billion finance fund was low risk because it was insured but the bank failed to ensure the policies would pay out, two sources told Reuters. When Japan’s Tokio Marine, the company …
In what the company acknowledges is a small branding change, professional services and insurance firm Marsh & McLennan has dropped the ampersand to become Marsh McLennan. The company says the change is meant to emphasize that Marsh McLennan is a …
Global insurance and professional services firm Marsh & McLennan Cos. announced that Nzinga Shaw will join the company as chief Inclusion & Diversity officer effective February 16. Shaw most recently served as Starbucks Coffee Co.’s global chief Inclusion & Diversity …
Cyber security has emerged as the most pressing exposure for business confronting a new “age of risk,” topping the coronavirus pandemic and climate change, in part because cybercrime is so pervasive, the head of insurance broker and consulting firm Marsh …
Global insurance companies linked to Adani’s Carmichael coal mine in Australia are distancing themselves from the controversial development, as pressure mounts on financial institutions to cut their ties to the fossil fuel industry. A growing global consensus has seen financial …
Marsh & McLennan Cos.’ $5.6 billion acquisition of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group is on track to close this spring. MMC CEO Dan Glaser, who described the deal as one of “strength on strength,” told analysts today that the transaction is …
