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S&P Revises Outlook on France’s MMA to Negative

Oct 14 2002 // Standard & Poor’s announced that it has revised its outlook on the single-‘A’-minus financial strength and counterparty credit ratings on the French p/c insurer Les Mutuelles du Mans Assurances IARD,...

Marsh Chairman & CEO to Step Down in 2003

Oct 1 2002 // Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) announced that John Sinnott, chairman and CEO of Marsh Inc., the company’s risk and insurance services business, will retire from the firm in July 2003. Ray Groves,...

New Guy Carpenter Study Finds Reinsurance Markets Worldwide Hardened in 2002; Rates Increased in All Regions for Virtual

Sep 17 2002 // Rates in 2002 for reinsurance covering the property catastrophe risks of insurance companies increased in all regions for virtually all insurance companies, according to a new report by Guy Carpenter & Co., Inc. The...

Benfield Reports It Is Not Involved in Takeover Talks with MMC

Aug 14 2002 // British insurance broker Benfield Greig Group reported Aug. 13 it was not in takeover talks, following a report that U.S. insurer Marsh & McLennan was discussing a potential bid with the firm, according to...

MMC in Talks to Acquire London-Based Benfield Group

Aug 13 2002 // Marsh & McLennan Cos. is currently in talks to purchase Benfield Greig Group PLC, a reinsurer based in London, for about $1 billion, according to a Dow Jones report. By taking on privately held Benfield, New...

Guy Carpenter Report Updates Roles in Managing Terror Risk

Jul 30 2002 // Success in managing terror risk will come only through unprecedented collatoration between the public and private sectors, and the insurance and reinsurance industries must play a leading role as the tools to assess,...

MMC Reports 18 Percent Increase in Earnings Per Share

Jul 24 2002 // Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) reported consolidated revenues for the second quarter increased 3 percent to $2.6 billion from the second quarter of 2001. Net income grew 15 percent to $336 million, and...

Guy Carpenter Names Martin Markoff as European Managing Director

Jun 28 2002 // Guy Carpenter &. Company, Inc., the global risk and reinsurance division of Marsh & McLennan, announced the appointment of Martin Markoff, 44, as Managing Director for its Continental Europe operations. “In...

MMC Pleased With 1stQ Results

Apr 24 2002 // Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) has reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, with consolidated revenues of $2.6 billion unchanged from last year. Net income grew 13 percent to $418...

MMC Capital Appoints Garrett Moran Senior Advisor

Apr 9 2002 // MMC Capital, Inc., the private equity investment subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., announced that Garrett Moran has been appointed a senior advisor to the company. Moran will provide counsel on all...

Fitch Ratings Assigns ‘A+’ For Marsh & McLennan

Mar 28 2002 // Fitch Ratings has assigned various ratings to Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC), including a ‘A+’ senior debt rating and an ‘F1’ commercial paper rating. The Rating Outlook is Stable.The...

Marsh and McLennan Reports 4thQ 2001

Jan 31 2002 // Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. announced its fourth-quarter 2001 profit fell nearly 50 percent, impacted by several one-time items. Reuters reported the New York-based company owns mutual fund firm Putnam Investments,...

XL Completes Le Mans Re Deal; Buys Stake in Stanfield Capital

Jan 15 2002 // Bermuda’s XL Capital Ltd announced that it has completed the acquisition of a 67% majority shareholding in Le Mans Re from Mutuelles du Mans Assurances (MMA), and, in an unrelated transaction, has acquired a minority...

Welcome to the 3rd Annual “Top Ten Stories of the Year”

Dec 24 2001 // In what became one of the most significant, traumatic and challenging years in U.S. history, the insurance industry, along with the rest of the nation, has had to come to terms with the terrorist attacks perpetrated...

S&P Affirms Marsh & McLennan Cos.

Dec 24 2001 // Standard & Poor’s affirmed its ratings on Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC). The outlook has been revised to stable from negative. The rating actions reflect the diversity and strength of MMC’s various...

S&P Affirms Marsh & McLennan Cos.

Dec 17 2001 // Standard & Poor’s affirmed its ratings on Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC). The outlook has been revised to stable from negative. The rating actions reflect the diversity and strength of MMC’s various...

Top 10 Stories of 2001

Dec 17 2001 // Recollections and Renewal: Looking Back at 2001 with an Eye to the FutureThis is the year that was. It is one that many people will be glad to see come to an end because the new year always brings hope—for a rebirth, for...

S&P Affirms Marsh and McLennan Cos. Ratings

Dec 5 2001 // Standard & Poor’s affirmed its ratings on Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC). The outlook has been revised to stable from negative.The rating actions reflect the diversity and strength of MMC’s various...

New Capital Boosts Bermuda’s Reinsurance Industry

Nov 12 2001 // The reinsurance industry is gearing up to replace a good portion of the capital lost in the Sept. 11 attacks, and companies are also seeking to place themselves in a position to profit from the expected surge in demand and...

Will Reinsurance Rebound from Terrorist Strikes in the U.S.’

Oct 29 2001 // If the nautical term best applied to the reinsurance industry last year this time would have been “Steady as she goes,” after the catastrophe that struck the U.S. on Sept. 11, the French term “sauve qui...