Marsh (MRSH)

Marsh (MRSH) is a global professional services firm specializing in risk, insurance, reinsurance, consulting and human capital advice. The company, long known as Marsh & McLennan Companies and later Marsh McLennan, traces its history to the nineteenth century and is headquartered in New York City.

Its Risk and Insurance Services segment includes Marsh, one of the major insurance brokers, which advises businesses and organizations on risk and places their insurance coverage, along with Guy Carpenter, which provides reinsurance brokerage and capital solutions to insurers. Its Consulting segment includes Mercer, which advises employers on health benefits, retirement plans, workforce and investments, and Oliver Wyman, a management consulting firm.

The firm serves corporations, governments, institutions and individuals in many countries, and earns revenue mainly from commissions and fees for its advisory and brokerage services.