In October 2026, Marsh announced that it had completed the acquisition of Iowa-based Accel Holdings. Accel will operate within Marsh Agency, bringing employee benefits, retirement and wealth advice alongside its other insurance capabilities. Its colleagues have joined the business and will continue working from their existing locations. Financial terms were not disclosed. The completion establishes the ownership change; it does not demonstrate that integration has already improved outcomes for

Marsh has launched Broker WorkBench, an AI-powered placement platform for London specialty business. The platform is designed to standardise data and workflows across matching market requests, negotiation and binding. It supports lead capacity, digital follow capacity and follow-form capacity. Marsh says a process that can take two to four weeks may in some cases be reduced to days or hours. That is an ambition for the platform, not an

Captives must become more accessible, flexible and technology-driven to play a bigger role in corporate risk management, industry leaders told delegates at the 2026 Airmic Guernsey conference. Speaking on a panel titled “2030 and beyond,” experts said the captive market is already moving past its traditional function of filling deductibles and participating in insurance programs. Will Thomas-Ferrand of Marsh argued that if the industry were designed today, barriers to

In September 2026, reporting on Marsh’s survey of 1,800 US employers indicated that average health-benefit cost per employee is expected to rise by 8.2% in 2027, the largest annual increase since 2003. The forecast already assumes that employers will make plan changes to reduce spending. Without those measures, the increase could reach about 11%. Fifty-nine percent of surveyed employers plan new cost-saving actions for 2027, including changes to deductibles

Insurers and reinsurers are increasingly seeking partnerships with the captive insurance market as owners retain more risk and adopt more sophisticated reinsurance structures, according to new analysis shared in September 2026 by Marsh Captive Solutions. US captive domicile premium is estimated to have grown from $94.3 billion at the end of 2021 to $118.5 billion by the end of 2025, per Captive Review analysis, while global premium is projected

Marsh announced the launch of Marsh Nexus Captive Solution on 15 June 2026. The offering operates through its Mangrove Protected Cell Company in Washington, D.C., and is designed for organisations spending more than USD3 million annually on employee benefits outside the United States. The announcement identifies Redion Employee Benefits, formerly Generali Employee Benefits Network, and Zurich as supporting global insurance and reinsurance partners. Marsh presents Nexus as a way

Marsh’s results published on 16 April 2026 provide a detailed view of Mercer’s first quarter. Mercer Health reported revenue of $661 million, up 9% on a reported basis and 6% on an underlying basis. Wealth revenue was $752 million, up 12% reported and 5% underlying. The figures distinguish the two businesses and the effect of adjustments used in the company’s growth measures. They do not measure employers’ benefit budgets

As conditions continue to tighten in the commercial insurance market, more captive insurance companies are being created, according to a newly released Marsh Captive Solutions report. The September 2021 report, titled The Captive Landscape: Global Growth Affirms Captives’ Value in Solving Business Challenges, is based on Marsh Captive Solutions’ annual benchmarking survey of more than 1,300 Marsh-managed captive insurance companies. This year’s report is Marsh’s 14th edition. So far this year,

Robert Bauer in March 2019 joined insurance broker Marsh to lead its U.S. Sharing Economy & Mobility Practice. He is based in San Francisco and reports to Jeffrey Alpaugh, Growth & Industry leader for Marsh’s U.S. and Canada division. Bauer will focus on developing and delivering products and services to companies operating in the new economy, working with others across Marsh including Marsh’s Digital, Data & Analytics team. Bauer

Alistair Fraser in September 2018 was appointed chief executive officer of the U.K. corporate division of global broker Marsh. Fraser previously was CEO and president director of Marsh Indonesia and a member of Marsh Asia’s executive committee. He succeeds Joe Grogan, who has been named the chairman of Marsh Ireland. He will report to Chris Lay, CEO of Marsh UK & Ireland. Grogan, who will concentrate on Marsh’s Brexit

Marsh in April 2018 appointed Sarah Robson as president and CEO of Marsh Canada, succeeding Chris Lay who is crossing the pond to lead Marsh in the U.K. and Ireland. Ms. Robson will be based in Toronto, Canada, and report to Martin South, president of Marsh U.S. and Canada. Currently a Managing Director at Marsh USA, her earlier positions include Managing Director, National Specialty Practice Leader at Marsh Canada;

Marsh in April 2018 appointed Christos Adamantiadis as CEO of its new Middle East and Africa region, based in Dubai and reporting to Flavio Piccolomini, president of Marsh International. He was most recently CEO of Oman Insurance in Dubai, having previously worked for AIG as EMEA Lead for AIG’s global organizational realignment initiative; Managing Director, CEE (Central, Eastern Europe) and Turkey; Managing Director, Middle East & North Africa; General

Marsh in April 2018 announced it has named Chris Lay CEO, U.K. and Ireland, succeeding Mark Weil, who is leaving Marsh, and reporting to Flavio Piccolomini, president of Marsh International. Lay will be based in London and is expected to take up his role this summer. He spent all of his career at Marsh where he held the positions of President & CEO of Marsh Canada; President, Global Captive

Global broker, Marsh in October 2017 appointed Siegmund Fahrig as chief executive officer of its Continental Europe region, succeeding Flavio Piccolomini, who was recently appointed CEO of Marsh’s international division. Based in Düsseldorf, Germany, Fahrig will continue as CEO of Marsh Germany, reporting to Piccolomini. Fahrig previously served as CEO of Marsh’s operations in Germany, Central & Eastern Europe, and CIS. He began his career as an apprentice at

Insurance broker and risk advisor Marsh in May 2016 announced that Nick Durant will lead Marsh’s Global Captive Solutions Practice, taking over from Chris Lay, who has been named President and CEO of Marsh Canada. Mr. Durant will be based in New York and report to John Drzik, President of Marsh’s Global Risk and Specialties division. Mr. Durant most recently served as Marsh’s global analytics sales leader. Prior to joining