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MMC Appoints Brian Duperreault as President and Chief Executive Officer



    Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) today announced the
    appointment of Brian Duperreault, 60, as President and Chief Executive
    Officer of MMC, effective immediately.

    "Throughout his career, including 10 years as a CEO, Brian
    Duperreault has proven his ability to produce results and create
    shareholder value," said Stephen R. Hardis, Chairman of MMC´s Board of
    Directors. "We are delighted to welcome him to MMC."

    Mr. Duperreault said: "I am honored to become the CEO of MMC, a
    company that comprises several of the world´s greatest brands in risk
    & insurance services and consulting. I look forward to working with
    the company´s talented executives. This is an institution with
    unrivaled resources and capabilities. My mission is to capitalize on
    the strength of MMC´s operating companies to deliver value to clients,
    employees and shareholders."

    From 1994 to 2004, Mr. Duperreault served as CEO of ACE Limited,
    the Bermuda-based insurer MMC helped found in 1985. He then served as
    Chairman of the Board from 2004 to 2007. ACE´s net premiums are
    currently $12 billion. Under his leadership, ACE grew from a boutique
    catastrophe insurance specialist into a global multi-line commercial
    enterprise. He presided over significant organic growth as well as the
    acquisition of several businesses, including the 1999 acquisition of
    Cigna´s property and casualty business. During his tenure at ACE, the
    company´s market capitalization grew from $1.1 billion to
    approximately $19 billion today.

    Prior to ACE, Mr. Duperreault was with American International
    Group for more than 20 years, holding numerous positions and
    eventually rising to become Executive Vice President of AIG Foreign
    General Insurance and Chairman and Chief Executive of AIG´s American
    International Underwriters (AIU), which comprises all of AIG´s
    non-U.S. commercial business.

    MMC is a global professional services firm providing advice and
    solutions in the areas of risk, strategy and human capital. It is the
    parent company of a number of the world´s leading risk experts and
    specialty consultants, including Marsh, the insurance broker and risk
    advisor; Guy Carpenter, the risk and reinsurance specialist; Kroll,
    the risk consulting firm; Mercer, the provider of HR and related
    financial advice and services; and Oliver Wyman, the management
    consultancy. With more than 55,000 employees worldwide and annual
    revenue of $11 billion, MMC provides analysis, advice and
    transactional capabilities to clients in more than 100 countries. Its
    stock (ticker symbol: MMC) is listed on the New York, Chicago, and
    London stock exchanges. MMC´s website address is www.mmc.com.

    This press release contains "forward-looking statements," as
    defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
    statements, which express management´s current views concerning future
    events or results, use words like "anticipate," "assume," "believe,"
    "continue," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "project" and
    similar terms, and future or conditional tense verbs like "could,"
    "may," "might," "should," "will" and "would." For example, we may use
    forward-looking statements when addressing topics such as: future
    actions by regulators; the outcome of contingencies; changes in senior
    management; changes in our business strategies and methods of
    generating revenue; the development and performance of our services
    and products; market and industry conditions, including competitive
    and pricing trends; changes in the composition or level of MMC´s
    revenues; our cost structure and the outcome of restructuring and
    other cost-saving initiatives; share repurchase programs; the expected
    impact of acquisitions and dispositions; and MMC´s cash flow and
    liquidity.

    Forward-looking statements are subject to inherent risks and
    uncertainties. MMC and its subsidiaries operate in a dynamic business
    environment in which new risks may emerge frequently. Accordingly, MMC
    cautions readers not to place undue reliance on its forward-looking
    statements, which speak only as of the dates on which they are made.
    MMC undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
    statement to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date on
    which it is made. Further information concerning MMC and its
    businesses, including information about factors that could materially
    affect our results of operations and financial condition, is contained
    in MMC´s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
    including the "Risk Factors" section of MMC´s annual report on Form
    10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.