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Pa. Man Charged in Fatal Mercer County Hotel Arson

Aug 22 2007 // A man who just finished nearly two years in prison for an Ohio burglary was charged with burglarizing a Pennsylvania hotel and setting a fire that killed a man staying there. Michael Watson, 42, was arraigned Monday, Aug....

Guy Carpenter Names Bedford Broking Head – UK Facultative

Aug 7 2007 // Guy Carpenter & Company, the global risk and reinsurance specialist of the Marsh & McLennan Companies, has appointed Rupert Bedford as Head of Broking for the UK operations of GCFac™, the firm’s dedicated...

Marsh Revenue Up 2% in 2d Quarter

Aug 7 2007 // Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) reported that for this year’s second quarter consolidated revenue was $2.8 billion, up 7 percent from the second quarter of 2006, or 4 percent on an underlying basis. Its...

Marsh Completes Sale of Putnam Investments to Great-West Lifeco

Aug 6 2007 // Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. reported that it has completed the sale of Putnam Investments to Great-West Lifeco Inc., a financial services holding company controlled by Canada-based Power Financial Corp. Under...

Guy Carpenter Readies Revised London Flood Model

Jul 23 2007 // Guy Carpenter Developing New London Flood Model for Insurers Model Will Provide the Most Accurate Solution Available To Insurers for London Flooding Global insurance and risk specialist Guy Carpenter & Co., LLC,...

Senate Confirms Marsh Counsel Sullivan to be U.S. Judge

Jul 6 2007 // The U.S. Senate has confrmed Richard J. Sullivan to serve as a district judge on the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York. Sullivan currently serves as general counsel for Marsh Inc., Marsh &...

Guy Carp Issues UK Liability Survey

Jul 5 2007 // Guy Carpenter & Company, the global risk and reinsurance specialist of the Marsh & McLennan Companies, has published “A Year in Review – 2006 Update,” its fourth annual review of the liability...

Guy Carpenter Set to go Electronic on All Lloyd’s Claims

Jun 21 2007 // Guy Carpenter & Company, Marsh & McLennan’s risk and reinsurance specialist, announced plans to mandate the use of Electronic Claims File (ECF) for in-scope claims for all Lloyd’s markets from January...

MarshMac blasts N.Y. Post over ad photography criticism

Jun 18 2007 // Marsh & McLennan Companies has vigorously defended its use of photographs in a recent ad campaign against the suggestion in a New York newspaper article that they contain images of the Twin Towers of the World Trade...

People

Jun 18 2007 // Countrywide Insurance Group named Steve Cardinal president and chief operating officer of Countrywide Insurance Services. As a member of Countrywide Insurance Group’s executive team, Cardinal will oversee all aspects...

Guy Carp Publishes Global Terror Insurance Market Study

Jun 12 2007 // Guy Carpenter & Company, the global risk and reinsurance specialist of the Marsh & McLennan Companies, has published a new study on the “Global Terror Insurance Market.” It contains information from...

Marsh & McLennan Blasts N.Y. Post Criticism of Ad Photos

Jun 12 2007 // Marsh & McLennan Companies has vigorously defended its use of photographs in a recent ad campaign against the suggestion by a New York newspaper that they contain images of the Twin Towers of the World Trade...

Marsh Appoints John C. Butcher to Lead Chicago Office

Jun 8 2007 // Marsh Inc., the world’s leading insurance broker and risk advisor, today announced the appointment of John C. Butcher as head of the Chicago office. The Chicago office of Marsh is located in the Loop at 500 W. Monroe...

People and Places

Jun 4 2007 // Emeryville, Calif.-based Commodore Insurance Services Inc. appointed Mark Cravens president. Cravens was recently with Wellington Underwriting, which was acquired by Catlin, where he led development of catastrophe modeling...

People

Jun 4 2007 // Emeryville, Calif.-based Commodore Insurance Services Inc. appointed Mark Cravens president. Cravens was recently with Wellington Underwriting, which was acquired by Catlin, where he led development of catastrophe modeling...

Guy Carp Reports on European Legislative, Judicial Trends

May 25 2007 // Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC, the global risk and reinsurance specialist of the Marsh & McLennan Companies has published a report on the “Recent Legislative and Judicial Trends in Continental Europe...

Guy Carp Names Fry Global COO

May 24 2007 // Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC, the global risk and reinsurance specialist of the Marsh & McLennan Companies, announced that Charlie Fry, 35, has been appointed as Global Chief Operating Officer, effective June 4....

People and Places

May 21 2007 // Patricia Smith has joined InsurBanc, a financial services provider for independent insurance agencies, as vice president of sales and business development. Smith will focus on the needs of independent agencies and develop...

May 21 2007 // People Patricia Smith has joined InsurBanc, a financial services provider for independent insurance agencies, as vice president of sales and business development. Smith will focus on the needs of independent agencies and...

Risk Management Solutions Appoints Bentley COO

May 14 2007 // Risk Management Solutions based in Newark, Calif., has named Robert Bentley chief operating officer. Bentley, who was previously Global COO at Guy Carpenter & Co. LLC., will be responsible for all operational aspects...