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Risk & Insurance® Power Brokers™ Issue Honors 71 Marsh Insurance Brokers
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Risk & Insurance® magazine has named 71 insurance brokers of Marsh, the world’s leading insurance broker and risk advisor, as Power Brokers™ and finalists, recognizing their creativity, problem-solving ability, industry knowledge, and superior client service. 

With 37 Power Brokers, Marsh accounted for more than one-fourth of the 144 individuals gaining the Power Broker recognition this year; its 34 finalists represented more than one-third of the 112 insurance brokers in line for the top honors.  Among the Marsh Power Brokers, 17 were named to the Under-40 category from a total of 57 of the younger achievers. 

"This noteworthy recognition reflects the individual achievements of Marsh brokers and I congratulate them," said Joe McSweeny, president of the U.S./Canada Division of Marsh.  "These outstanding insurance brokers along with many other great people at Marsh form the teams, which ultimately is what differentiates Marsh in our service to clients.  I am proud to be associated with them all."

The Power Broker designations are based on nominations provided by brokers and risk managers as judged by separate panels of risk managers for each industry segment.  According to Risk & Insurance, more than 300 risk managers were interviewed in the process of identifying and soliciting, evaluating and judging the final nominations. Brokers were judged primarily on their creativity in solving risk-related problems during 2009, their demonstrated industry knowledge and their high level of client service.

Risk & Insurance focuses on thought-provoking, leading edge, strategic articles about risk management and insurance. The magazine identifies emerging issues and personalities in risk management and covers property-casualty insurance, insurance brokerage, alternative risk, reinsurance, business continuity, catastrophes, workers’ compensation, enterprise and operational risk, disability management, employee benefits, and reinsurance.

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Note to editors:  The Risk & Insurance 24 industry categories included:  automotive, aviation, chemicals, construction, education, energy, entertainment-sports, environmental, financial institutions, fine art, global brokers, healthcare, hospitality, marine, nonprofit, pharmaceuticals, public sector, real estate, retail-wholesale, technology, telecommunications, transportation,utilities, and workers' compensation.  

Marsh Honorees

Jonathan Ball
Utilities
Terry Bernier
Nonprofit
Michael E. Brown
Chemicals
James M. Burns
Utilities
Janet R. Carl Environmental
Theodore Cohoon
Automotive
Joe Coombs Pharmaceuticals

Jean Demchak
Education

Kenneth Dolan
Transportation
Dennis  Donahue
Retail
Jon Finley
Chemicals
Diane Gallagher
Aviation
David Garrigus
Healthcare

Brian Glod       
Aviation

David Kong
Telecommunications
Michael F. Kowalski
Automotive
Lou Ann Layton
Technology

Fabrice Lebourgeois
Chemicals

James W. Loesner
Utilities
Cindy Lusignan
Healthcare
Dan Mahle      
Education
Enoch Martinez
Marine
Stacy Menditto
Nonprofit
Mark McGinnis
Construction
Robert  Murphy
Entertainment
Mac Nadel      
Retail
Marla Nicholson
Pharmaceuticals
Siobhan O'Brien
Financial
Catherine O'Leary
Environmental
James Olensky
Global
Thomas Orrico
Financial
Michael Pellegrini         
Marine
Jack Sallada
Transportation
Tony Sandfrey
Environmental
Randy  Tchon
Retail
David Wickberg
Energy
Paul Woods
Transportation
   

Marsh Finalists

Meredith Elvidge
Automotive
Jay Sharma
Aviation
Mary Russell
Chemicals
Paul A. Chirchirillo
Chemicals
Jason DeGeorge
Construction
Alfred R. Heath
Construction
Ken Lister
Construction
Christopher Davis
Construction
Frank D. Cella
Education
Jerry J. McKay
Education
Kevin Sparks
Energy
Peter J. Mavraganis
Environmenta
Chris Smy
Environmental
Thomas E. Swartz
Environmental
Diane Montelione
Financial Institutions
Vivian R. Menna
Financial Institutions
Philip Turner
Fine Arts
Michael P. Walsh
Global
Alfred Bergbauer
Global
Diana Diffendarfer Clark
Global
Julie Brown
Healthcare
Michael Sheehan
Hospitality/Gaming
Evan D. Bull
Hospitality/Gaming

Bruce C. Belzak
Pharmaceuticals

John Walker
Public Sector
Lynette R. Finch
Public Sector
Patrick R. Hedrick Jr.
Real Estate
Jonathan Sampson
Real Estate
Gil Goetz
Retail/Wholesale
William Garner
Retail/Wholesale
Wendy Cook
Retail/Wholesale
Rich O'Connor
Transportation
Julie Reinhardt
Utilities
Joseph E. Phillips
Utilities
   

 


About Marsh
Marsh, a global leader in insurance broking and risk management, teams with its clients to define, design, and deliver innovative industry-specific solutions that help them protect their future and thrive. It has approximately 25,000 colleagues who collaborate to provide advice and transactional capabilities to clients in over 100 countries. Marsh is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE: MMC), a global team of professional services companies offering clients advice and solutions in the areas of risk, strategy and human capital. With 52,000 employees worldwide and annual revenue exceeding $10 billion, Marsh & McLennan Companies is also the parent company of Guy Carpenter, a global leader in providing risk and reinsurance intermediary services; Mercer, a global leader in human resource consulting and related services; and Oliver Wyman, a global leader in management consulting. Follow Marsh on Twitter @Marsh_Inc.

 
Media Contacts
Colleen Vecsi
416 868 7235
Colleen.Vecsi@marsh.com

Anand Poola
212 345 4292
Anand.Poola@marsh.com