As you would expect from the world’s leading insurance broker and risk adviser*, Marsh in the UK provides clients with the full spectrum of risk and insurance products and solutions.

Our services span internationally renowned broking and placement capabilities, risk and specialty product practices, claims advocacy and related services and risk consulting.

No matter how simple or complex your need, our team of 3000 insurance and risk professionals will help you find the upside to your risk.

We take the time to understand their pressing issues and gauge their volatility and tolerance to risk. We recommend a risk strategy to make the most effective use of your risk investment budget and to protect your balance sheet – from how much insurance you buy to opportunities for reducing your total cost of risk. Our internationally recognised broking teams and risk management advisors* then deliver the best solution for your business.

Our approach ensures our clients don’t invest in inappropriate areas, or use resources to manage risks that can be removed.

We use our knowledge to help clients optimise their insurability and reduce costs across the full spectrum of risk. The upside is the advantage of risk well managed.

About Marsh
Marsh, the world’s leading insurance broker and risk advisor, teams with its clients to define, design, and deliver innovative industry-specific solutions that help them protect their future and thrive. It has around 25,000 colleagues who collaborate to provide advice and transactional capabilities to clients in over 100 countries. Marsh is a member of Marsh & McLennan Companies, a global professional services firm with 52,000 employees worldwide and annual revenue exceeding $10 billion, which is also the parent company of Guy Carpenter, the risk and reinsurance specialist; Mercer, the provider of HR and related financial advice and services; and Oliver Wyman, the management consultancy. Its stock (ticker symbol: MMC) is listed on the New York, Chicago and London stock exchanges. Follow Marsh on Twitter @Marsh_Inc

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Ranked ‘Number One Broker’ in 2010 for 39th consecutive year – Business Insurance.

Our UK history

Under the name Marsh & McLennan Companies, Marsh has existed since 1871 and has been a pioneer in risk and insurance services for over 130 years.

Throughout, we have demonstrated our industry leadership in numerous ways.

• We introduced the concept of the insurance broker acting as a buyer of insurance on behalf of clients, rather than as a seller of insurance. Today, we continue to add new value for clients through innovative insurance programmes and efficient placement processes.

• We pioneered the concept of self-insurance, with associated risk management actions to mitigate exposures. In 2009, our Risk Consulting Practice in the UK was named as the best risk management service provider in the European Risk Management Awards.

• We were the first broker to send risk experts to a catastrophe site - San Francisco in the aftermath of the earthquake. We are leaders today in evaluating catastrophe risk for clients and using the latest catastrophe modelling techniques.

• We arranged the first 'space-bound' life insurance coverage for Mercury astronauts. Currently, Marsh has the largest Aviation account world-wide.

• We introduced a suite of merger and acquisition solutions covering tax opinions, representations and warranties, and litigation buyouts to facilitate transactions and enhance their value. In 2005, our market-leading Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions (PEMA) Practice were advisers to over 400 deals in Europe.

In the UK, Marsh has grown both organically and through strategic acquisitions that have strengthened our expertise and resources.

• In 1980, Marsh acquired C.T. Bowring & Co in the UK.

• In 1997, we merged with Johnson & Higgins, further strengthening the Company's leadership in risk and insurance services.

• In 1998, we acquired the UK-based Sedgwick Group.
• In 2010, we acquired HSBC Insurance Brokers.

Marsh & McLennan Companies is a global professional services firm with more than 54,000 employees servicing clients in over 100 countries. Our vision is to be the world's leading global advice and solutions firm, dedicated to managing risk, maximising growth, and creating value for our clients and shareholders.

In addition to Marsh, MMC is also the parent company of:

• Guy Carpenter
  the world's leading risk and reinsurance specialist.
• Mercer
  a leading global provider of consulting, outsourcing and investment services.
• Oliver Wyman Group
  delivers advisory services to clients through three operating units, each of which is a leader in its field.
  • Oliver Wyman
    a top-tier global management consulting firm.
  • Lippincott
    helps clients create, develop, and manage their corporate branding, identity, and image.
  • NERA Economic Consulting
    advises corporations, law firms, and government entities on the economics of competition, regulation, public policy, finance, and litigation.

For more information on these companies please visit their web sites by following the links above.