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Marsh McLennan Companies, Inc.

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Marsh McLennan Companies, Inc. is an American professional services firm headquartered in New York City, tracing its origin to an insurance brokerage founded in Chicago in 1871 by Henry Marsh and Donald McLennan. It operates through four businesses: Marsh (insurance brokerage), Guy Carpenter (reinsurance broking), Mercer (workforce and benefits consulting) and Oliver Wyman (management consulting).

Facts
Partially Attested
Founded Year
1905 1
This source gives 1905 for the founding of Burroughs, Marsh and McLennan in Chicago; the entity description says an insurance brokerage dating to 1871, so sources differ on the founding year.
Company Type
Public 1
Headquarters
New York City, New York 1
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Marsh McLennan
  • History, founding
    Burroughs, Marsh & McLennan was formed by Henry W. Marsh and Donald R. McLennan in Chicago in 1905
  • Lead, first sentence
    Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., trading as Marsh McLennan and Marsh, is an American professional services firm headquartered in New York City, with businesses in insurance brokerage, risk management, reinsurance services, talent management, investment advisory, and management consulting.
  • Infobox company, type field
    type = [[Public company|Public]]
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