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MARSH NAMES SUSAN BLANKENBURG U.S.
PUBLIC ENTITY PRACTICE LEADER
New York, May 27, 2009 — Marsh, the world's leading insurance broker and risk advisor, has appointed Susan Blankenburg as Public Entity Practice Leader for the U.S.
 Ms. Blankenburg, who has nearly 30 years of insurance industry experience, reports to Timothy J. Mahoney, Jr., president of Marsh's Global Risk Management division. She joined Marsh in 1980 and has specialized in public sector business for the past 22 years. During her career, she has been involved in the creation of numerous self-insured pools and has been instrumental in the development of innovative risk and insurance solutions for public entities. She also has analyzed alternative property, earthquake and flood programs to satisfy bond issuance requirements.
Ms. Blankenburg is affiliated with the Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA) and is a frequent speaker at its conferences. She also is affiliated with the Public Agency Risk Management Association (PARMA) and the California Association of Joint Power Authorities (CAJPA).
Worldwide, Marsh's Public Entity Practice has nearly 250 professionals, whose experience encompasses the spectrum of governmental and insurance risk management. These specialists are experienced practitioners in public entity risk management, insurance brokerage, self-insurance pool formation and administration, and alternative risk financing programs.
Marsh has 23,000 employees and provides advice and transactional capabilities to clients in over 100 countries. Marsh is a unit of Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), a global professional services firm with more than 54,000 employees and annual revenue exceeding $11 billion. MMC also is the parent company of Guy Carpenter, the risk and reinsurance specialist; Mercer, the provider of HR and related financial advice and services; Oliver Wyman, the management consultancy; and Kroll, the risk consulting firm. MMC's stock (ticker symbol: MMC) is listed on the New York, Chicago and London stock exchanges. MMC's Web Site is www.mmc.com.
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