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Marsh McLennan Agency (MMC) launched Secure Harbor, a group captive domiciled in Washington, D.C., for skilled nursing, assisted living, and senior living communities on January 27, 2026.

Secure Harbor provides general and professional liability coverage with limits of up to $1 million per occurrence and $3 million aggregate, access to MMA’s third-party administrator services and safety consulting experts, and exclusive membership for MMA clients. The captive is positioned as an alternative risk financing solution to address a challenging insurance market marked by rising claims costs and shrinking insurer capacity; it aims to offer more stable pricing, greater control over coverage terms, and potential profit sharing for members.

Oliver Wyman Forum released a five-year, global study (300,000 Voices) showing deep shifts in consumer and workplace sentiment that affect investing, shopping, work, health, and tech use. Key findings: financial independence as a top unmet need rose to 41% (from 32% in 2022); pressure to make money nearly +80%; AI use for health queries exceeds 50%; 67% of employees interact with AI conversationally and 28% prefer an AI manager; workplace fulfillment rose to the second-most important job quality; 51% view leadership as outdated; 64% of consumers will abandon a brand after one poor experience.

Sports economy currently generates $2.3 trillion in annual revenue and is projected to reach $3.7 trillion by 2030 and $8.8 trillion by 2050. The report warns that rising physical inactivity and climate and nature risks could threaten $517 billion by 2030 and as much as $1.6 trillion by 2050 without coordinated action. It identifies four growth drivers—sports tourism, sport as an asset class, mainstreaming women’s sports, and rebalancing growth toward emerging economies—and outlines three pathways to reduce risks and unlock sustainable value.

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) will change its NYSE ticker symbol to MRSH, effective January 14, 2026, as part of the company's brand change to Marsh. Shareholders do not need to take any action; the company's common stock will remain listed on the NYSE and its legal name and CUSIP will remain unchanged.

The company will publish fourth quarter 2025 financial results via news release on January 29, 2026 before market open. President and CEO John Doyle and CFO Mark McGivney will host an investor teleconference and live listen-only webcast at 8:30 a.m. EST with a Q&A session; a replay will be available about two hours after the event. Registration is required to receive dial-in numbers and a PIN for the Q&A.

Mercer (NYSE: MMC) reports the average employee salary in Thailand is set to rise by 5.2% in 2026, up from 5.0% in 2025. Mercer’s Total Remuneration Survey 2025 covers >5,400 roles across 815+ Thai companies.

Key findings: 99.6% of companies plan salary increases in 2026; Energy leads with a 6.0% expected rise, followed by Consumer Goods 5.7% and Automotive 5.5%. Long-term incentive adoption climbed from 19.3% in 2024 to 38.2% in 2025. Flexible benefits adoption reached 23.5%, with health insurance at 89.5%.

Mercer China (NYSE: MMC) announced the recipients of its 2025 Star Employers Awards at the Best Employers Summit in Shanghai on December 19, 2025.

Fourteen organizations across banking, F&B, retail, pharmaceuticals, entertainment, manufacturing, logistics and steel made the list, including DBS Bank (China), Domino's Pizza (China), Starbucks China, Shanghai Disney Resort and Universal Beijing Resort. Selection is based on Mercer’s employee engagement data, with winners drawn from the top 25% engagement scores.

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) announced on December 18, 2025 the appointment of Mike Mathews as Global Digital Infrastructure Leader. Based in Boston, Mr. Mathews joins a newly created role to coordinate Marsh McLennan’s risk, capital and advisory capabilities for digital infrastructure clients.

Mr. Mathews brings over 25 years of industry experience across data centers, advanced computing, digital mining, renewable energy, wireless networks and communications infrastructure, and has worked at Marsh since 2020 as a managing director serving digital infrastructure clients.

Mercer (NYSE:MMC) announced its UK Workplace Savings master trusts will invest in the new Schroders Mercer Private Assets Growth Long-Term Asset Fund (LTAF), with an initial commitment of £350 million in year one and further commitments expected. The LTAF is planned to go live in Q1 2026, subject to Financial Conduct Authority approval, and will be launched by Schroders Capital with Future Growth Capital as delegated investment manager. The fund will target private equity, infrastructure equity and listed equities for liquidity, and aims to support trustee ambitions of 10% default pension allocations to private markets by 2030, including a minimum 5% UK allocation.

Marsh (NYSE:MMC) released the Cyber catalyst report on December 9, 2025, based on responses from more than 2,200 cyber risk leaders across 20 countries.

Key findings: ~75% of organizations report high confidence in cyber risk management; 66% plan to raise cybersecurity spending in 2026; 26% plan budget increases of 25% or more; UK leads with 74% planning higher spending. Top priorities are cybersecurity technology, incident planning, and talent. The report flags third-party risk and ransomware/privacy breaches as central threats: 70% experienced a material third-party incident and 29% cite ransomware/privacy as top concerns.