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Guy Carpenter Selected as New CCRIF Placing Broker

Mar 11 2011 // The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) has announced the appointment of Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC as the new Placing Broker for the Facility, beginning immediately in “preparation for the...

Business Moves

Mar 7 2011 // MMA, KinlochMarsh & McLennan Agency (MMA), the retail unit of Marsh, has acquired the Boston office of Kinloch Consulting Group Inc., the employee benefits division of Kinloch Holdings Inc. Terms of the transaction...

Business Moves

Mar 7 2011 // MMA, Kinloch Marsh & McLennan Agency (MMA), the retail unit of Marsh, has acquired the Boston office of Kinloch Consulting Group Inc., the employee benefits division of Kinloch Holdings Inc. Terms of the transaction...

Independent Spirit Shapes Marsh’s New Retail Unit

Feb 21 2011 // In a little over a year, mega-broker Marsh & McLennan quickly assembled one of the largest independent agencies in the nation, entirely through acquisitions. That entity, Marsh & McLennan agency, targets middle...

Marsh Agency Buys Kinloch Consulting’s Boston Office

Feb 16 2011 // Marsh & McLennan Agency (MMA), the retail unit of Marsh, has acquired the Boston office of Kinloch Consulting Group Inc., the employee benefits division of Kinloch Holdings Inc. Terms of the transaction were not...

Mercer Report Concludes ‘Trillions of Dollars at Stake’ from Climate Change

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Marsh Reports Robust Revenue Growth

Feb 15 2011 // Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. today reported strong revenue growth and net income for the fourth quarter and full year 2010 year.Consolidated revenue for the company in the fourth quarter of 2010 was $2.8 billion, an...

Business Moves

Feb 7 2011 // Hylant Group, Swartzel AffiliatedOhio-based insurance brokerage, Hylant Group, and property/casualty insurance services provider Swartzel Affiliated Insurance Agency have merged. The companies’ announcement said the...

Independent Spirit Shapes Marsh’s New Retail Unit

Feb 7 2011 // In a little over a year, mega-broker Marsh & McLennan quickly assembled one of the largest independent agencies in the nation, entirely through acquisitions. That entity, Marsh & McLennan agency, targets middle...

2010 Ends with a Bang

Jan 24 2011 // Following a year of historically low merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in 2009, market, economic and political dynamics fueled the fourth most active year of M&A activity in the past 11 years, and the busiest...

Business Moves

Jan 24 2011 // Hub International, Farr InsuranceInsurance broker Hub International Limited has acquired the assets of Farr Insurance Group, a Venice, Florida-based insurance brokerage firm. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed....

Guy Carpenter Establishes New Facultative Team in Iberia

Jan 20 2011 // Guy Carpenter & Co, the global risk and reinsurance specialist of Marsh & McLennan, announced the formation of a new dedicated facultative team in Iberia. Alejandro Ramirez, Senior Vice President, Artur Castany,...

Marsh & McLennan Agency Acquires Minnesota-based RJF Agencies

Jan 6 2011 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), a subsidiary of insurance broker Marsh Inc., announced it has RJF Agencies Inc., one of the largest independent insurance agencies in the upper Midwest. Terms of the transaction were...

Marsh Agency Buys Georgia Benefits Brokerage

Jan 4 2011 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC reports it has acquired Strategic Benefit Solutions, Inc. (SBS), a $4 million benefits brokerage and consulting firm based in Alpharetta, Georgia.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed....

Reinsurance Renewal Rates On the Decline, Reports Claim

Dec 30 2010 // Reinsurance rates for 2011 are falling at the same or greater pace than traditional insurers and further softening of the market is to come, according to two industry reports.For the second year in a row, global...

Guy Carpenter Survey: Program Administrators Say Business Stable But Less Profitable

Dec 5 2010 // The current insurance program market is mature and stable, with business estimated at $20 billion, but profitability may be declining, according to a new survey of program administrators (PA) and managing general agents...

Ratings: Cherokee/Oakland, Wayne Mutual, Executive, United Fire, Mercer

Dec 3 2010 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to ‘A’ (Excellent) from ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) to “a” from “a-” of Cherokee Insurance...

United Fire Acquiring Mercer Insurance Group

Dec 1 2010 // Iowa-based insurer United Fire & Casualty will acquire New Jersey-based Mercer Insurance Group in a deal valued at $191 millionThe merger, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2011, calls for Mercer...

Program Business Stable But Less Profitable: Guy Carpenter Survey

Nov 12 2010 // The current insurance program market is mature and stable, with business estimated at $20 billion, but profitability may be declining, according to a new survey of program administrators and managing general agents.Program...

Sankaran Named Risk Chief at AIG

Nov 9 2010 // AIG has named Sid Sankaran as senior vice president, chief risk officer. He succeeds Robert Lewis, who last month announced that he would retire from AIG. Sankaran’s direct reports will include the Chief Risk...