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Mercer (NYSE: MMC) and MergerWare announced a strategic alliance on October 9, 2025 to combine Mercer's global M&A advisory expertise with MergerWare's digital deal execution platform. The partnership aims to simplify due diligence, accelerate decision-making, improve transparency across deal lifecycles, and uncover people-related risks using data-driven insights.

The firms say the combined solution targets faster, smoother, and more sustainable integrations by embedding structure, analytics, and customizable workflows into target screening, due diligence, execution, and post-merger integration. Research cited notes 70–90% of M&A deals fail to reach intended value, which the alliance seeks to address.

Marsh McLennan (NYSE:MMC) / Oliver Wyman and QED Investors released a joint report, "Seizing the bank charter moment: Implications for fintechs and banks," examining a surge in fintech bank charter activity in 2025.

Key facts: 20 charter or bank-acquisition applications filed this year; fintechs pursuing charters include neobanks, lenders, crypto firms, brokerages, B2B payments and captive lenders. Drivers cited include fintech maturation, a transient regulatory window, and concern about sponsor-bank risks. The report evaluates who should pursue charters, de novo vs acquisition choices, valuation effects, potential impacts on banking-as-a-service and sponsor banks, and scenarios for stablecoins/digital assets.

Mercer, a Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) company, has announced the launch of two major AI initiatives: Workforce Insights and Aida (Artificial Intelligence Digital Assistant). Workforce Insights is an AI-powered platform providing benchmarks across 100+ countries and 20,000 organizations, enabling HR teams to analyze talent landscapes and workforce dynamics.

Aida, integrated within the Talent All Access® Portal (TAAP), offers chat-based interfaces for HR teams to access benchmarking data, compensation trends, and compliance updates. Both platforms feature natural language processing capabilities to deliver data-driven insights for HR decision-making.

Led by CEO Pat Tomlinson, this initiative reflects Mercer's commitment to embedding AI across its practices to enhance client experience and deliver greater value in HR consulting services.

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) released its 2025 Climate Adaptation Survey, revealing significant gaps between climate risk awareness and adaptation strategies among organizations. The survey of over 130 global risk managers found that 78% of organizations face climate-related impacts, with 74% reporting asset losses from these events.

Despite high risk awareness, only 38% conduct detailed climate risk assessments, while 22% do not assess future climate impacts at all. Regional analysis shows extreme weather impacts were highest in Asia (73%), followed by India, Middle East, and Africa (68%), and Canada (67%). Notably, 40% of respondents report insufficient funding for climate adaptation initiatives.

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), a global leader in risk, strategy and people, has scheduled its Q3 2025 earnings release for Thursday, October 16, 2025, before market opening.

The company will host an investor teleconference at 8:00 a.m. EDT on the same day, featuring President and CEO John Doyle and CFO Mark McGivney. The event will include a Q&A session and will be available via live audio webcast on marshmclennan.com, with a replay available approximately two hours after the event.

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.900 per share on its outstanding common stock. The dividend will be paid on November 14, 2025, to stockholders of record as of October 2, 2025.

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) subsidiary Mercer has released findings from its 2025 National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans, revealing that employers expect a 6.5% increase in health benefit costs per employee in 2026 - the highest rise since 2010. The projection comes after employers implement planned cost-reduction measures, without which the increase would be nearly 9%.

The survey, covering over 1,700 US employers, indicates this will be the fourth consecutive year of elevated health benefit costs, following a decade of moderate 3% annual increases. Key factors driving the trend include rising healthcare prices, increased utilization, and inflation. In response, 59% of employers plan cost-cutting changes in 2026, up from 48% in 2025.

Employees can expect a 6-7% increase in paycheck deductions for health coverage in 2026, with potential increases in deductibles and copays. Employers are focusing on managing high-cost claims while maintaining commitment to mental health support.

Marsh McLennan Agency (NYSE:MMC), a prominent insurance solutions provider, has announced the acquisition of Robins Insurance, a Nashville-based independent insurance agency. The strategic acquisition enhances MMA's presence in the rapidly growing Nashville market.

Founded in 1976, Robins Insurance specializes in business insurance and personal lines, with expertise in real estate, construction, hospitality, community associations, and manufacturing. The entire Robins team, including CEO Van Robins, will continue operating from their Nashville office, maintaining business continuity.

While financial terms were not disclosed, the acquisition strengthens MMA's Southeast regional operations and expands their service capabilities in Tennessee.

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) has released a new report from its Cyber Risk Intelligence Center (CRIC) highlighting the importance of cyber incident response planning in reducing breach-related claims. Organizations conducting regular tabletop exercises and breach response drills are 13% less likely to experience material cyber events.

The report ranks incident response planning as the fourth most effective control in preventing breach-based claims, following endpoint detection and response (EDR), logging and monitoring, and cybersecurity awareness training. Key findings show that 25% increases in EDR deployment correlate with an additional 10% decrease in breach likelihood, while phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication (MFA) demonstrates a 9% lower breach likelihood compared to standard MFA.