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The Motley Fool February 14, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	A Long Road Back for Marsh & McLennan Stabilization appears imminent, but what about improvement? With the company still missing analyst estimates, and ongoing questions about the real health of the insurance markets, investors may want to just let this opportunity go by.
The Motley Fool September 18, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Marsh & Mac Drops the Ax Marsh & McLennan tries to cut its way to an operational recovery. Investors are becoming increasingly complacent about Marsh's flagging stock price and operations that appear to be just spinning their wheels.
The Motley Fool October 15, 2004 Bill Mann	No Better Than Two-Bit Hustlers Marsh & McLennan's expertise apparently included convincing clients to overpay for insurance.
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BusinessWeek September 27, 2004 Mara Der Hovanesian	British Reserve? Forget That Joe Plumeri, retired CEO of Primerica Financial Services, now aims to make the Britsh firm Willis Group Holdings the globe's top insurance broker. And he's doing it with a strong dose of American get-up-and-go.
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CFO September 1, 2005 Russ Banham	Seeing No Evil The contingent-commission scandal has called into question long-standing insurance practices. But corporate risk managers share the blame.
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The Motley Fool August 25, 2005 Selena Maranjian	Should Brokers Get Overtime Pay? Commissions. That's an important word to consider when you think about how your broker may be serving you. For most investors, a solid online brokerage with low fees and a broad range of services is all one needs.
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The Motley Fool August 7, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	A Mixed Quarter at Marsh Marsh Mac's current sluggish growth may soon speed up. The financial-services firm doesn't expect improved profitability until at least the end of this year, but the sale last week of the struggling Putnam Investments division is a good step in that direction.
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