Managing the risks associated with employee and organizational fraud and wrongdoing is more important than ever. Employee malfeasance not only can take its toll in dollars but also can severely impact a company?s brand and reputation resulting in potential costs several times those of the illicit act itself. In the current corporate and regulatory climate, government regulators, customers, shareholders, and the public have little tolerance for corporate misconduct. Given the stakes involved, the future of any business may depend on its ability to adequately respond to employee misconduct.

Marsh?s Investigative and Forensic Accounting Services Practice helps companies identify, investigate, and prevent fraud and other forms of misconduct. We provide comprehensive investigative and forensic accounting services, including:

• Financial fraud investigations
• Digital evidence preservation and recovery
• Investigative due diligence
• Corporate compliance program design and implementation

Internal Investigations
Our professionals are seasoned corporate investigators with a staff that includes former federal prosecutors, forensic accountants, certified fraud examiners, and insurance claims measurement specialists. Experienced in preserving and recovering evidence, interviewing employees, reviewing accounting and financial systems, and analyzing complex financial data, we can help you get to the bottom of challenging situations such as:

• Employee theft and embezzlement
• Misappropriation of assets
• Financial fraud
• Earnings management and securities fraud
• Vendor fraud and disputes
• Royalty audits
• Money laundering
• Bribery and foreign corrupt practices
• Breach of fiduciary duty
• Conflicts of interests.

Insurance Claims Recovery
Our investigative expertise?combined with extensive experience in assisting clients with insurance recoveries? can help you to minimize investigative costs while maximizing the potential insurance recovery for covered losses. We assist in preparing the proof of loss and work with your insurance carrier to help you maximize your insurance recovery. For many of Marsh?s insurance brokerage clients, we work with our insurance claims advisory professionals who specialize in the claims management and negotiation process.

Investigative Due Diligence
To help you make careful and prudent decisions about partners, executives, vendors, and financial transactions, we provide due diligence services. We conduct online data research using our network of skilled search professionals. Additionally, we perform offline data inquiries, corporate and individual background investigations, asset searches, vendor vetting, and litigation support for counsel. Whether you are acquiring a new company or hiring a new executive or vendor, we can help you make informed decisions while minimizing your risk.

Compliance Risk Management Services
Not all employee misconduct and fraud is preventable. But there are proactive steps you can take to minimize the risk of employee misconduct. Under the new Sarbanes-Oxley legislation, corporate compliance is now more important than ever. Directors may be held directly responsible if their company?s compliance program does not meet the standards for their industry. We can assist in designing, building, and implementing a comprehensive corporate compliance program and help you evaluate the effectiveness of your existing program. We also can help you design programs focused on specific subject-matter areas, such as anti-money laundering or Foreign Corrupt Practice Act compliance.

Contact Us
For more information, please call Marsh at 866-9AtRisk (866-928-7475).