Marsh webcast july 20: insurance market update midyear 2011

New york--(business wire)--the first half of 2011 has been marked by a record number of costly catastrophic events worldwide—the effects of which are still not entirely realized in the global insurance markets. to help businesses effectively manage their risks, marsh will hold a one-hour webcast on wednesday, july 20 at 11 a.m. et, examining the current state of the insurance market and top issues driving property, casualty, financial and professional, and other coverage lines. “the overall global insurance market remains strong and well capitalized,” said brian elowe, managing director in marsh’s global risk management division, and moderator of the webcast. “however, insurers are applying more discipline around their underwriting practices. rate reductions are still available in some lines, but they are less common than a year ago.” in addition to mr. elowe, scheduled panelists include: duncan ellis, leader, marsh’s u.s. property practice; evan freely, leader, marsh’s global political risk and trade credit practice; louann layton, leader, marsh’s u.s. finpro practice; cliff rich, head of market information, guy carpenter; and jonathan zaffino, leader marsh’s u.s. casualty practice. to register for this event and receive webcast instructions, please click here. about marsh marsh, the world’s leading insurance broker and risk advisor, teams with its clients to define, design, and deliver innovative industry-specific solutions that help them protect their future and thrive. it has over 24,000 colleagues who collaborate to provide advice and transactional capabilities to clients in over 100 countries. marsh is a member of marsh & mclennan companies, a global professional services firm with 52,000 employees worldwide and annual revenue exceeding $10 billion, which is also the parent company of guy carpenter, the risk and reinsurance specialist; mercer, the provider of hr and related financial advice and services; and oliver wyman, the management consultancy. its stock (ticker symbol: mmc) is listed on the new york, chicago and london stock exchanges. follow marsh on twitter @marsh_inc.
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