AL GORE TO BE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT MARSH CLIENT BREAKFAST DURING ANNUAL RIMS CONFERENCE
NEW YORK, March 5, 2007
Marsh Inc., the world’s leading risk and insurance services firm, today announced that former Vice President Al Gore will be the keynote speaker at the firm’s client breakfast, May 1, during the annual conference of the Risk & Insurance Management Society (RIMS) in New Orleans.
Mr. Gore, whose film, “An Inconvenient Truth,” won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Documentary, will discuss issues related to climate change and global risk during the breakfast, which is expected to be attended by more than 800 of the firm’s clients and employees.
“Climate change has emerged as a top concern of business and government leaders around the world,” said Brian Storms, chairman and chief executive officer of Marsh. “We’re honored that former Vice President Al Gore will join our breakfast gathering and share his perspective and insights on this and other global issues with our clients, who manage risks for a vast spectrum of business enterprises and public entities around the world.”
He added that it is particularly significant that Mr. Gore will address this gathering in New Orleans, which is continuing to recover from Hurricane Katrina, the costliest and one of the most deadly hurricanes in U.S. history. That event, together with the other significant storms that hit the U.S. Southeast seaboard during 2005, elevated the scientific debate around global climate change and sharpened the focus of America’s government and business leaders on this issue.
Attendance at the breakfast is for Marsh clients and employees and is by invitation only.
For further information please contact:
Al Modugno
+1-212 345-2448
Alfred.j.modugno@marsh.com
Marsh has 26,000 employees and annual revenues approaching $5 billion. The firm 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 approximately 55,000 employees and approximately $12 billion of annual revenues. MMC also is the parent company of Guy Carpenter, Kroll, Mercer, and Putnam Investments. 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. Marsh’s Web site is www.marsh.com.
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