NEW YORK, Jan 11, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) --

Marsh, the world's leading insurance broker and risk advisor, today announced the appointment of Jill Sulkes as head of its U.S. Financial Institutions Practice.

Ms. Sulkes brings to her new role more than 15 years of experience in delivering risk management solutions to financial institutions, most recently as a managing director in Marsh's financial and professional liability (FINPRO) practice. In that role, she specialized in directors' and officers', errors and omissions, employment practices, and fiduciary liability insurance for financial institutions. She also has been heavily involved in new product analysis, business development, and professional development and training of Marsh colleagues.

"As financial institutions continue to operate in a challenging regulatory environment, they need superior risk management advice from a trusted advisor that will offer the best solutions," said Timothy J. Mahoney, President of Marsh's Global Risk Management division. "Jill Sulkes' experience in serving financial institution clients and knowledge of their most pressing risk issues will be invaluable as Marsh continues to deliver industry-leading solutions to our clients."

Ms. Sulkes is based in New York and will report to Mr. Mahoney. She holds a J.D. from Fordham University Law School and is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey.

About Marsh

Marsh, the world's leading insurance broker and risk adviser, has over 24,000 employees and provides advice and transactional capabilities to clients in over 100 countries. Marsh is a member of Marsh & McLennan Companies, a global professional services firm with over 50,000 employees worldwide and annual revenue of $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.

Editor's Note: A photo of Ms. Sulkes is available upon request.

SOURCE: Marsh

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