Mercer Human Resource Consulting Ranked World's Largest Employee Benefit Consultant by Business Insurance

Business Wire, March 31, 2005

NEW YORK -- Mercer Again Tops Rankings Based on Worldwide and US Benefit Consulting Revenues

Mercer Human Resource Consulting once again ranks as the largest employee benefit consultant in the world, according to a new survey by Business Insurance magazine.

The annual survey by Business Insurance ranks consultants according to their 2004 employee benefit consulting revenues. The results, which are published in the magazine's March 28 issue, also rank Mercer as the largest benefit consulting firm in the US.

"We're delighted to have our position as the industry leader reaffirmed," says Brian Storms, president and chief executive officer of Mercer Human Resource Consulting. "We've become the global leader through the efforts of our talented people, our partnership with clients, and our focus on value and results."

Mercer Human Resource Consulting is the global leader for trusted HR and related financial advice, products and services, with more than 14,000 employees serving clients in 145 cities and 41 countries and territories worldwide. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., which lists its stock (ticker symbol: MMC) on the New York, Chicago, Pacific, and London stock exchanges.