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Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. reports developments across risk, reinsurance and capital advisory, people and investment consulting, and management consulting. Company updates often center on Marsh Risk and its digital risk analytics tools, Mercer workforce, compensation, health and retirement advisory alliances, Oliver Wyman consulting operations, and Marsh McLennan Agency insurance, benefits, retirement and wealth solutions in the U.S. and Canada.
Recurring news also covers quarterly operating results, enterprise partnerships, AI-enabled service delivery, leadership and governance changes, material agreements, and capital-structure matters tied to the company's common stock and debt financing.
Marsh (MRSH) released preliminary results from its 2026 National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans, showing that US employers expect total health benefit cost per employee to rise by an average of 8.2% in 2027, even after planned cost-reduction measures. Employers indicated that, without such actions, costs would increase about 11%. The 2027 projection would mark the fifth consecutive year of elevated cost growth and the highest increase since 2003; the 2026 increase was projected at 6.7%. Marsh highlights ongoing cost drivers such as advanced diagnostics and therapeutics, health system consolidation, and lower public program reimbursements, as well as newer factors including GLP‑1 medications, AI-enabled billing, and Independent Dispute Resolution outcomes under the No Surprises Act. The firm reports most employers plan benefit design changes and higher employee premium contributions, while some are adding lower-cost, quality-focused options like variable copay and high-performance network plans.
Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) released results of its July 2026 Mercer QuickPulse US Compensation Planning Survey of 1,001 U.S. organizations, showing employers on average plan 2027 merit salary increases of 3.2% and total salary increases of 3.5%, broadly consistent with 2024–2026 actuals. Merit budgets are highest in High Tech (3.8%), Banking (3.7%), Energy (3.6%), Insurance/Reinsurance (3.6%), and Non-Financial Services (3.6%), and lowest in Consumer Goods (2.9%), Healthcare (3.0%), and Retail (3.0%).
According to Marsh, 57% of employers expect the economy to have at least a moderate impact on 2027 pay decisions, and as of July 2026, 87% of organizations still had preliminary salary budgets. Employers expect to promote 8.4% of their workforce in 2027, down from 8.6% in 2026 and 9.9% in 2025, while 64% have provided or will provide off-cycle salary adjustments. The survey also indicates growing use of AI and automation in compensation: 70% of organizations report some automation, with AI most commonly used for market pricing and benchmarking (53%), salary increase recommendations (50%), and job matching and leveling (49%).
Oliver Wyman, a business of Marsh (NYSE:MMC; NYSE:MRSH), announced it has joined Anthropic’s Claude Partner Network as a Select Services Partner. The network recognizes organizations with certified capabilities in deploying Claude. As a Select Services Partner, Oliver Wyman gains access to Anthropic technical resources, collaboration opportunities, and visibility on the Claude Partner Hub, helping enterprises identify qualified AI advisors.
According to Oliver Wyman, the designation highlights its global Quotient AI team and its experience advising on more than $50 billion in AI-related capital deployment, supporting clients in using AI to drive growth, performance, resilience, and capital mobilization.
Mercer, a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), and Compa announced a strategic alliance to integrate Mercer’s global compensation insights into Compa’s AI-powered Analyst Agent for enterprise compensation teams.
The collaboration aims to embed market pricing and pay decision support directly into everyday compensation and recruiting workflows.
Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA), a business of Marsh (NYSE:MRSH), agreed to acquire Accel Holdings, a diversified independent insurance and advisory firm headquartered in Waverly, Iowa. Terms were not disclosed, and the deal is expected to close in the third quarter.
Founded in 1936 and expanded via a 2018 merger with Millhiser Smith Agency, The Accel Group offers commercial and personal insurance, employee benefits, agribusiness solutions, and wealth and retirement advisory services. The firm operates seven offices across Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, and Kansas, with over 130 employees, all expected to join MMA. MMA highlighted Accel’s agribusiness expertise, retirement and wealth capabilities, and strong local relationships as enhancing its offerings and expanding its Upper Midwest footprint.
SS&C Technologies (Nasdaq: SSNC) announced that Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) will leverage SS&C Blue Prism WorkHQ to scale agentic automation across its business, expanding their existing intelligent automation relationship. Marsh plans a phased regional rollout of WorkHQ to orchestrate human and AI agents on a single governed platform.
According to SS&C, Marsh already uses 130 SS&C Blue Prism digital agents, while WorkHQ is used in SS&C’s own operations with 4,000+ digital workers and 50+ AI agents in production. The platform emphasizes governance, audit trails, guardrails and role-based access control for regulated financial services and insurance environments.
Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) reported second quarter 2026 revenue of $7.4 billion, up 6% year over year, or 5% on an underlying basis. GAAP operating income rose 4% to $1.9 billion, while adjusted operating income increased 5% to $2.2 billion.
Net income attributable to the company was $1.3 billion, with GAAP diluted EPS of $2.63. Adjusted EPS rose 9% to $2.96. Risk & Insurance Services revenue grew 4% to $4.8 billion, and Consulting revenue increased 10% to $2.6 billion. For the first half, revenue was $15.0 billion (+7%), GAAP operating income declined to $3.7 billion, and adjusted EPS increased 8% to $6.25. Marsh repurchased $1.5 billion of stock year-to-date and raised its quarterly dividend 10% to $0.99 per share.
Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) released its 2026 Global Insurance Investments Survey, showing that 57% of insurers plan to increase exposure to private credit over the next 12–24 months, ahead of public investment-grade fixed income at 48%. This contrasts with the 2024 survey, when only 32% planned to increase private credit allocations.
Insurers are concentrating on investment-grade private credit, notably direct lending and private placements (40%), and structured credit, asset-based finance, NAV lending, and fund finance (38%). Appetite is strongest in North America, led by Canada (74%) and the US (65%), and among larger insurers with more than $25 billion in assets (81%).
The survey highlights concerns about reduced illiquidity premiums and tighter spreads (66%), weakening underwriting standards (54%), and rising defaults and PIK structures (51%). It also reports a private markets capability gap and limited meaningful use of AI by most insurers, especially smaller firms.
American Beacon announced the launch of the Mercer & American Beacon Model Portfolios, a suite of professionally managed portfolios developed with Mercer, a Marsh business and major global investment consultant. According to American Beacon, the collaboration pairs its distribution and fund management strengths with Mercer’s institutional research and portfolio construction expertise.
The offering includes five risk-based model portfolios featuring a thematic equity sleeve focused on areas such as artificial intelligence, energy transition, and demographic shifts, plus Mercer’s dynamic asset allocation framework. Additional income-focused portfolios target consistent cash flow, disciplined risk management, and capital preservation, aimed at advisors, wealth managers, and multi-family offices.
Oliver Wyman Forum, the think tank of management consulting firm Oliver Wyman, a business of Marsh, released a report titled “The Industrial AI Divide: How AI Leaders Are Pulling Ahead Across Transportation, Logistics, and Defense.” The study, developed with the University of California, Berkeley, analyzes how early AI adopters in transportation, logistics, and defense gain advantages in safety, performance, and cost.
According to executive interviews and surveys, only 8% of TLD CEOs use AI at scale, yet some report AI-driven revenue gains above 20%. The report highlights low AI piloting rates in industrials, aerospace, and defense, and outlines opportunities such as up to 45% fuel savings and over 30% faster travel times in rail, and projected air mobility market growth from $3.1 billion in 2030 to $7.6 billion by 2035. It stresses shifting AI strategy to the C-suite, building AI-ready data infrastructure and talent, and embedding governance and risk guardrails into new operating models.