Free Trial

MMC posts Q3 profit on cost cuts

04 November 2009

Marsh & McLennan Companies said Wednesday it swung to a better-than-expected third-quarter profit amid expense cuts and margin improvement in its risk and insurance services division.

Keywords (click to search): [Marsh & McLennan Companies] [MMC]

Marsh & McLennan Companies said Wednesday it swung to a better-than-expected third-quarter profit amid expense cuts and margin improvement in its risk and insurance services division.

Profit for the quarter was $221m, compared with a loss of $8m in 2008. But revenues at the New-York based insurance broker were hit by the soft insurance market and weak economic environment.

Third-quarter revenue was $2.5bn,...


Poll

How do you believe 2010 will compare with 2009 for the insurance industry?

Better
43%
Worse
34%
About the same
23%